Oystershell Road

C Am Am7 Dm G Am Am7 Dm G Am Am7 Dm C Am Dm Oh, you have to dig oysters when the tide is just right G Dm G And sometimes it comes in the dead of the night C Am Dm The orders came down to extinguish all lights F G To our homes on the Oystershell Road C Am Dm The glow of a lantern could bring an attack G Dm G So, sometimes we'd sleep in the old oyster shack C Am Dm And let ourselves down with a rake and a sack F G Near our homes on the Oystershell Road C Am Dm Some came from Germany, some from Japan G Dm G They lived for the oysters, each woman and man C Am Dm We said, "God go with you, return when you can F G To your homes on the Oystershell Road" C Am Dm And when push comes to shove, your mettle shines through G Dm G And our hands and our feet somehow knew what to do C Am Dm With the men gone away, we made such a fine crew F G Dm G Near our homes on the Oystershell Road C Am Dm In the sea was the sub, in the air was the plane G Dm G But the men had it worse, so we didn't complain C Am Dm And the neighbours would honk us all home in the rain F G To our homes by the Oystershell Road C Am Dm So we helped win the war in the mud and the muck G Dm G And we prayed that our feet would never get stuck C Am Dm When the tide rushes in, you can run out of luck F G Dm G Near your home on the Oystershell Road C Am Dm Oh, how I remember the dark and the cold G Dm G And I prayed that our story would someday be told C Am Dm But it probably won't, 'cause we're getting so old F G Near our homes on the Oystershell Road