Key: A major
Verse 1
G
Gm
G
The cormorant swooped and
C
G
Johnny said, pass a beer
And
Me and
Tommy and
C
F
G
John and the captain's daughter
Tommy's hands were
C
G
tight upon the rail
C
G
Johnny pulled in the sheet to trim the sail
C
G
I threw all my caution in the water
Gm
C
And sang a pretty song for
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C
G
the captain's daughter
C
G
And me and the captain started a feast
C
G
C
Oh yeah
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C
G
Gm
C
Now poison all your stories
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C
Gm
G
Your wide, high and salty tails
C
F
G
C
G
Gm
G
C
G
C
G
And never did our ship come to the shore
Me and
Tommy and
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G
John and the captain's daughter
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G
Tommy's terrified and in a trance
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G
love on top of the sea
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G
C
Oh yeah
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D
G
Or if not every sail this way again
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G
But every sailor knows he really ought to
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G
Keep his grubby hands off the captain's
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G
C
daughter
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Gdim
Cm
C
G
C
G
Well, I don't think I really have to tell you
C
G
The captain's not a sympathetic fella
But even still,
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C
How a sailor would feel
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C
The summer's not as soft
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G
Gm
Tommy says I think we ought to go
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C
G
I'm riding high above the water
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C
Kissing and making love
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C
Kissing and making love with
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G
C
Kissin' and makin' love, kissin' and makin' love,
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C
G
Gdim
Cm
G
kissin' and makin' love with the captain's daughter
you
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