Chords:
{t:Blackfly Song, The}
{artist:Wade Hemsworth}
{key: C}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HrGhn9nLI Orig in F
{c: Thanks to Aden Stewart}
[C] 'Twas early in the spring when I decide to go
For to [Am] work up in the woods in north On [Em] tar-i-o
And the [C] unemployment office said they'd send me through
To the [Am] Little Abitibi with the [Em] survey crew
And the [Am] black flies, the little black flies
[C] Always the black fly, no matter where you go
I'll [Dm] die with the black fly a-picking my bones
In [F] north On-tar-i- [C] o-i-o,
In [C] north On- [Em] tar-i- [Am] o
Now the [C] man Black Toby was the captain of the crew
And he [Am] said, "I'm gonna tell you boys [Em] what we’re gonna do
They [C] want to build a power dam, we must find a way
For to [Am] make the Little Abitibi flow [Em] the other way"
So, we [C] surveyed to the east, survey to the west
And we [Am] couldn't make our minds up [Em] how to do it best
Little [C] Ab, Little Ab, whatever shall I do
For I'm [Am] all but goin' crazy with the [Em] survey crew
With the [Am] black flies, the little black flies
[C] Always the black fly, no matter where you go
I'll [Dm] die with the black fly a-picking my bones
In [F] north On-tar-i- [C] o-i-o,
In [Em] north On- tar-i- [Am] o
It was [C] black fly, black fly everywhere
A-[Am] crawlin' in your whiskers, a-[Em]crawlin' in your hair
[C] Swimmin' in the soup, swimmin’ in the tea
The [Am] devil take the black fly and [Em] let me be
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With the [Am] black flies, the little black flies
[C] Always the black fly, no matter where you go
I’ll [Dm] die with the black fly a-picking my bones
In [F] north On-tar-i- [C] o-i-o,
In [Em] north On- tar-i- [Am] o
Black [C] Toby fell to swearin', for the work was going slow
And the [Am] state of our morale was a- [Em] gettin' pretty low
When the [C] flies swarmed heavy, it was hard to catch a breath
As you [Am] staggerd up and down the trail [Em] talkin' to yourself
With the [Am] black flies, the little black flies
[C] Always the black fly, no matter where you go
I'll [Dm] die with the black fly a-picking my bones
In [F] north On-tar-i- [C] o-i-o,
In [Em] north On- tar-i- [Am] o
Well now the [C] bull cook's name was Blind River Joe
If it [Am] hadn't been for him we'd have [Em] never pulled through
Cuz he [C] bound up our bruises, and he kidded us for fun
And he [Am] lathered us with bacon grease and [Em] balsam gum
For the [Am] black flies, the little black flies
[C] Always the black fly, no matter where you go
I'll [Dm] die with the black fly a-picking my bones
In [F] north On-tar-i- [C] o-i-o,
In [Em] north On- tar-i- [Am] o
And at [C] last the job was over,
Black [C] Toby said we're through
With the [Am] Little Abitibi and the [Em] survey crew
'Twas a [C] wonderful experience and [C] this I know
I'll [Am] never go again to north On- [Em] tar-i-o
With the [Am] black flies, the little black flies
[C] Always the black fly, no matter where you go
I'll [Dm] die with the black fly a-picking my bones
In [F] north On-tar-i- [C] o-i-o,
In [Em] north On- tar-i- [Am] o
