Biography:
Oysterband (or The Oyster Band, as it used to be) is an English electric folk, folk rock, and folk punk band formed in Canterbury in or around 1976.
The band is one of the few outfits still burning with the fire of punk, but managing to combine it with the ideals and knowledge of English folk music - a balancing act they've made into a fine art over the years. And they have deep roots in the U.K. folk scene, emerging from both the Whitstable Oyster Co.
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Intro: Em C G Am - Em C G C
G
I´m getting near my destination
C G
A slow train crawl
G
Like a fool i nearly miss the station
C G
It´s grown so small
G
Not betting on an easy landing
C D
Out of the blue
G D C G
These shuttered houses and a clock still standing at 1962
G Em D C G
Waiting for the ferry, tickets in their hand
G D Am
Good people that were never out of sight of land
Em D C G
Waiting for the ferry, ticket in their hand
G D Am
Good people that you knew would never understand
C G
And we´re all on board
C G
It´s not very far to ride
C G
Your river is not like Jordan
C
We´ll meet on the other side
Bridge: Em C G Am - Em C G C
G
A stony church where lovers lingered
C G
In years gone by
G
The hand of god still points a finger
C G
Across the sky
G
A stony road to no salvation
C D
Who sheads a tear
G D C G
I think that both of us were looking for a shortcut out of here
G Em D C G
Waiting for the ferry, tickets in our hand
G D Am
Good people that were never out of sight of land
Em D C G
Waiting for the ferry, ticket in our hand
G D Am
Good people that you knew would never understand
Em D
Could´ve brought you whiskey, could´ve brought you wine
C Am D
The only thing i can´t bring is time, time, time
C G
And we´re all on board
C G
It´s not very far to ride
C G
Your river is not like Jordan
C
We´ll meet on the other side
G
I´m getting near my destination
C G
A slow train crawl
G
Like a fool i nearly miss the station
C G
It´s grown so small
G
Not betting on an easy landing
C D
Out of the blue
G D C G
These shuttered houses and a clock still standing at 1962
G Em D C G
Waiting for the ferry, tickets in their hand
G D Am
Good people that were never out of sight of land
Em D C G
Waiting for the ferry, ticket in their hand
G D Am
Good people that you knew would never understand
C G
And we´re all on board
C G
It´s not very far to ride
C G
Your river is not like Jordan
C
We´ll meet on the other side
Bridge: Em C G Am - Em C G C
G
A stony church where lovers lingered
C G
In years gone by
G
The hand of god still points a finger
C G
Across the sky
G
A stony road to no salvation
C D
Who sheads a tear
G D C G
I think that both of us were looking for a shortcut out of here
G Em D C G
Waiting for the ferry, tickets in our hand
G D Am
Good people that were never out of sight of land
Em D C G
Waiting for the ferry, ticket in our hand
G D Am
Good people that you knew would never understand
Em D
Could´ve brought you whiskey, could´ve brought you wine
C Am D
The only thing i can´t bring is time, time, time
C G
And we´re all on board
C G
It´s not very far to ride
C G
Your river is not like Jordan
C
We´ll meet on the other side
Ozkan Ozcan
Ozz
P M Kostiainen P (...)
P Ramlee
P Square