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