Great Big Sea - Penelope

– standard tuning –

– capo third fret –

[ intro ] ( no guitar )
everyday – ay – ay – ay – ay – ya

[ verse 1 ]
D G D
penelope works in the market
G D
down in the coconut trees
G D
she’s saving up all her money
G D
to go to america across the sea

[ verse 2 ]
she once had an uncle
he lived in detroit town
they got all his post cards
but his body has never been found

[ pre – chorus ]
D G D
to this day – ay – ay – ay – ay – ya
D G D
to this day – ay – ay – ay – ya

[ verse 3 ]
she got a job as a domestic
workin’ for the minimum wage
all her friends back home in jamaica
they say , ’you really got it made in the shade’

[ verse 4 ]
but they don’t see her sweat and grind
and her bended on her knees
she wishes she was back in jamaica
beneath the coconut trees

[ chorus ] ( x2 )
D G D
everyday – ay – ay – ay – ay – ya
D G D
everyday – ay – ay – ay – ya

[ instrumental ]
D , G , D ( x4 )

[ chorus ]

[ verse 5 ]
penelope’s back in the market
she found what it was all about
oh no , she doesn’t regret it
she’s just glad that she got out

[ verse 6 ]
but others aren’t so lucky
they’re there till the day they die
trapped in steel and concrete
no beach no moon no sky

[ chorus ]

[ instrumental ]

[ chorus ]