Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Key: G#m Difficulty: Intermediate Verse 1: Upon one summmer's morning, I carelessly did stray, A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1-----------------1--3--3--4--| Down by the Walls of Wapping, where I met a sailor gay, A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--|
Conversing with a young lass, who seem'd to be in pain, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| Saying William, when you go, I fear you will ne'er return again. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Chorus: My heart is pierced by Cupid, I disdain all glittering gold, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| There is nothing can console me but my jolly sailor bold. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Verse 2: His hair it hangs in ringlets, his eyes as black as coal, A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1-----------------1--3--3--4--| May happiness attend him wherever he may go, A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| From Tower Hill to Blackwall, I'll wander, weep and moan, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| All for my jolly sailor until he sails home. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Chorus: My heart is pierced by Cupid, I disdain all glittering gold, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| There is nothing can console me but my jolly sailor bold. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Verse 3: My father is a merchant - The truth I now will tell, A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1-----------------1--3--3--4--| And in great London City in opulence doth dwell, A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| His fortune doth exceed three-hundred-thousand gold, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| And he frowns upon his daughter, 'cause she loves a sailor bold. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Interlude 1: A fig for his riches, his merchandize, and gold, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| True love is grafted in my heart; give me my sailor bold. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Chorus: My heart is pierced by Cupid, I disdain all glittering gold, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| There is nothing can console me but my jolly sailor bold. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Interlude 2: Should he return in pov'rty, from o'er the ocean far, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| To my tender bosom, I'll fondly press my jolly tar. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Verse 4: My sailor is as smiling as the pleasant month of May, A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1-----------------1--3--3--4--| And often we have wandered through Ratcliffe Highway, A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Many a pretty blooming young girl we diid behold, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| Reclining on the bosom of her jolly sailor bold. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Chorus: My heart is pierced by Cupid, I disdain all glittering gold, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| There is nothing can console me but my jolly sailor bold. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Verse 5: My name it is Maria, a merchant's daughter fair, A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1-----------------1--3--3--4--| And I have left my parents and three thousand pounds a year A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Come all you pretty fair maids, whoever you may be, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| Who love a jolly sailor bold that ploughs the raging sea, A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| While up aloft, in storm or gale, from me his absense mourn, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| And firmly pray, arrive the day, he home will safe return. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| Chorus: My heart is pierced by Cupid, I disdain all glittering gold, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| There is nothing can console me but my jolly sailor bold. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--| My heart is pierced by Cupid, I disdain all glittering gold, A|-----------6--6--6--7--6-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|--1--3--4----------------4--3--1--1--3--3--3--4--| There is nothing can console me but my jolly sailor bold. A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------4--3-----3--3--3--------------| G|--1--3--4--1--1--1--------------------0--3--0--1--|
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