Intro C F C G Verse 1 C G7 We live on these rocks where the ferry boat docks C F Still wearin black gumboots and slickers C F We brag and we boast of this life on the coast C G C But sometimes we argue and bicker Chorus F C Just as long as we live by the sea G7 C Just as long as my darlin loves me F C For whatever it's worth we're a part of the earth C7 C And that's not such a bad place to be G C Just as long as we live by the sea Verse 2 C G7 Down at the Islanders Hall a meeting was called C F They said a bridge would improve our condition C F When it came to a vote everybody said no C G C We're taking the lotus position Chorus F C Just as long as we live by the sea G7 C Just as long as my darlin loves me F C For whatever it's worth we're a part of the earth C7 C And that's not such a bad place to be G C Just as long as we live by the sea Bridge Am C We gather the wood that will fit in the stove F C Given up by the wind and the breakers Am C We barter and trade we lay in the shade G7 And manana means sooner or later Verse 3 C G7 Some say it's a fact we're a little laid back C F Some say not over ambitious C F It's not that we shirk ah but why should we work C G C When we can munch on granola and fishes Chorus F C Just as long as we live by the sea G7 C Just as long as my darlin loves me F C For whatever it's worth we're a part of the earth C7 C And that's not such a bad place to be G C Just as long as we live by the sea
