This is mostly just the same chords repeated until the end, with the only
exception being the bridge.
I recommend coming into the song on an upstroke.
Intro:
G|C D|G|C D
G|C D|G|C D
G C D
Well old Lukey's boat is painted green,
G C D
Ha, me boys!
G C D
Lukey's boat is painted green,
Em C D
The prettiest boat that you've ever seen,
G C D G C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
G|C D
G C D
Well oh, Lukey's boat's got a fine fore cutty,
G C D
Ha, me boys!
G C D
Lukey's boat's got a fine fore cutty,
Em C D
And every seam is chinked with putty,
G C D G
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
C D G C D G C D
Altogether, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day!
G|C D
G C D
Well I says "Lukey the blinds are down"
G C D
Ha, me boys!
G C D
I says "Lukey the blinds are down"
Em C D
"Me wife is dead and she's underground"
G C D G C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
G C D G C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
G|C D
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/great_big_sea/lukey_crd_ver_2.html ]
G C D
Well I says Lukey "I don't care"
G C D
Ha, me boys!
G C D
I says Lukey "I don't care"
Em C D
"I'll get me another in the spring of the year"
G C D G C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
G C D G C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
Bridge:
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D D|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D D|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|
G|G|F|F|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|
G|G|F|F|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|
C D
Well old Lukey's rolling out his grub,
G C D
Ha, me boys!
G C D
Lukey's rolling out his grub,
Em C D
One split pea in a ten pound tub,
G C D G C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
G C D G C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
G C D
Well, Lukey's boat's got high-topped sails,
G C D
Ha, me boys!
G C D
Lukey's boat's got high-topped sails,
G C D
The sheet was planched with copper nails,
G C D G C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
G C D G C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
G C D
Lukey's boat is painted green,
G C D
Ha, me boys!
G C D
Lukey's boat is painted green,
Em C D
The prettiest boat that you've ever seen,
G C D G
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
C D G C D G
Altogether, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day!
G C D G
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
C D G (hold)
One more, A-ha, me boys a riddle-i-day!
