Private Hughes chords by The Young’uns
Verse 1
F
Em
Emily lay fast asleep,
Am
F#m
Em
her mother kissed her head
Bm
C
Then she began to weep
Am
D
and lay alone in bed
Bm
G
Am
Father's ship had left the quay,
Em
taking him to fight.
Bm
C
His heart, heavy as the sea,
Am
D
he began to write.
G
C
D
G
I'll drop my sweet, a tiny knot
C
G
Em
D
In a bottle on the sea
G
C
D
G
Just to see if it will float
C
G
F
G
Em
And carry my love all to Thee
F
Em
Emily is sleeping fast,
Am
D
F#m
Em
nor love to kiss her brow
Bm
C
Eighty -five years have passed
Am
D
The calls are darkening now
Bm
But there are footprints in
Asus4
D
the sand
Am
Em
There's a knock upon the door
Bm
C
There's a letter in a fading hand,
Am
D
washed on a distant shore.
G
C
D
G
I'll drop my sweet, a tiny knot
C
G
Em
D
In a bottle on the sea
G
C
D
G
Just to see if it will float
C
G
F
Bdim
Em
and carry my love home to thee
F
G
Em
Ta -ta, my sweet
Private Hughes
The Young’uns
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