Chords with lyrics
Key: BB
🎸 Intro:
BB F#F# E MajorE E x4
🎸 Verse 1:
BB F#F# E MajorE
This young sailor's going to drown
BB F#F# E MajorE
This old ship is sinking down
BB F#F#
And his cheeks are black and blue
A augmentedA E MajorE
And he's murdered all his crew
BB F#F# E MajorE
This young sailor's going to drown
🎸 Verse 2:
BB F#F# E MajorE
This young man is going to die
BB F#F# E MajorE
Cursed as soon as he saw the sky
BB F#F#
And the clouds are black as Hell
A augmentedA E MajorE
And as far as we can tell
BB F#F# E MajorE
This young man is going to die
🎸 Chorus:
G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE BB
He's off to do the Devil's dance
G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#
Wading deep in hand with the man
G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE BB
He's off to do the Devil's deed
G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
And he'll never see the shoreline again
G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
And he'll never see the shoreline again
🎸 Verse 3:
BB F#F# E MajorE
The youngest captain the world's ever seen
BB F#F# E MajorE
Striking a lightning bolt dream
BB F#F# A augmentedA E MajorE
Only seventeen, living far beyond his means
D#D# E MajorE
The youngest captain the world's ever seen
🎸 Chorus:
G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE BB
He's off to do the Devil's work
G# minorG#m F#F#
But to him it's a favor for a friend
G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE BB
He's off to learn the Devil's craft
G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
But to him it's the only freedom for a man
G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
Death is the only freedom for a man
G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
Death is the only freedom for a man