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Mental Health Is Less Grim If You Pretend It's Old Boats Ukulele by Luke Westaway

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

(Down one semitone for original key)


Verse 1:
G7         C                    F
Well - I'm making fresh sail in weatherly craft
    C                   G
But she ships in water afore of the mast
C                 F
Only a foot or so when driven hard
  G           F            C
A flaw in the timbers overlooked in the yard


Verse 2:
C     F
Yo ho keep the pitch hot
C                   G
Reclog the seams to hold back the rot
         C            F
And sing Yo ho she'll weather the storm
     G           F               C
With proper care she'll take you right round the horn

Interlude:
C F
C G
C F
G F C

Verse 3:
       C                       F
Well I ain't the first soul to have run aground
       C                        G
Or get lost in the doldrums But what I have found
   C                          F
Is when the sea's high and it comes unto blow
         G        F           C
It's the savviest sailors who watch for a tow

Verse 4:
C         F
Yo ho put grog in our cups
C                            G
Unless you think alcohol has become a crutch
         C                        F
When you feel far from land in an uncaring sea
   G           F            C
Consult with a ship-mate or try CBT

Interlude:
C F
C G
C F
G F C

Outro:
   C                     F
At risk of capsizing but so far afloat
       G              F           C
Mental health is less grim if you pretend it's boats