Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
Em
E
I'll be a long gone daddy
when you find my note
But just for the record this is what I wrote
I'm relocating to a foreign shore
You won't have me to
kick around no more
Verse 2
I'm leaving today
It's anchors aweigh,
E
Em
E
I'm shipping out to Tokyo Bay
Verse 3
E
There's a solemn little
geisha pining for me
Under a parasol out on the quay
And she's hoping and a-
praying most fervently
Verse 4
To work my ticket as some kind of hand
Maybe picking up after the
cabaret band
Anything to get my toes in
B
E
the sands of Tokyo Bay
Interlude 1
E
Verse 5
With my collar turned up
and my cap down low
All dressed up like a matelot
B
A
I got my grip in my hand packed ready to go
Verse 6
Em
E
they find my note
But just for the record this
B
E
B
You, you, you can't make me stay
I'm leaving today
So glad to say I'm heading
up the gangway
Verse 7
Tokyo Bay
E
Long, long gone daddy
Long gone daddy, so long
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE Em B A
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