Monterey

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Monterey’ is on “Dream Babies Go Hollywood”, RSO, 1980, CD re-release under the misleading title “The Best of John Stewart – Turning Music Into Gold”

by PolyGram, 1995 – two albums on one CD, the other album being “Bombs Away, Dream Babies”, also RSO, 1979.  There are two extra tracks on the CD – ‘Hard Time Town’ and ‘Children of the Morning’. 

Fun to play…One of the good sea songs John has written.  Slow picking sounds fine when you play alone, maybe bridge with a double-tempo strum.

 

 

Capo 3rd fret

 

Fade in on (Em7)

(G) (A) (Em7)  (G) (A) (Em7)  (G) (A) (Em7)

The (Em)good ship sailed out of the harbour that day,

(Bm)Out of the town Monterey.

She (Em)stood on the shoreline and silently prayed,

(Bm)Send him back home Monterey.

(G) (A) (Em7)  (G) (A) (Em7)

 

Old (Em)Riley in the lighthouse had started to sing,

(Bm)"Stand at the wheel while you may."

The (Em)beads of her rosary went round on her rings,

(Bm)Send him back home Monterey.

 

Before the (G)wind

And the (Em7)sun does him (D)in,

Ah, send him back home Monte(Em7)rey. (A)

And she (D)prayed for the (F#m)wind and the (Em7)sailor that (A)day, (hold)

Monte(Bm)rey.

(G) (A) (Em7)  (G) (A) (Em7)

(G) (A) (Em7)  (G) (A) (Em7)

 

Before the (G)wind

And the (Em7)sun does him (D)in,

Ah, send him back home Monte(Em7)rey. (A)

And she (D)prayed for the (F#m)wind and the (Em7)sailor that (A)day, (hold)

Monte(Bm)rey.

(G) (A) (Em7)  (G) (A) (Em7)

(G) (A) (Em7)  (G) (A) (Em7)

(G) (A) (Em7)  (G) (A) (Em7) [fade out]

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward, Art Faller & janhauenstein@gmx.de

 

October 2006