Dark Eyed Sailor chords by Olivia Chaney

• Capo on 1st

Intro:

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Verse 1:
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As I roved out one evening fair,
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It bein' the summertime, to take the air,
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I spied a sailor and a lady gay,
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And I stood to listen,
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And I stood to listen to hear what they would say.

Verse 2:
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He said "Fair lady, why do you roam?
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For the day is spent and the night is on",
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 She heaved a sigh while the tears did roll,
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"For my dark-eyed sailor,
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For my dark-eyed sailor, so young and stout and bold."


Verse 3:
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"'Tis seven long years since he left this land,
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A ring he took from off his lily-white hand,
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 One half of the ring is still here with me,
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But the other's rollin',
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But the other's rollin' at the bottom of the sea."


Verse 4:
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He said "You may drive him out of your mind,
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Some other young man you will surely find,
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Love turns aside and soon cold has grown,
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Like the winter's morning,
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Like the winter's morning, the hills are white with snow."


Verse 5:
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Oh she said "I'll never forsake my dear,
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Although Versed this many a year,
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Gen--teel he was, not a rake like you,
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To induce a maiden,
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To induce a maiden and slight the jacket blue."


Verse 6:
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But one half of the ring did young William show,
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She ran distracted in grief and woe,
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Sayin' "William, William, I have gold in store,
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For my dark-eyed sailor,
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For my dark-eyed sailor has proved his honour long",


Outro:
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And there is a cottage by yonder lea,
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This couple's married and does agree,
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So maids be loyal when your love's at sea,
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For a cloudy morning,
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For a cloudy morning brings in a sunny day
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