Off To Sea chords by The Longest Johns

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
   A minorAm        G+G      FF   G+G   A minorAm
When first I landed in Liverpool, I went upon the spree
   A minorAm        C/GC/G         A minorAm          G+G
With money at last, I spent it fast, I got drunk as drunk could be,
  C/GC/G      G+G          A minorAm         G+G
But when my money was all gone, it was then that I wanted more,
   A minorAm          G+G          FF   G+G    A minorAm
But a man must be blind to make up his mind to go to sea once more.


   C majorC     G+G   A minorAm       G+G
Once more, once more, go to sea once more,
   A minorAm          G+G
But a man must be blind to make up his mind,
  FF   G+G    A minorAm
To go to sea once more.

 Verse 2:
  A minorAm        G+G       FF     G+G   A minorAm
And as I walked down London Road I met with a Rapper Brown,
 A minorAm        C/GC/G        A minorAm         G+G
I asked him if he'd take me in and he looked at me with a frown,
  C/GC/G         G+G        A minorAm        G+G
He said: "Last time you was paid off, to me you chalked no score,
     A minorAm             G+G              FF      G+G    A minorAm
But I'll give you a chance and I'll take your advance, and I'll send you to sea once more."


   C majorC     G+G   A minorAm          G+G
Once more, once more, send you to sea once more,
     A minorAm             G+G
But I'll give you a chance and I'll take your advance
     FF         G+G    A minorAm
And I'll send you to go to sea once more.


Verse 3:
 A minorAm          G+G            FF       G+G     A minorAm
I shipped on board of a whaling barque, we were bound for the Greenland seas
   A minorAm           C/GC/G         A minorAm        G+G
Where cold winds blow through frost and snow, why Jamaica rum would freeze
  C/GC/G          G+G             A minorAm         G+G
And worst to bear, I'd no hard weather gear, as I'd spent all my money ashore
    A minorAm           G+G          FF   G+G   A minorAm
It was then that I wished that I was dead and could go to sea no more

  C majorC    G+G   A minorAm      G+G
No more, no more, go to sea no more
    A minorAm           G+G
It was then that I wished that I was dead
     FF   G+G   A minorAm
And could go to sea no more


Verse 4:
   A minorAm          G+G           FF      G+G    A minorAm
Some times we're catching whales, my lads, some times we're catching none
    A minorAm          C/GC/G        A minorAm         G+G
With a twenty-foot oar stuck in your paw, from four o'clock in the morn
  C/GC/G       G+G           A minorAm         G+G
And as the shades of night roll on and you rest on your weary oar,
    A minorAm           G+G          FF   G+G   A minorAm
It was then that I wished that I was dead and could go to sea no more


  C majorC    G+G   A minorAm      G+G
No more, no more, go to sea no more
    A minorAm           G+G
It was then that I wished that I was dead
     FF   G+G   A minorAm
And could go to sea no more


Verse 5:
    A minorAm          G+G         FF   G+G   A minorAm
So come all you hard weather sailing lads, who listen to my song
   A minorAm        C/GC/G          A minorAm       G+G
When you get back from those long trips, I'd have you not go wrong
   C/GC/G       G+G             A minorAm          G+G
Take my advice, drink no strong drink, don't you knock on that brothel door
    A minorAm            G+G           FF   G+G   A minorAm
But get married instead and spend all night in bed, and go to sea no more.


  C majorC    G+G   A minorAm      G+G
No more, no more, go to sea no more
    A minorAm            G+G
But get married instead and spend all night in bed,
  FF   G+G   A minorAm
And go to sea no more.