The Guernsey Kitchen Porter Chords
by Rab Noakes
The Guernsey Kitchen Porter by Rab Noakes is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords Am, E, E7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am E Am E7 Am D Am E Am
verse 1:
E7 Am
Lord above, protect me from my family
E7
Do not let them get in touch with me
Am D
For I am bound to be a kitchen porter
Am E7 Am
Sure is a convenient thing to be
verse 2:
E7 Am
I don't mind the sweating and the screaming
E7
Gimme a room seven foot by three
Am D
For I have urgent business on the mainland
Am E7 Am
It sure is a convenient place to be
verse 3:
E7 Am
Every evening when my shift is over
E7
Scribble around a eucalyptus tree
Am D
It may not be the stairway up to heaven
Am E7 Am
But it sure is a convenient thing to be
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