Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
DmDm Dm/B DmDm Dm/B
DmDm Dm/B DmDm C majorC DmDm
Verse 1:
DmDm FF
I've been a roaming Portsmouth town
C majorC DmDm C majorC DmDm
and a-many a-fine sailors I have found
DmDm FF
Some were fat and some were thin
C majorC DmDm C majorC DmDm
And some show where the good times begin
Chorus 1:
FF Bb majorBb
Oh come all ye sailor lads
G minorGm FF C majorC
Me sails are full and my mast is hard
FF Bb majorBb
Oh come all ye sailor lads
G minorGm DmDm C majorC
Me sails are full and my mast is hard
DmDm Dm/B DmDm Dm/B
DmDm Dm/B DmDm C majorC DmDm
Verse 2:
DmDm FF
When the night is a cold and you're all alone
C majorC DmDm C majorC DmDm
Retire to a sailors humble abode
DmDm FF
For a kiss and a cuddle and a peck on the cheek
C majorC DmDm C majorC DmDm
Wear a pig's bladder or you'll be scratching for weeks
Chorus 2:
FF Bb majorBb
Oh come all ye sailor lads
G minorGm FF C majorC
Me sails are full and my mast is hard
FF Bb majorBb
Oh come all ye sailor lads
G minorGm DmDm C majorC
Me sails are full and my mast is hard
DmDm Dm/B DmDm Dm/B
DmDm Dm/B DmDm C majorC DmDm
Verse 3:
DmDm FF
My hairs falling out my teeth in the bin
C majorC DmDm C majorC DmDm
I'm paying the price for a life full of sin
DmDm FF
I've got cock rot I look eighty five
C majorC DmDm C majorC DmDm
This next year I won't be alive
Outro:
FF C majorC FF C majorC
Goodbye sailors Goodbye sailors
FF C majorC FF DmDm
Goodbye sailors Goodbye sailors