Four Hours Ukulele chords by The Longest Johns

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Verse 1:
C
Come me boys and heave with me
Am
Let's get off this curs-ed sea
F
Let's be home to lovers and wives
Dm           C
And leave behind these four hour lives


Chorus:
C
(Four Hours) Workin' on the swell
Am
(Four Hours) Sloggin' in the rain
F
(Four Hours) Workin' to the bell
Dm             C
(Then Four Hours) 'til it starts again

Verse 2:
C
Come me boys and heave with me
Am
The wind's my friend and my enemy
F
It carries me home but it must be tamed
Dm          C
Everything lost or everything gained

Chorus:
C
(Four Hours) Workin' on the swell
Am
(Four Hours) Sloggin' in the rain
F
(Four Hours) Workin' to the bell
Dm             C
(Then Four Hours) 'til it starts again


Verse 3:
C
Come me boys and heave with me
Am
Got scabrous hands and bloody knees
F
When the bell tolls, I'll go below
Dm               C
My hands will callous and my strength will grow

Chorus:
C
(Four Hours) Workin' on the swell
Am
(Four Hours) Sloggin' in the rain
F
(Four Hours) Workin' to the bell
Dm             C
(Then Four Hours) 'til it starts again


Verse 4:
C
Come me boys and heave away
Am
Soaked and heavy heaving under the spray
F
Will I ever shed this salt on my brow?
Dm           C
Better the dust from under my plow


Chorus:
C
(Four Hours) Workin' on the swell
Am
(Four Hours) Sloggin' in the rain
F
(Four Hours) Workin' to the bell
Dm             C
(Then Four Hours) 'til it starts again


Verse 5:
C
When I'm back in Bristol town
Am
I'll buy my love a silken gown
F
We'll lie in each others arms and rest
Dm           C
Until that bell sounds in my chest


Chorus:
C
(Four Hours) Workin' on the swell
Am
(Four Hours) Sloggin' in the rain
F
(Four Hours) Workin' to the bell
Dm             C
(Then Four Hours) 'til it starts again

C
(Four Hours) Haulin' on the sheets!
Am
(Four Hours) Keepin' our feet!
F
(Four Hours) Wrap me in the shroud
Dm            C
(Then Four Hours) Lay me in the ground