Turkey Reveille chords by Barbara Dane

SimplifiedEm · A · Asus2 · B · Am

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Em
A
Asus2
B
Am

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) Captain, oh captain,
what will you give to me?
A 
Asus2 
B 
Em 
 (A major) I  will  (Asus2) sink      (B major) the turkey revelry,  (E minor) 
and I'll sink him in the lowdown.
Asus2 
B 
Lowdown in the  (Asus2) low       (B major) down,
Em 
 (E minor) I will sink him in the low,
B 
Em 
And a lone (B major) some load  (E minor) 
Gold and silver, all at my command
My own fairest daughter
B 
Em 
you shall  (B major) have her  (E minor) hand
A 
If you sink them in the lowdown  (A major) 
B 
Em 
 (B major) Lowdown, low (E minor) down
Sink them in the low
B 
Em 
And a lone (B major) some  (E minor) load
Up jumped the cabin boy
and overboard sprang he
B 
Em 
Swam alongside of the turkey  (B major) rev (E minor) elry
And he sank him in the lowdown
Oh, down in the lowdown
Yes, he sank him in the low
B 
Em 
and low and  (B major) so low  (E minor) 
Some were at their cards and
some were at their dice
Asus2 
B 
Some were taking their  (Asus2) best      (B major) friend's
Em 
 (E minor) advice as they sank in the lowdown
Asus2 
B 
Em 
Oh, down in the  (Asus2) low       (B major) down  (E minor) and they sank
B 
Em 
in the low and  (B major) lonesome  (E minor) low
Some with their hats and
some with their caps
Asus2 
Em 
B 
Em 
All  (Asus2) tried to  (E minor) stop them salt (B major) water  (E minor) caps
As they sank in the lowdown
Asus2 
B 
Oh, down in the  (Asus2) low       (B major) down
Em 
 (E minor) As they sank in the low and low
B 
and  (B major) so low
Em 
B 
Em 
 (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor) 

Verse 2
Round turned the cabin boy
Swam with the tide
B 
Em 
Swam till he came to his  (B major) old ship's  (E minor) side
As they sailed along the lowdown
Asus2 
B 
Oh down  (Asus2) on the   low (B major) down
Em 
 (E minor) They sailed along the low,
B 
Em 
B 
Em 
that lone (B major) some  (E minor) low  (B major)  (E minor) 
Captain, oh captain, take me back on board
Oh if you don't you have
B 
Em 
forbidden  (B major) your  (E minor) word
Cause I sank them in the lowdown
A 
Asus2 
B 
Lowdown  (A major) in the  (Asus2) low       (B major) down
Em 
 (E minor) I sank them in the low,
B 
Em 
that lone (B major) some  (E minor) low
Oh, cabin boy, cabin boy,
don't appeal to me
Cause you drowned hundreds of
Asus2 
B 
souls when you  (Asus2) sank the  (B major) revolution
Em 
 (E minor) You sank them in the lowdown
A 
Oh, down  (A major) in the lowdown
B 
Em 
 (B major) Yes,  (E minor) you sank them in the low,
B 
Em 
that lone (B major) some  (E minor) low
But if it wasn't for the love
that I bared for your men
B 
Em 
I'd do unto you what I  (B major) did unto  (E minor) them
To sink you in the lowdown
A 
 (A major) Lowdown, the lowdown
B 
Em 
 (B major) Yes,  (E minor) I'd sink you in the low,
B 
Em 
 (B major) that lonesome  (E minor) low
Down swam the cabin boy,
down sank he
Swam till he came to the
bottom of the sea
And he drowned in
Em 
the lowdown  (E minor) 
Lowdown, lowdown
Yes, he's down in the low and
Am 
B 
Em 
low  (A minor) and  (B major) far and low  (E minor) 
Am 
 (A minor) 