Key: Ab major
Intro 1
B
A
E
B
Verse 1
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running out on the ocean
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C#m
B
Dolphins are playing out on the sea
Bring the gold home,
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B
the wife, dog, and children
C#m
B
A
E
B
nevermore roam
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C#m
B
Born of a wealthy Carolina family
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C#m
Like sheep and all that he took to the sea
B
A
Working the oceans,
E
B
A
fisherman on the working the oceans,
C#m
B
searching for gold
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C#m
B
Dolphins are playing out on the sea
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C#m
Brang the gold home and never
B
A
E
B
more home.
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C#m
B
Heard of a gold mine down in Ja maica,
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C#m
Said his farewell to fam
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C#m
B
Knew it was his, was there for the taking,
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C#m
B
Only mistake was the man in his plan.
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B
Fish they are running out on hills,
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C#m
B
Dolphins are playing out on the sea.
Bring the gold home,
A
B
the wife, dog, and children
C#m
B
A
E
B
nevermore alone
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C#m
B
Late it was running down in Jamaica,
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C#m
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Later a lawman held him in the grass,
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C#m
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Held up his hands, I'll not go running,
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C#m
Held up his hands and was shot in the brain,
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B
out on the ocean
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C#m
B
Dolphins are playing out on the sea
Bring the gold home,
A
B
the wife, dog and children
C#m
B
A
E
B
never more
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C#m
Lies on the island down dark
C#m
B
forgotten his name
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C#m
E
B
Lies on the floor with life now behind him
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C#m
B
Wife, dog and children take a break
B
A
B
on the ocean
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C#m
B
Dolphins are playing out on the sea
Bring the gold home,
A
B
the wife, dog and children
C#m
B
A
E
B
nevermore roam you
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