hoist up the thing chords by
The Longest Johns

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Key: D major•

Intro 1

D

D

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Asus4

Asus4

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A

A

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D

D

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Asus4

Asus4

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D

D

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Verse 1

Fresh out of college

with grades straight from Hell

I browsed for a trade at which

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A

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D

D

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I could excel

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G

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An ad for a ship in need of some

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D

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manning

Men, sails, and purpose,

but lacking a captain

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G

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What luck,

Verse 2

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D

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says I, to find such good fortune

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A

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A few white lies later,

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D

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I ran down the pier

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Bought me a coat and a

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D

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cutlass or two

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Jumped on the deck,

Asus4

Asus4

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A

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and I yelled at the crew

Verse 3

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G

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D

D

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Hoist up the thing! Batten down

the whatsit!

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A

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What's that thing spinning?

D

D

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Somebody should stop it!

G

G

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Turn hard to port! (That's not

D

D

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port?) Now I've got it!

A

A

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D

D

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Trust me, I'm in control!

Asus4

Asus4

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Verse 4

D

D

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I can't sing the shanties,

G

G

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D

D

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it has to be said

And all of that grog just goes

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right to my head

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Whale meat is gross,

and I miss a girl's laugh

Five weeks at sea,

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A

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even Dave seems a catch!

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G

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Hoist up the thing!

Verse 5

D

D

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Batten down

the whatsit!

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What's that thing spinning?

D

D

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Somebody should stop it!

G

G

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Turn hard to port! (That's not

D

D

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port?) Now I've got it!

A

A

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D

D

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Trust me, I'm in control!

Verse 6

D

D

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We've hit icy waters, no land to be seen

The food's getting low,

and the beer has gone green

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Bb

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There's murmurs

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Gm

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of discontent under the deck

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Asus4

Asus4

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A

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If I don't act fast, it could be my neck!

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D

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So pull up the charts and those

Verse 7

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D

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weird gold machines

I see what it says,but no

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clue what it means!

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D

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Just pull on some levers

and yank on some chains

Feign a bad back til' we've

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A

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Asus4

Asus4

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A

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landed again

Verse 8

G

G

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D

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Hoist up the thing! Batten down

the whatsit!

A

A

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What's that thing spinning?

D

D

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Somebody should stop it!

G

G

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Turn hard to port! (That's not

D

D

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port) Now I've got it!

A

A

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D

D

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Trust me, I'm in control!

Verse 9

G

G

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D

D

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Hoist up the thing! Batten down

the whatsit!

A

A

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What's that thing spinning?

D

D

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Somebody should stop it!

G

G

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Turn hard to port! (That's not

D

D

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port?) Now I've got it!

A

A

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D

D

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Trust me, I'm in control! Come on

Verse 10

G

G

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D

D

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Hoist up the thing! Batten down

the whatsit!

A

A

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Asus4

Asus4

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A

A

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What's that thing spinning? Some

D

D

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body should stop it!

G

G

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Turn hard to port! (That's not

D

D

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port?) Now I've got it!

A

A

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D

D

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Trust me, I'm in control!

Verse 11

G

G

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D

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Hoist up the thing! Batten down

the whatsit!

A

A

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What's that thing spinning?

D

D

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Somebody should stop it!

G

G

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D

D

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Turn hard to port! (This is jail?) Now

I've got it!

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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F#m

F#m

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Trust me, I'm in control!

G

G

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(ahh, help me!)

A

A

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Trust me, I'm in control!

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD Asus4 A G Bb...

D
Asus4
A
G
Bb
Gm
F
Bm
F#m
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Chords

D
Asus4
A
G
Bb
Gm
F
Bm
F#m
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