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Willie The Bold Sailor Boy chords by
Norma Waterson
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Key: Gb major•
Verse 1
Em
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A
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D
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A sailing trade, it is a weary life
Em
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D
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It robs young maids of their heart's delight

It leaves them all for to sigh and moan,
Em
Em

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D
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To think their true lovers will ne 'er return.
Em
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D
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Oh, Father, Father, build me a boat

And on the ocean I am bound to float
D
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And every sailship that I pass by,
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A
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D
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I will inquire of my sailor boy.
Em
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D
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She was not sailing long

upon the deep,

A fleet of Frenchmen she chanced to meet.
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D
D

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A
A

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Oh, Captain, Captain, come tell me true,
D
D

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E
E

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does my love
A
A

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D
D

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William sail on board with you?

What sort of clothes does

your true love wear?
C
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D
D

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What color being your true love's hair?

His jacket's blue and his trousers white,

Em
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A

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D
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His curly locks tied to his waistband tight.
Em
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D
D

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Oh no, fair maid, William is not here.

He is drowned, and I greatly fear.

It was last evening the storm rolled by,

And parted William from
D
D

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our topmast high.
Em
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D
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She's wrung her hands an
C
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D
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d she tore her hair

She's cursed herself in

most modest fare
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D

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A little boat against the rock she's run
E
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D
D

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How can I live now that my

love has gone

With pen and paper she's

wrote a song

She's wrote it wide and

she has wrote it long.
D
D

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At every line she did shed a tear,
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and every verse she did cry,
D
D

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William dear,

Come dig my grave long,

and dig it deep,
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and over me let true lovers weep,

and on my breast
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Place a snow white dove
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to show the world that I died for love.

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • A

  • D

  • E

  • C

Capo: 4

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The original key of Willie The Bold Sailor Boy by Norma Waterson is Gb major.

The primary chords used in Willie The Bold Sailor Boy are Abm, Db, Gb, Ab, Fb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Abm, Db, Gb, Ab, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Willie The Bold Sailor Boy is approximately 31 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Willie The Bold Sailor Boy using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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