Valparaiso Round the Horn chords by The Irish Rovers
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Verse 1
(G major) (D major) (G major) Was a cold and frosty
(C major) morning in Decem (G major) ber
When all of me (A major) money it was spent (D major)
Oh where it went (G major) to the (C major) lo
g I can't re (G major) member
So I down to the ship (D major) ping office (G major) went
Verse 2
Sing Paddy lay (C major) back
(Paddy lay back)
Take up yer (G major) ' slack
(Iake up yer slack)
Take a turn around your (A major) capstan,
haul away! (Haul away!) (D major)
(G major) All ship sta (C major) tions boys be (G major) handy
For we're bound
for Valaparaiso round (D major) the (G major) horn!
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Verse 3
That (G major) day there was a (C major) great
demand for (G major) sailors
For colonies, for (A major) Frisco and for (D major) France
So I signed (G major) aboard the (C major) limey
barque the (G major) Hotspur
And got paralytic drunk (D major) on me advance (G major)
Verse 4
Sing Paddy lay (C major) back (Paddy lay back)
Take up yer (G major) ' slack
(Iake up yer slack)
Take a turn around your (A major) capstan,
haul away! (Haul away!) (D major)
(G major) All ship sta (C major) tions boys be (G major) handy
For we're bound for (D major)
Valaparaiso round the (G major) horn!
Verse 5
Well now I (G major) woke up in the
(C major) morning (G major) stippin' sore
And I knew that I was (A major) on me way again (D major)
Oh when I (G major) heard a voice
(C major) kickin' in the (G major) door
"Harry get up to yer bugger
and (D major) answer to yer (G major) name!"
Verse 6
Sing Paddy lay (C major) back (Paddy lay back)
Take up yer (G major) ' slack
(Iake up yer slack)
Take a turn around your (A major) capstan,
haul away! (Haul away!) (D major)
All (G major) ship sta (C major) tions boys be (G major) handy
For we're bound for (D major)
Valaparaiso round the (G major) horn! (D major)
Verse 7
(G major) I wish that I was at the Jolly SailorSing Paddy
lay back (D major) (G major) (D major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (D major) (G major)
(Paddy lay back)
Take up (D major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) yer' slack
(Iake up yer slack)
Take a turn around your (D major) (G major) (C major) (G major) capstan,
(D major) (G major) haul away! (Haul away!)
All ship stations boys (C major) be handy
(G major) For we're bound (A major)
(G major) for Valaparaiso round the (C major) (G major) horn! (C major) (G major)
Verse 8
I (G major) wish that I was (C major) at the Jolly Sail (G major) or
Along with Irish (A major) Molly drinking (D major) beer
Then I thought,
"What (G major) (C major) jolly lads were sailors?" (G major)
Then with me flipper I (D major) wiped away a (G major) tear
Verse 9
Sing Paddy lay (C major) back
(Paddy lay back)
Take up yer (G major) ' slack
(Iake up yer slack)
Take a turn around your (A major) capstan,
haul away! (Haul away!) (D major)
(G major) All ship sta (C major) tions boys be (G major) handy
For we're bound (D major) for
Valaparaiso round the (G major) horn!
Verse 10
Sing Paddy lay (C major) back (Paddy lay back)
Take up yer (G major) ' slack
(Iake up yer slack)
Take a turn around your (A major) capstan,
haul away! (Haul away!) (D major)
(G major) All ship sta (C major) tions boys be (G major) handy
For we're bound for (D major)
Valaparaiso round the (G major) horn!
Oh yes we're bound for San
Fran (D major) cisco around the (G major) horn!
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Valparaiso Round the Horn
The Irish Rovers
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