Shrimp Boats
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Lyrics
Shrimp boats is (Ab)acomin', their (Eb)sails are (Fm7)in (Eb)sight.
Shrimp boats is (Ab)acomin', there's (Eb)dancin' (Fm7)(Eb)tonight.
Why don'tcha hurry, hurry, hurry home,
why don'tcha hurry, hurry, hurry home?
(Look, here the) Shrimp boats is (Ab)acomin',
there's (Eb)dancin (Fm7)(Eb)tonight.
They (Ebmaj7)go (Eb7)to (Ab)sea with the (Eb)eveing (Fm7)ning (Eb)tide and their (Fm7)womenfolk (Bb7)wave their (Eb)goodbye.
(Ebmaj7)Ill (Eb6)(Ebmaj7)sant (Eb6)vas, (Ebmaj7)there (Eb6)(Ebmaj7)they (Eb6)go.
(Eb)While the (Ab)(G)Loosiana (Gb)moon (F7)floats (Emaj7)on (Eb)high,
and they (Ab)wait for (G)the (Gb)day (F7)they (Emaj7)can (Eb)cry.
Shrimp boats is (Ab)acomin', their (Eb)sails are (Fm7)in (Eb)sight.
Shrimp boats is (Ab)acomin', there's (Eb)dancin' (Fm7)(Eb)tonight.
Why don'tcha hurry, hurry, hurry home,
why don'tcha hurry, hurry, hurry home?
(Look here the) Shrimp boats is (Ab)acomin',
there's (Eb)dancin' (Fm7)(Eb)tonight.
(Ebmaj7)Happy (Eb7)the (Ab)days while they're (Eb)mending (Fm7)the (Eb)nets 'til once (Fm7)more they ride (Bb7)high out to (Eb)sea.
(Ebmaj7)Ill (Eb6)(Ebmaj7)sant (Eb6)vas, (Ebmaj7)there (Eb6)(Ebmaj7)they (Eb6)go.
(Eb)Then how (Ab)lonely (G)the (Gb)long (F7)nights (Emaj7)will (Eb)be,
'til that (Ab)(G)wonderful (Gb)day (F7)when (Emaj7)they (Eb)see.
Shrimp boats is (Ab)acomin', their (Eb)sails are (Fm7)in (Eb)sight.
Shrimp boats is (Ab)acomin', there's (Eb)dancin' (Fm7)(Eb)tonight.
Why don'tcha hurry, hurry, hurry home,
why don'tcha hurry, hurry, hurry home?
(Look here the) Shrimp boats is (Ab)acomin',
there's (Eb)dancin' (Fm7)(Eb)tonight.
night.
Song info
Shrimp Boats by Jo Stafford is a level 5 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of Eb at 120 BPM. Practice takes the song one line at a time and waits for you, with the letter inside every note. When the lines feel easy, play the full song.
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- Eb
- Tempo
- 120 BPM
- Chords
- Ab Adim Bb7 Eb Eb6 Eb7 Ebmaj7 Emaj7
- Artist
- Jo Stafford
- Genre
- Pop
- Style
- Vocal melodic
- Mood
- Happy