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Shanty Mans Life chords by Dave Van Ronk

Chords with lyrics

Shanty Man's Life as performed by Dave Van Ronk on the Inside Dave Van Ronk album

Dave puts a capo on the 6th fret


 Chord diagramA minorAm                      Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramA minorAm
Chord diagramA augmentedA shanty man's life is a wearisome one
                      Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramA minorAm
Though some say it's free from care
        Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA minorAm
It's the swinging of an axe
                  Chord diagramG+G
From morning 'till night
      Chord diagramA minorAm      Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramA minorAm
In the forest wild and drear

 Chord diagramA minorAm                          Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramA minorAm
Transported as we are from a lady so fair
                    Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramA minorAm
To the banks of some lonely stream
         Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA minorAm
Where the wolf, bear, and owl
                   Chord diagramG+G
Give a terrifying howl
     Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA minorAm
And disturb our nightly dreams

  Chord diagramA minorAm                         Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramA minorAm
Oh sleeping at night in our bunks without cheer
                       Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramA minorAm
While the cold winter winds do blow
   Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA minorAm
But as soon as the morning
            Chord diagramG+G
Star does appear
 Chord diagramA minorAm              Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramA minorAm
To the wild woods we must go

                              Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramA minorAm
Had we ale, wine, or beer our spirits for to cheer
                    Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramA minorAm
When we're in those woods so wild
       Chord diagramE MajorE                 Chord diagramA minorAm
Where a glass of whiskey shone
                        Chord diagramG+G
When we're in the woods alone
      Chord diagramA minorAm      Chord diagramFF             Chord diagramA minorAm
For to pass away our long exile

                          Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramA minorAm
Chord diagramA augmentedA shanty man's life is a wearisome one
                     Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramA minorAm
Though some say it's free from care
         Chord diagramE MajorE             Chord diagramA minorAm
It's the swinging of an axe
                   Chord diagramG+G
From morning 'till night
      Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramA minorAm
In the forest wild and drear

Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramFF Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramFF Chord diagramA minorAm


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