Shanty Man's Life chords by Mark Lanegan

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Verse 1
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A shanty man's life
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Is a wearisome one
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Though some say it's free from care
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It's the swinging of an axe
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From morning 'till night
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In the forest wild and drear
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Verse 2
Transported as we are
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From a lady so fair
To the banks of some
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lonely stream
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Where the wolf, bear, and owl
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Give a terrifying howl
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And disturb our nightly dreams
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Verse 3
Oh sleeping at night
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In our bunks without cheer
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While the cold winter winds do blow
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But as soon as the morning
Star does appear
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To the wild woods
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we must go
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Verse 4
Had we ale, wine, or beer
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Our spirits far to cheer
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When we're in those woods so wild
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Where a glass of whiskey shone
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When we're in the woods alone
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For to pass away our long ex

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Verse 5
Am 
A shanty man's life
G 
Am 
Is a wearisome one
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Am 
Tho some say it's free from care
E 
Am 
It's the swinging of an axe
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From morning 'till night
Am 
F 
In the forest wild and drear