Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
Bm
A
G
Em
Bm
A
G
Em
Oh you
Bm
slipped
A
D
G
away from the harbour side
D
A
G
Em
In the morning bright and clear
Bm
A
And your sails were filled
D
G
with the rising wind
D
F#
G
Em
And you laughed for all to hear
Bm
A
But you never glanced at the ragged dance
D
G
Em
F#m
A
Of your lovers on the quay
Bm
A
Don't call on them when the
D
G
winds rise high
D
A
G
Em
On the dark and the rolling sea
Bm
A
G
Em
Bm
A
Verse 2
G
Em
Bm
A
Oh you set your course
D
G
for the furthest shores
D
A
G
Em
And you never once looked back
Bm
A
And the flag you flew
D
G
was a pirate cross
D
F#m
F#
On a field of vel vet
G
Em
black
Bm
And those landsmen who
A
you but lately knew
D
G
Em
F#m
A
Were left stranded on the lea
Bbdim
Bm
A
Don't call on them
D
G
when the storm clouds rise
D
A
G
On the dark and the rolling sea
Em
Bm
A
G
Em
Bm
A
Verse 3
G
Em
Bm
A
D
G
Oh I have no need of a chart or creed
D
A
G
Em
You told your waiting crew
Bm
A
For the winds of chance,
D
G
they will bear us straight
D
F#
G
Em
And you spoke as though you knew
Bm
A
So you paid no mind to the warning signs
D
G
Em
F#m
A
As you gave your words so free
F#
Bm
A
Don't change your tack
D
when the timbers crack
G
D
A
On the dark and the rolling sea
Interlude 1
G
Em
Bm
A
G
Em
Bm
A
G
Em
Bm
A
D
G
D
A
G
Em
Bm
A
D
G
D
F#
G
Em
Bm
A
D
G
Em
F#m
A
Bm
A
D
G
D
A
G
Em
Bm
A
G
Em
Bm
A
G
Em
Verse 4
Bm
A
D
Now the thunder rails in the great mainsails
G
D
A
And the stars desert
G
Em
the skies
Bm
A
And the rigging strains
D
G
as the hands of rain
D
F#m
G
Em
Reach down to wash your eyes
Bm
And your oarsmen stands
A
with his knife in hand
D
G
Em
F#m
A
And his eyes spell mutiny
F#
Bm
A
Don't call my name when
D
G
your ship goes down
D
A
On the dark and the rolling sea
Outro 1
G
Em
Bm
A
G
Em
Bm
A
G
Em
D
C
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ChordsD Bm A G Em...
D
Bm
A
G
Em
F#
F#m
Bbdim
C
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