Maid On The Shore chords by Eliza Carthy

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Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) There was a young maiden,
who lived all alone
(She lived all alone on the
Bm 
 (B minor) shore- o)
Em 
There  (E minor) was naught she could find
that would comfort her mind,
Bm 
D 
Em 
Bm 
 (B minor) But  (D major) to roam  (E minor) all alone on the  (B minor) 
D 
 (D major) shore(shore, shore),
Bm 
Em 
But  (B minor) to   (E minor) roam all alone on the shore.

Verse 2
Em 
There  (E minor) was a young captain,
who sailed the salt sea
(Let the wind blow high,
Bm 
blow  (B minor) low)
Em 
 (E minor) "Oh I'll die, oh I'll die," that
D 
Em 
young cap (D major) tain  (E minor) did cry,
Bm 
"If I dont get that maid on the  (B minor) 
D 
Bm 
 (D major) shore (shore, shore).  (B minor) 
Em 
If I  (E minor) dont get that maid on
E 
Em 
the shore."  (E major)  (E minor) 

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Verse 3
D 
"I've got lots of sil (D major) ver,
Em 
 (E minor) I've got lots of gold,
Bm 
And I've got lots of costly  (B minor) ware-
Em 
Bm 
Em 
 (E minor)  (B minor) o.  I'll  (E minor) divide,
I'll divide," this young captain did cry,
"If they'll
Bm 
Bring me the maid from the  (B minor) 
D 
 (D major) shore (shore, shore)
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor) If  they'll bring me  (E minor) 
E 
Em 
from the shore."  (E major)  (E minor) 

Verse 4
Bm 
Em 
D 
So with  (B minor) long per (E minor) suad (D major) ing
Em 
 (E minor) they got her onboard,
Bm 
Em 
(Let the wind blod high,  (B minor) blow  (E minor) low)
Then he seated her down in his cabin below,
D 
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
D 
 (D major) There's a  (B minor) due  (E minor) toward sorrows and  (B minor) care ( (D major) care,
Bm 
care)  (B minor) 
Em 
Bm 
Em 
There's a  (E minor) due  (B minor) to  ward  (E minor) 
sorrows and care.

Verse 5
Em 
The night being so still  (E minor) and
the water so calm
(Let the winds blow high,
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
Em 
blow  (B minor)  (E minor)  (B minor)  (E minor) low)
She sang charming and sweet,
she sang neat and complete,
Bm 
She sang sailors and cap (B minor) tain
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) to sleep (B minor) 
D 
Bm 
(Sleep, sleep (D major) )   (B minor) 
D 
Bm 
D 
Em 
She  (D major) sang  (B minor) sail (D major) ors  (E minor) and
captain to sleep.

Verse 6
Em 
D 
Em 
Then, she  (E minor) robbed him  (D major) of  (E minor) silver,
she robbed him of gold,
Bm 
She robbed him of costly  (B minor) ware- o.
Em 
Then  (E minor) she stole his broad sword,
for to make her an oar
Bm 
And she rowed herself back to the  (B minor) 
Em 
D 
Bm 
 (E minor)  (D major) shore (shore, shore)  (B minor) 
Em 
And she  (E minor) rowed herself
back to the shore.
Bm 
Em 
"Well were  (B minor) my   (E minor) men

Verse 7
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor) stu  (E minor) pid,
or were my men drunk?
E 
Em 
Bm 
Or were my  (E major) men deep  (E minor) in  des (B minor) pair- o?
Em 
Oh,  (E minor) to  let you away with
D 
your beau (D major) ty so gay
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor) For to roam once  (E minor) again on  (B minor) the  (E minor) 
Bm 
D 
Bm 
 (B minor)  (D major)  (B minor) shore (shore, shore)
G 
Em 
D 
Em 
For  (G major) to  (E minor) roam  (D major) once  (E minor) again
E 
on the shore?"  (E major) 
Em 
 (E minor) No, your

Verse 8
Em 
D 
men they wer (E minor) en't stu (D major) pid,
Em 
your men they  (E minor) weren't drunk,
Your men weren't so deep
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
in despair-  (B minor)  (E minor)  (B minor) o.
I deluded your sailors as well as yourself
Em 
I'm a maiden  (E minor) once more on the
D 
 (D major) shore (shore, shore)
Bm 
Em 
I'm  (B minor) a    (E minor) maiden once more on the shore.