Key: Eb major
Intro 1
D
A
D
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F#m
Bm
Em
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F#m
B
Bm
An d the
Verse 1
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A
F#
Bm
Em
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D
G
C
F#
Bm
D
G
Bm
A
ship sets the sail
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F#m
They've lived the tale
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F#
G
To carry to the shore
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Em
D
Straining at the oars
Or staring from the rail
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D
G
D
A
And the sea bids farewell
C#m F#m
A6 E
Em
D
Time has been her pay
D
F#m
Soon your sailing will be over
Come and take the pleasures
F#
G
D
of the har - bor
Verse 2
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G
Em
A
And the anchor hits the sand
G
F#m
The hungry hands
Bm
G
Have tied them to the port
Em
D
The hour will be short
F#
Bm
For leisure on the land
D
G
A
And the girls scent the air
G
F#m
They seem so fair
Bm
Em
With paint on their face
G
F#m
Soft is their em brace
F#
Bm
to lead them up the stairs
Em
G
A
D
Soon your sailing will be over
C
F#
Bm
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
Verse 3
D
A
In the room dark and dim
Bm
G
He asks her of her name
Em
Bm
She answers with no shame
F#
Bm
And not a sense of sin
D
A
Until the fingers draw the blinds
Bm
G
The cigarette of doubt
Em
Bm
The candle is blown out
F#
Bm
The darkness is so kind
G
F#m
Soon your sailing will be over
C
Bm
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
Verse 4
Bm
G
Thrill has blown away
Em
Bm
Now all alone they lay
F#
Bm
Two strangers in the night
D
A
Till his heart skips a beat
Bm
G
To shipmates he must join
Em
Bm
She's counting up the coins
F#
Bm
He's swallowed by the street
G
F#m
Soon your sailing will be over
C
A
F#
Come and take the pleasures of the har bor
Interlude 1
F#
Bm
Em
C
Em
D
Em
D
A
F#
C
Bm
F#
C
Em
G
Em
G
F#m
G
Em
A
Bbdim
Bm
A
D
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C
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F#
F#m
D
Verse 5
D
A
In the bar hangs a cloud
Am
B
Gm
There's laughter in their eyes
G
F#
Bm
Are clinging to the crowd
D
G
A
And the bottle fills the glass
Bm
Em
He's trembling for the taste
F#
Bm
In memories of the past
G
F#m
Soon your sailing will be over
C
Bm
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
Verse 6
Bm
D
G
For love was but a smile
Em
D
Teasing all the while
F#m
F#
Bm
Now dancing down the drain
D
G
A
'Till the boys reach the dock
G
F#m
They gently mock
Em
D
Lay him on his rack
F#
Bm
And leave beneath the light
Em
F#m
D
Soon your sailing will be over
F#
Em
F#
Bm
of the har bor
Verse 7
Bm
D
A
And the ship sets the sail
Bm
G
To carry from the shore
Em
D
Straining at the oars
F#
Bm
Or staring from the rail
D
A
And the sea bids farewell
Bm
G
And sends them on their way
Em
D
Time has been her pay
F#
Bm
And time will have to tell
Em
A
F#m
Bm
Soon your sailing will be over
C
F#
Bm
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
Outro 1
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F#m
G
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Bbdim
Bm
C
F#m
F#m
Bm
Em
Bm
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