-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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/great_big_sea/penelope_crd.html ]
[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]
