The Dutchman chords by
Celtic Thunder
Celtic Thunder
Print

N/A30 views
Key: F major
Verse 1
D
D

The Dutchman's not
the kind of man
Who keeps his thumb jammed in the dam
Em
Em

A
A

That holds his dreams in,
But that's a secret that only
D
D

Margaret knows.
Verse 2
D
D

When Amsterdam is golden
in the summer,
Em
Em

Margaret brings him breakfast,
A
A

She believes him.
He thinks the tulips bloom
D
D

beneath the snow.
Verse 3
Em
Em

He's mad as he can be,
A
A

D
D

but Margaret only sees that sometimes,
Bm
Bm

Em
Em

Sometimes she sees her
A
A

G
G

D
D

unborn children in his eyes.
A
A

Verse 4
D
D

Em
Em

A
A

Let us go to the banks
D
D

Bm
Bm

of the ocean
Em
Em

A
A

Where the walls rise above
D
D

the Zuider Zee.
Em
Em

A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

Long ago, I used to be a young man
Em
Em

And dear Margaret remem
A
A

bers that for me.
D
D

Verse 5
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes,
His cap and coat are patched
with the love
Em
Em

That Margaret sewed there.
A
A

Sometimes he thinks he's
D
D

still in Rotterdam.
Verse 6
D
D

And he watches the tug-boats
down down canals
An' calls out to them when
Em
Em

he thinks he knows the Captain.
A
A

Till Margaret comes
D
D

To take him home again
Verse 7
Em
Em

A
A

Through unforgiving streets that trip
D
D

him, though she holds his arm,
Bm
Bm

Em
Em

A
A

Sometimes he thinks he's alone
and he calls her name.
G
G

D
D

A
A

Verse 8
D
D

Em
Em

A
A

Let us go to the banks of
D
D

Bm
Bm

the ocean
Em
Em

A
A

Where the walls rise above
D
D

the Zuiderzee.
Em
Em

Long ago,
A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

I used to be a young man
Em
Em

And dear Margaret remem
A
A

bers that for me.
D
D

Verse 9
The winters whirl the windmills 'round
She winds his muffler tighter
Bm
Bm

Em
Em

And they sit in the kitchen.
A
A

Some tea with whiskey
D
D

keeps away the dew.
Verse 10
D
D

And he sees her for a moment,
calls her name,
She makes the bed up singing
Em
Em

some old love song,
A
A

A song Margaret learned
D
D

When it was very new.
Verse 11
Em
Em

He hums a line or two,
A
A

D
D

they sing together in the dark.
Bm
Bm

Em
Em

A
A

The Dutchman falls asleep and Margaret
G
G

D
D

Em
Em

blows the candle out.
D
D

Verse 12
Em
Em

A
A

D
D

Let us go to the banks of the ocean
Bm
Bm

Em
Em

A
A

Where the walls rise above
D
D

the Zuiderzee.
Em
Em

Long ago,
A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

I used to be a young man
Em
Em

And dear Margaret re
A
A

members that for me.
G
G

D
D

Em
Em

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD Em A Bm G

More songs by Celtic Thunder

Discover chords for more songs to play

99 More
Celtic Thunder

A Place In The Choir

4.3

Celtic Thunder

the island

Celtic Thunder

Raggle Taggle Gypsy

Celtic Thunder

The Mountains of Mourne

Celtic Thunder

My Boy

Celtic Thunder

Life in the Old Dog Yet

Celtic Thunder

The Maid Of Black Curls

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

800K+ More
Celtic Thunder

A Place In The Choir

Celtic Thunder

4.3

John Legend

All Of Me

John Legend

4.8

Coldplay

Yellow

Coldplay

4.8

Celtic Thunder

Raggle Taggle Gypsy

Celtic Thunder

Green Day

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

4.8

Queen

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Queen

4.7

The Beatles

Let It Be

The Beatles

4.9

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

100 More

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

4.8

2

Creep

Radiohead

4.9

3

Yellow

Coldplay

4.8

4

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

4.8

5

Zombie

The Cranberries

4.8

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

4.8

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

4.8

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

22K+ More

Jowenna

Fiji

Dark Til Daylight

Morgan Wallen

Much Better

Jonas Brothers

Hole

Yot Club

FEVER DREAM

Alex Warren

5.0

House Tour

Sabrina Carpenter

Dracula

Tame Impala