Biography:
The Barr Brothers is a Canadian folk quartet founded in Montreal, Quebec, consisting of Andrew and Brad Barr (of The Slip), Sarah Page and Andres Vial. Their first (and eponymous-titled) album was released in 2011.
Best known as founding members of the spirited and unpredictable rock trio The Slip, brothers Andrew and Brad Barr had spent most of the 90s criss-crossing North America. In the spring of 2004, the band was playing a small club in Montreal, QC when a fire broke out in the venue.
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[Intro]
C G C G C G D G C G C G
[Verse 1]
C G
I've never been a captain
C G
Always been a sailor
C G D G C G (C G)
And until the sea releases me, a sailor I will remain
C G
Well, you worry about your mama
C G
Worry about your baby
C G D G C G (C G)
And you dream about a love that only comes your way when you close your eyes at night
C G
They may come to you with diamonds
C G
They may come to you with roses
C G D G C G (C G)
And then they come to you with promises, but darlin' I promise only this:
[Chorus]
C
It's a sad old world
Sad old world
Gotta to keep on trying
G
That's all I know
All I know
If you're lucky enough to have her
C
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
If you're lucky enough to have her
A
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
Hold her
Hold her
[Verse 2]
C G
We all come here as strangers (Come here as strangers)
C G
Beggars at the table (Beggars at the table)
C G D G C G (C G)
But we leave here arm in arm, laughing at the morning light
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
[Chorus]
C
It's a sad old world
Sad old world
Gotta to keep on trying
G
That's all I know
All I know
If you're lucky enough to have her
C
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
If you're lucky enough to have her
A
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
A
Hold her (oh)
Hold her (oh)
A
Hold her (oh)
Hold her (oh)
A
Hold her (oh)
Hold her (oh)
[Verse 3]
C
Hold it in you
Em A
Borrowed and blue
G
And everything, everything
C G
Comes to you
[Outro]
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C G (vamp fingerpicking)
C G C G C G D G C G C G
[Verse 1]
C G
I've never been a captain
C G
Always been a sailor
C G D G C G (C G)
And until the sea releases me, a sailor I will remain
C G
Well, you worry about your mama
C G
Worry about your baby
C G D G C G (C G)
And you dream about a love that only comes your way when you close your eyes at night
C G
They may come to you with diamonds
C G
They may come to you with roses
C G D G C G (C G)
And then they come to you with promises, but darlin' I promise only this:
[Chorus]
C
It's a sad old world
Sad old world
Gotta to keep on trying
G
That's all I know
All I know
If you're lucky enough to have her
C
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
If you're lucky enough to have her
A
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
Hold her
Hold her
[Verse 2]
C G
We all come here as strangers (Come here as strangers)
C G
Beggars at the table (Beggars at the table)
C G D G C G (C G)
But we leave here arm in arm, laughing at the morning light
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
[Chorus]
C
It's a sad old world
Sad old world
Gotta to keep on trying
G
That's all I know
All I know
If you're lucky enough to have her
C
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
If you're lucky enough to have her
A
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
A
Hold her (oh)
Hold her (oh)
A
Hold her (oh)
Hold her (oh)
A
Hold her (oh)
Hold her (oh)
[Verse 3]
C
Hold it in you
Em A
Borrowed and blue
G
And everything, everything
C G
Comes to you
[Outro]
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C G (vamp fingerpicking)
The Beautiful Gi (...)
The Bens
The Besnard Lake (...)
The Beta Band
The Beths