Mariner Boy chords by
Amble (Official Version)
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Key: Db majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Csus2

C

C

Verse 1
C C 
 
Saving my flowers away for you
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
G G 
 
Though It's homeward I know I should be
C C 
 
The summer has gone
And the birds they have flown
F F 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
On the winds of the migrating seas
F F 
 
G G 
 
On the winds of the migrating

Interlude 1

C

C

C

C

(seas)

Verse 2
C C 
 
The captain he asked me
On a cold winter's eve
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
"Is it married  you're intending to be?
C C 
 
Is there love at the door a-waiting at the shore
F F 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
With a candle and babe on her sleeve
F F 
 
G G 
 
With a candle and babe on her sleeve?"

Interlude 2

C

C

C

C

Solo 1
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
G G

Interlude 3

C

C

C

C

Verse 3
C C 
 
Yes, and then "No, sir,"
I did reply
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
"There's no bonny    lass waiting for me
C C 
 
If I  had but one
I would lay down my folly
F F 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
And not be gone fishing with thee
F F 
 
G G 
 
And not be gone fishing with thee"

Interlude 4

C

C

C

C

Verse 4
C C 
 
Two years ago
There came to the show
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
A fair maiden   a- courtin' for me
C C 
 
We had it won
With the ring and the money
F F 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
But she wallowed in pity for me
F F 
 
G G 
 
She said a mariner boy's never

Interlude 5

C

C

C

C

(free)

Solo 2
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
G G

Interlude 6

C

C

C

C

Verse 5
C C 
 
It's often the day
Sitting up on the waves
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C C 
 
That I wish     I could then see her face
C C 
 
And the dark hair entwined
Down her magical spine
F F 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
But I'll always remember her name
F F 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
Yes, I'll always remember her name

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsCsus2 C Fadd9 G F...

Chords

Csus2
C
Fadd9
G
F
Am

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Csus2: x-3-0-0-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

Capo: 1

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the original studio version of Mariner Boy by Amble, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Db major. It suits players who want to learn Mariner Boy the way Amble intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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