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I was born in Cape Breton
D A
Born by the sea
A D
By the Seal Island bridge
D
In sweet Boularderie
D G
An by age seventeen
D A
There was nothing for me
D
So I headed for Thorold
A D
Washed up on the beach
D G
An I slept in the Jungle
D A
Lived hard, took a fall
A D G
'Til I found myself standing
A D
At the SIU hall
D
And with nothing to stay for
A
No kids and no wife
D A
I signed on that morning
D
For the rest of my life
A
My back it was strong
D A
And that strength never failed
D G
Up the Detroit River
A D
On the Ferndale I sailed
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G
And now I am married
D A
To the woman I love
D
She's a gift I was given
G D
From Heaven above
G
And I call every morning
A
And I call every night
D G
She's all I ever wanted
A D
The love of my life
A
And now in the evening
D A
When we talk on the phone
Fm G
She says I love you Daddy
A D
When you coming back home
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D G
Tonight down the line
D A
I heard my boy say
Dm D G
Daddy I miss you
A D
More every day
C G
But when I hear your voice
D A Em
Then I feel alright
Bm D G
He says I love you Daddy
Bm D
Good luck and good night
Em
And now in the evening
G D E
When we talk on the phone
A D G
He says I love you Daddy
A D
When you coming back home
D G
I was born in Cape Breton
D A
Born by the sea
E D G
By the Seal Island bridge
A D
In sweet Boularderie
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