Key: Bb major
Verse 1
G
D
And the ship sets the sail
G
D
Em
Straining at the oars or staring from the rail
G
D
And the sea bids farewell
Em
C
Bm
Oh, soon your sailing will be over
G
D
And the anchor hits the sand
Bm
C
The hungry hens have tied them to the port
D
Em
for leisure on the land
G
D
And the girls set the air,
D
Em
to lead them up the stairs.
F
C
Em
Come and take the pleasures of the harbour
G
D
In the room, dark and dim,
D
Em
An d not a sense of sin
G
D
Till the fingers draw the blinds
Bm
C
Sip of wine, a cigarette of doubt
D
Em
The darkness is so kind
C
Bm
Oh, soon your sailing will be over
G
D
And the shadows frame the light
Bm
C
Same old sight, for thrill has flown away
D
Em
two strangers in the night
G
D
till his heart skips a beat
C
must join
she's counting up the coin
G
s
D
Em
he's swallowed by the street
F
Em
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
Whiskey's loud
Bm
C
There's laughter in their eyes
G
D
Lonely in disguise eyes
G
D
and the bottle fills the glass
C
he's trembling for the taste of passion gone
G
D
Em
to waste in memories of the past
C
Bm
oh, soon your sailing will be over
F
Em
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
G
D
In the alley, red with rain
Bm
C
Cry of pain, for love was but a smile
D
Em
now dancing down the drain.
G
D
Till the boys reach the dock,
D
Em
an d lead beneath the light.
C
Bm
Oh, soon your sailing will be over.
G
D
And the ship sets the sail
They've lived the tale
Bm
C
To carry from the shore
D
Em
or staring from the rail and
G
the sea.
D
Bids farewell,
D
Em
and time will have to tell.
C
G
Bm
Oh, soon your sailing will be over.
F
C
Em
Come and take the pleasures of the harbour.
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