Key: E minor
Verse 1
B
Em
Farewell and adieu to you
Spanish ladies,
Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain,
For we've received orders
for a sail for Old England,
But we hope very soon we
shall see you again.
D
Em
We'll rant and we'll roar
Em
D
Em
We'll rant and we'll roar
G
D
G
Until we strike soundings
C
B
in the Channel of Old England
From Murchins to Scilly,
B
Em
We hove our ship to,
B
Em
with the wind that's our west boys
B
Em
We hove our ship to,
C
B
our soundings to see
Em
B
got forty -five fathoms
Em
C
Em
B
Then we squared our main yard
B
Em
D
Em
We'll rant and we'll roar,
Em
D
Em
We'll rant and we'll roar,
G
D
G
Until we strike soundings
D
C
B
in the Channel of Old England
From Ushant to Scilly
B
Em
B
Em
The next land we made
Em
B
Till we came abreast of the south
Em
B
Em
D
Em
Fallen light, we'll rant and we'll roar
Em
D
Em
We'll rant and we'll roar
G
D
Until we strike soundings
C
B
In the channel of Old England
From Ushant to Scilly
B
Em
Then the signal was made
That night for to lie
B
Em
D
Then it's standby, you stoppers,
Em
Fm
B
steer clear, you shank -painters,
C
B
haul up your glue -garnets
B
Em
we'll rant and we'll roar,
Fm
Em
B
like true British sailors
Em
B
Em
We'll rant and we'll roar,
Fm
Em
B
all on the salt seas
G#
D#
G
Until we strike soundings
B
C
B
in the Channel of Old England
From Mushans to Scilly,
F#m
Em
it's thirty -five leaves
B
Em
B
Em
B
So let every man toss off a full bumper
We'll drink and be merry and
Em
B
drown melan choly
to each true -hearted lass
B
Em
B
Em
We'll rant and we'll roar
Fm
C
like true British sailors
B
Em
B
Em
Fm
We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt
C
B
G#
Un til we strike soundings
B
B
From Russians to silly,
Em
Em
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