Yesterdays Fisherman

D C G D Now the ice still clings to the rocks in the harbour C G D And the men are out pounding in Uncle Jim's shed, D C G D For there's traps to be built and more to be mended, C G D No time for to waste for there's work to be done. G D A For a fisherman knows that life don't come easy, G D A What he builds with his hands must come tumbling down. G Bm A D But then how could l ife be any other way? D C G D With the courage that God gives and his forefathers' know-how C G D They have clung to the shores like kelp to the rocks. C G D Generations of hardships have all been forgotten, C G D With a grin and a chuckle they know life must go on. G D A For a fisherman knows that life don't come easy, G D A What he builds with his hands must come tumbling down. G Bm A D But then how could l ife be any other way? D C G D And they know of the pleasures of soft, easy living C G D And they know that with those pleasures come torment and pain' C G D So they keep on choppin', poundin' and haulin', C G D For its only the hard work that keeps a man sane. G D A For a fisherman knows that life don't come easy, G D A What he builds with his hands must come tumbling down. G Bm A D But then how could l ife be any other way? D C G D Now the ice still clings to the rocks in the harbour, C G D But the boys are still sleepin' at quarter to two. C G D They'll be drinkin' and smokin' and dealing with boredom, C G D For it’s hard when you're idle and no work to do. G D A For a fisherman knows that life don't come easy, G D A What he builds with his hands must come tumbling down. G Bm A D But then how could l ife be any other way?