Cruel chords by Kate Rusby
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 1st
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E) Cruel by Kate Rusby Tabbed by Neil Palfreyman Tuning: Drop D (DADGAD) Capo 1 Notes: The song starts on the A of the Chorus Chords: D 054000 A x02200 G 550000 Bm x24400
Intro:
A G D A
G D A
Verse 1:
D A G D
Cruel were my parents, to tear my love from me
A Bm G D
Cruel was the pressgang that took him to the sea
D Bm G A
Cruel was the little boat that rowed him off the strand
Bm G D A
And cruel was the big ship, that took him from the land
Chorus:
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
Verse 2:
D A G D
Cruel was the water, that ship it sailed upon
A Bm G D
Cruel was the fair wind, for now my loves he's gone
D Bm G A
Had you blown a roaring gale they'd have left him on dry land
Bm G D A
Where he would walk besides me and I would hold his hand
Chorus:
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
Verse 3:
D A G D
The ring beneath my pillow, is the ring he gave to me
A Bm G D
I'll wear it on my finger, for all the world to see
D Bm G A
But cruel was the captain, the bo'sun, and the men
Bm G D A
For they didn't give a farthing if I saw my love again
Chorus:
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
Verse 4:
D A G D
Cruel were my parents, to tear my love from me
A Bm G D
Cruel was the pressgang that took him to the sea
D Bm G A
Cruel was the little boat that rowed him off the strand
Bm G D A
And cruel was the big ship, that took him from the land
Chorus:
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
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