Shanty Mans Life chords by Mark Lanegan

MARK LANEGAN - SHANTY MAN'S LIFE

Album version - I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU

Capo on the first fret.



INTRO:

Dm


VERSE ONE:

 Dm           C     Dm
A shanty man's life is a wearysome one
           C     Dm
Though some say it's free from care
     A       Dm          C
It's the swinging of an axe from morning till night
    Dm   A#    Dm
In the forest wild and drear

VERSE TWO:

   Dm           C    Dm
Transported as we are from a lady so fair
           C   Dm
To the banks of some lonely stream
     A       Dm          C
Where the wolf, bear and owl give a terrifying howl
    Dm    A#   Dm
And disturb our nightly dreams


VERSE THREE:

  Dm            C       Dm
Oh sleeping at night in our bunks without cheer
           C    Dm
While the cold winter winds do blow
    A      Dm        C
But as soon as the morning star does appear
    Dm     A#   Dm
To the wild woods we must go


VERSE FOUR:

    Dm          C       Dm
Had we ale, wine or beer our spirits for to cheer
          C    Dm
When we're in those woods so wild
    A        Dm               C
Where a glass of whiskey shone, while we're in the woods alone
    Dm      A#  Dm
For to pass away our long exile


INTERLUDE:

A Dm C Dm A# Dm


VERSE FIVE:

 Dm           C     Dm
A shanty man's life is a wearysome one
           C     Dm
Though some say it's free from care
     A       Dm          C
It's the swinging of an axe from morning till night
    Dm   A#    Dm
In the forest wild and drear