Key: G Verse: G C D In the Belfast yard where she was made of Harland-Wolff design C G C D The plan was struck to build three ships that funds would not define C G C D The gantry raised up in '08, a nameless liner rose G C G D G To make the journeys to New York in record time and so Chorus: G D G C D She's the pride of the White Star Line, may her engines never stall C G Am D Her sisters died from 'berg and mine, but she'll run for decades more C G She'll run for decades more
Verse: G C D Olympic soon became her stamp, no finer ship did sail C G C D Smoking rooms and Turkish baths and palm trees rail to rail C G C D As sleek and striking as could be, and speed second to none G C G D G She sailed from Portsmouth Dock and showed the world how it was done Chorus: G D G C D She's the pride of the White Star Line, may her engines never stall C G Am D Her sisters died from 'berg and mine, but she'll run for decades more C G She'll run for decades more Verse: G C D The Hawke was running 'long her side around the Isle of Wight C G C D A swing to starboard up and took the helmsman by surprise C G C D Two holes were punched into her side and water flooded in G C G D G She staggered back to Portsmouth Dock and lived to sail again Chorus: G D G C D She's the pride of the White Star Line, may her engines never stall C G Am D Her sisters died from 'berg and mine, but she'll run for decades more C G She'll run for decades more Verse: G C D Titanic sank into the depths, Britannic joined her too C G C D Through the wars, Olympic kept on sailing sure and true C G C D Missions out in open sea with U-boats in her stead G C G D G Damn near cut them clean in two and sank them to the bed Chorus: G D G C D She's the pride of the White Star Line, may her engines never stall C G Am D Her sisters died from 'berg and mine, but she'll run for decades more C G She'll run for decades more Verse: G C D Now, every dog must have its day and all good things must pass C G C D Shipyards forged much bigger crafts that dwarfed her in her class c G C D The trips were few and fares declined, the world marched on ahead G C G D G They pulled her down in Jarrow town, still striking to 'til end Chorus: G D G C D She's the pride of the White Star Line, may her engines never stall C G Am D Her sisters died from 'berg and mine, but she'll run for decades more C G She'll run for decades more
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