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                             BAC KFLY SONG - Wade Hemsworth
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Tabbed by: Wil-man-101 on Ultimate-Guitar
 
 
Capo five


[Verse 1]

C
  'Twas early in the spring when I decided to go
       Am                              Em
For to work up in the woods in North Ontar-i-o
        C
And the unemployment office said they'd send me through
       Am                      Em
To the Little Abitibi with the survey crew

[Chorus]

        Am
And the blackflies, the little blackflies
C
Always the blackfly, no matter where you go
     Dm
I'll die with the blackfly picking my bones
                 C
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o
           Em    Am
In North Ontar-i-o
C/B  C


[Verse 2]

    C
The man Black Toby was the captain of the crew
       Am                             Em
And he said, "I'm gonna tell you boys what we're gonna do.”
      C
“They want to build a power dam and we must find a way
        Am                        Em
“For to make the little Ab flow around the other way"

[Chorus]

         Am
With the blackflies, the little blackflies
C
Always the blackfly, no matter where you go
     Dm
I'll die with the blackfly picking my bones
                 C
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o
           Em    Am
In North Ontar-i-o
C/B  C


[Verse 3]

      C
So we surveyed to the east and we surveyed to the west
       Am                         Em
And we couldn't make our minds up how to do it best
       C
Little Ab, little Ab, what shall I do?
        Am                           Em
For I'm all but goin' crazy with the survey crew

[Chorus]

        Am
And the blackflies, the little blackflies
C
Always the blackfly, no matter where you go
     Dm
I'll die with the blackfly picking my bones
                 C
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o
           Em    Am
In North Ontar-i-o
C/B  C


[Verse 4]

      C
'Twas blackfly, blackfly everywhere
  Am                           Em
A-crawlin' in your whiskers, a-crawlin' in your hair
C
Swimmin' in the soup, and swimmin in the tea
    Am                       Em
The Devil take the blackfly, let me be

[Chorus]

 Am
(Blackfly, little blackfly)
C
Always the blackfly, no matter where you go
     Dm
I'll die with the blackfly picking my bones
                 C
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o
           Em    Am
In North Ontar-i-o
C/B  C

[Interlude]

C  C  Am Em
C  C  Am Em
 Am
(Blackfly, little blackfly)
C/B  C


[Verse 5]

      C
Black Toby fell to swearin', the work went slow
        Am                        Em
And the state of our morale was a-gettin' pretty low
        C
And the flies swarmed heavy, it was hard to catch a breath
       Am                              Em
As you staggered up and down the trail talkin' to yourself

[Chorus]

         Am
With the blackflies, the little blackflies
C
Always the blackfly, no matter where you go
     Dm
I'll die with the blackfly picking my bones
                 C
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o
           Em    Am
In North Ontar-i-o
C/B  C


[Verse 6]

              C
Well, now the bull cook's name was Blind River Joe
      Am                            Em
If it hadn't been for him we'd have never pulled through
       C
For he bound up our bruises, and he kidded us for fun
       Am                                Em
And he lathered us with bacon grease and balsam gum

[Chorus]

        Am
For the blackflies, the little blackflies
C
Always the blackfly, no matter where you go
     Dm
I'll die with the blackfly picking my bones
                 C
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o
           Em    Am
In North Ontar-i-o
C/B  C


[Verse 7]

   C
At last the job was over, Black Toby said “We're through
          Am                     Em
“With the Little Abitibi and the survey crew.”
        C
'Twas a wonderful experience and this I know
     Am                        Em
I'll never go again to North Ontar-i-o

[Chorus]

         Am
With the blackflies, the little blackflies
C
Always the blackfly, no matter where you go
     Dm
I'll die with the blackfly picking my bones
                 C
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o
           Em    Am
In North Ontar-i-o

[Chorus]

        Am
And the blackflies, the little blackflies
C
Always the blackfly, no matter where you go
     Dm
I'll die with the blackfly picking my bones
                 C
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o
           Em    Am
In North Ontar-i-o