Key: E minor
Verse 1
Em
Am
As I was a -walkin' down
Em
D
Am
and cold was the day?
D
G
Now who did I meet?
C
D
Only one of my shipmates,
D
G
more colder than clay.
Am
G
Em
Well, he asked for a candle
G
Am
To know his poor head was achin',
G
D
his poor heart was breakin',
Am
D
G
For he was a sailor cut down in his prime.
Em
E
Now at the foot of the street
Em
G
D
you will see two girls standin',
E
G
And says the one to the other,
Em
Am
here comes that young man,
G
E
Here comes that young sailor
Am
D
Here comes that young sailor
Am
G
Em
Well, his poor aged mother,
Am
D
his poor aged father
E
Am
of his past life
D
Am
While along with these flash girls
Am
D
Yes, along with these flash girls
G
Am
Em
Am
So beat the drums over him
E
D
As we carry him along
Am
G
Am
Lay him in the churchyard fire -tree
G
Gm
Dm
D
E
For he was a sailor cut down in his prime.
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