Flowers of Bermuda chords by David Coffin
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Verse 1
(E minor) (D major) (G major) He was the (C major) captain (G major) of
the nightingale
Twenty -one (D major) days from (C major) Clyde and (D major) Cole
He (G major) could smell the (C major) flowers of (G major) Bermuda
In the (C major) gale when he (D major) died
on the (C major) North Rock (G major) shoal
Just five short (A minor) hours from (C major) Ber (D major) muda
(G major) In a (D major) fine Octo (G major) ber (D major) gale (G major) there came a (C major) cry
Oh, (G major) there be breakers dead (C major) ahead
From the (D major) collier night (A minor) in (D major) gale
(G major) No sooner (C major) had the (G major) captain
(D major) brought her (G major) round
Came a (D major) rending crash (G major) below
Horn on her (C major) beam and (G major) groaning
Went the nightin (C major) gale
And over (D major) sight her (C major) aim hath (G major) go (E minor) (D major)
(G major) Oh, (A minor) are we all for (D major) drowning?
(G major) Came a (D major) cry from (G major) all the (D major) crew
(G major) The boat's been (C major) smashed,
how (G major) are we all then to be (C major) saved?
They are (D major) stoving (A minor) through and (D major) through
(G major) Oh, are you (C major) brave and (G major) hardy, (D major) call your (G major) men
Or are you (D major) blind now and (G major) cannot see? (D major)
(G major) The captain's (C major) gig still (G major) lies before you,
Hold it (C major) sound,
and it shall (D major) carry (C major) all (G major) a week. (E minor) (D major)
(G major) But when the (A minor) crew was (C major) all as (D major) sembled,
(G major) And the (D major) gig pre (G major) pared for (D major) sea,
(G major) T 'was seen there (C major) were (G major) but
eighteen places to (C major) be manned,
Nine (D major) teen mortal souls were we.
(G major) But carize (C major) the captain now,
(G major) do (D major) not delay,
(G major) nor do you (D major) spare a (G major) thought for me.
My duty (C major) is to save (G major) you all now, if I (C major) can,
see (D major) ye return quick (C major) as can (G major) be.
Oh, (C major) (G major) (D major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (D major) (C major)
(G major) there be (A minor) flowers in (D major) Bermuda,
(G major) Beauty (D major) lies (G major) on every (D major) hand,
(G major) And there be (C major) laughteries (G major) and drinks for every (C major) man,
But there (D major) is no joy for me
(G major) For when we (C major) reached the
(G major) wretched (D major) Nightin (G major) gale
What (D major) an awful sight (G major) was plain
The captain (C major) drowned,
was (G major) tangled in a mizzen (C major) chain
Smiling (D major) bravely beneath (C major) the (G major) sea
He was (C major) the captain (G major) of the (D major) Nightin (G major) gale
Twenty -one (D major) days from
(C major) Clyde and (D major) Cole
(G major) He could smell the (C major) flowers (G major) of Bermuda
In the (C major) gale when he (D major) died
on the (C major) North Rock (G major) shoal
He was the (C major) captain of (G major) the (D major) nightin (G major) gale
Twenty -one (D major) days from
col (C major) liding (D major) coal
(G major) He could smell the (C major) flowers (G major) of Bermuda
In the (C major) gale when he (D major) died
on (E minor) the (C major) North Rock shoal you
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