Ferry cross the Mersey    (video)    (intro)    (midi)

 

    D - Am - D - Am (2x)

 

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1. Life             goes on day after day,    

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    hearts                  torn in every way.

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    So ferry cross the Mersey,

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    `cause this land`s the land I love, and here I`ll stay.

 

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2. Peo...............ple they rush everywhere,

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    each                with their own secret care.

           D                     F#m

    So ferry cross the Mersey,

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    and always take me there, the place I love.

 

     Em          A                D        - Em                          A           D

    People around every corner          they seem to smile and say,

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    we don`t care what your name is, boy, we`ll never turn you away.

 

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3. So                I`ll continue to stay,    

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    here               I always will stay.

          D                     F#m

    So ferry cross the Mersey,

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    `cause this land`s the land I love,  and here I`ll stay,

            Am         D   - Am - D   Am         D     - Am - D - Am - D

    and here I`ll stay,                here I`ll stay.

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Gerry and the Pacemakers)