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Intro 1
(G major)
Verse 1
(G major) What ails you, my daughter dear?
Your eyes, they look so dim,
Have you had any sore sickness,
Or yet been sleeping with a man?
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Verse 2
No I (G major) haven't had any sore sickness,
But I know what's ailing me,
I am thinking of my own true (C major) love
Who ploughs (G major) the raging sea.
(C major)
Verse 3
(G major)
Is (C major) (G major) he a Lord (A minor) or a Duke or a (D major) knight
Or a (C major) man of (D major) wealth and fame? (G major)
Or is he one of our sailor lads (C major)
Come tell (G major) me now his (C major) name.
Verse 4
He (G major) is no Lord (A minor) nor Duke (C major) nor (D major) knight
Nor (C major) a man of (D major) wealth or (G major) fame.
He is one of your sailor lads (C major)
John Barbour (G major) is his (C major) name.
Verse 5
Now (G major) if John (A minor) Barbour (C major) is his (D major) name,
A lowly sailor (C major) man (D major) is he, (G major)
If John Barbour is his (C major) name, (G major) (C major)
Then (G major) hanged he shall (C major) be. (G major)
Interlude 1
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (D major)
(G major) (A minor) (D major) (G major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
Then he called (A minor) his sailors
Verse 6
(C major) (D major) all
By (C major) one, by (D major) two, by (G major) three
John Barbour was the first he called (C major)
But the last (G major) came down was he. (C major)
Verse 7
(C major) When he (G major) came (A minor) a dancing (C major) (D major) down,
He was (C major) clothed (D major) all in (G major) white
His cheeks were like the roses red (C major)
And his teeth (G major) were ivory (C major) bright.
Verse 8
He (C major) paid (G major) their wages (A minor) with (C major) a smile (D major)
And to John (C major) Barbour (D major) he did say (G major)
If I was a woman as I am a man (C major)
My (G major) bed fellow (C major) you (G major) would be.
Verse 9
(C major) And will you (G major) marry (A minor) my
(C major) daughter (D major) Jane?
And take (C major) her by (D major) the hand
(G major) And will you come and dine with me (C major)
Take charge (G major) of all my lands. (C major)
Verse 10
Yes (G major) I will marry (A minor) your daughter (C major) (D major) Jane
And take (C major) her by (D major) the hand (G major)
And I will come and dine with you, (C major)
But to (G major) hell with all your (C major) land.
Verse 11
For if (G major) you can (A minor) give her one (C major) gold (D major) piece,
Then (C major) I can (D major) give her three. (G major)
For they call me young
John Barbour (C major)
And I plough (G major) the raging sea.
Outro 1
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(C major) (D major) (G major) (A minor) (Dsus4)
(D major) (G major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (C major)
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John Barbour
Great Big Sea
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