Cruel - Kate Rusby

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 Haul away, boys, haul away