A Hundred Years Ago chords by Traditional

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

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Verse 1:
 A minorAm          E minorEm   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years on the Eastern Shore,
A minorAm D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, yes, oh!
 G+G    D MajorD      A minorAm
A augmentedA hundred years on the Eastern Shore,
 D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years ago.

Verse 2:
  A minorAm      E minorEm     D MajorD
Oh, when I sailed across the sea,
A minorAm D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, yes, oh!
  G+G     D MajorD    A minorAm
My girl said she'd be true to me.
 D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years ago.

Verse 3:
 A minorAm       E minorEm   D MajorD
I promised her a golden ring,
A minorAm D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, yes, oh!
  G+G    D MajorD   A minorAm
She promised me that little thing.
 D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years ago.

Verse 4:
 A minorAm       E minorEm     D MajorD
I wish to God I'd never been born,
A minorAm D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, yes, oh!
  G+G      D MajorD     A minorAm
To go rambling round and round Cape Horn
 D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years ago.

Verse 5:
 A minorAm     E minorEm       D MajorD
Around Cape Stiff where the wild winds blow,
A minorAm D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, yes, oh!
 G+G     D MajorD       A minorAm
Around Cape Stiff through sleet and snow.
 D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years ago.

Verse 6:
 A minorAm          E minorEm   D MajorD
Around Cape Horn with frozen sails,
A minorAm D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, yes, oh!
 G+G     D MajorD   A minorAm
Around Cape Horn to fish for whales.
 D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years ago.

Verse 7:
  A minorAm       E minorEm  D MajorD
Oh, Bully John from Baltimore,
A minorAm D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, yes, oh!
 G+G    D MajorD     A minorAm
I knew him well on the Eastern Shore.
 D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years ago.

Verse 8:
  A minorAm         E minorEm   D MajorD
Oh, Bully John was the boy for me,
A minorAm D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, yes, oh!
 G+G    D MajorD     A minorAm
A augmentedA bucko on land and a bully at sea.
 D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years ago.

Verse 9:
  A minorAm      E minorEm    D MajorD
Oh, Bully John, I knew him well,
A minorAm D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, yes, oh!
  G+G    D MajorD    A minorAm
But now he's dead and gone to hell.
 D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years ago.

Verse 10:
   A minorAm      E minorEm    D MajorD
It's up aloft this yard must go,
A minorAm D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, yes, oh!
  G+G   D MajorD    A minorAm
For mister mate has told us so.
 D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years ago.

Verse 11:
 A minorAm         E minorEm   D MajorD
I thought I heard the skipper say,
A minorAm D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, yes, oh!
   G+G    D MajorD        A minorAm
Just one more pull and then belay.
 D MajorD    G+G   D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred years ago.


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