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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Chord diagramE minorEm

Verse 1:
      Chord diagramE minorEm                     Chord diagramBB         Chord diagramE minorEm
There were three brothers in merry Scotland
             Chord diagramA minorAm              Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramBB
In merry Scotland there were three
    Chord diagramE minorEm                                    Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramBB
And they did cast lots which of them should go, should go, should go
Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramE minorEm
And turn robber all on the salt sea

Instrumental:
Chord diagramE minorEm

Verse 2:
    Chord diagramE minorEm                     Chord diagramBB       Chord diagramE minorEm
The lot, it fell first upon Henry Martin
                Chord diagramA minorAm     Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramBB
The youngest of all the three
    Chord diagramE minorEm                                    Chord diagramA minorAm            Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramBB
That he should turn robber all on the salt sea, the salt sea, the salt sea
Chord diagramE minorEm         Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramE minorEm
For to maintain his two brothers and he

Verse 3:
     Chord diagramE minorEm                         Chord diagramBB             Chord diagramE minorEm
They had not been sailing but a long winter's night
                Chord diagramA minorAm             Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramBB
And a part of a short winter's day
Chord diagramE minorEm                           Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramBB
When he espied a stout lofty ship, lofty ship, lofty ship
Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramE minorEm
Come a-bibbing down on him straight way

Verse 4:
    Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramE minorEm
"Hello, hello", cried Henry Martin
                Chord diagramA minorAm      Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramBB
"What makes you sail so nigh "
       Chord diagramE minorEm                                       Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramBB
"I'm a rich merchant ship bound for fair London Town London Town, London Town"
Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramE minorEm
Will you please for to let me pass by?

Verse 5:
    Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramE minorEm
"Oh no, oh no", cried Henry Martin
                Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramBB
"This thing, it never could be
    Chord diagramE minorEm                                   Chord diagramA minorAm            Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramBB
For I have turned robber all on the salt sea, the salt sea, the salt sea
Chord diagramE minorEm         Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramE minorEm
For to maintain my two brothers and me

Verse 6:
     Chord diagramE minorEm                          Chord diagramBB          Chord diagramE minorEm
Then broadside and broadside and at it they went
              Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramBB
For fully two hours or three
     Chord diagramE minorEm                                  Chord diagramA minorAm              Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramBB
'Til Henry Martin gave to them the death shot, the death shot, the death shot
Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramE minorEm
And straight to the bottom went she

Instrumental:
Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramE minorEm

Chord diagramE minorEm

Verse 7:
    Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramBB           Chord diagramE minorEm
Bad news, bad news to old England came
            Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramBB
Bad news to fair London Town
        Chord diagramE minorEm                                 Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramBB
There's been a rich vessel and she's cast away, cast away, cast away
Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramE minorEm
And all of her merry men drowned

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