Tuning: E A D G B E

Intro = C F C F G C. (The 'barque' referred to in the song is a type of sailing boat). Chorus

^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow the wind south o'er the ^Fbonnie ^Gblue ^Csea ^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow bonnie breeze my ^Flover ^Gto ^Cme

Verse 1

^CThey told me last ^Gnight there were ^Cships in the ^Goffing And ^CI hurried ^Gdown to the ^Ddeep rolling ^Gsea But my ^Feye could not ^Csee it wher^Gever might ^Cbe it The barque that is ^Fbearing my ^Glover to ^Cme

Chorus

^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow the wind south that my ^Flover ^Gmay c^Come ^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow bonnie breeze and ^Fbring him ^Gsafe ^Chome

Verse 2

^CI stood by the ^Glighthouse the ^Clast time we ^Gparted Till ^Cdarkness came ^Gdown o'er the ^Ddeep rolling ^Gsea And no ^Flonger I ^Csaw the bright ^Gbarque of my ^Clover Blow bonnie ^Fbreeze and ^Gbring him to ^Cme

Chorus

^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow the wind south o'er the ^Fbonnie ^Gblue ^Csea ^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow bonnie breeze my ^Flover ^Gto ^Cme

Verse 3

^CIs it not ^Gsweet to ^Chear breezes ^Gblowing As ^Clightly they ^Gcome o'er the ^Ddeep rolling ^Gsea But ^Fsweeter and ^Cdearer by ^Gfar when 'tis ^Cbearing The barque of my ^Ftrue love in ^Gsafety to ^Cme

Chorus

^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow the wind south that my ^Flover ^Gmay c^Come ^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow bonnie breeze and ^Fbring him ^Gsafe ^Chome

Verse 4

^CMy sweetheart had ^Gfared through the ^Cwinter quite un^Gfriendly His ^Cship came a^Glong in the ^Dearly spring ^Gtide Now my ^Fheartache is ^Cended all ^Grifts are now ^Cended My lover will ^Fsoon be right ^Ghere by my ^Cside

Chorus

^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow the wind south o'er the ^Fbonnie ^Gblue ^Csea ^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow bonnie breeze my ^Flover ^Gto ^Cme

Verse 5

^CThe ships there were ^Gmany a ^Cblowing and ^Gbowing And ^Cbending right ^Go'er in the ^Dsalty sea ^Gfoam 'Til my ^Feye did be^Chold it as ^Gmany had ^Ctold it The great bonnie ^Fship of my ^Glover come ^Chome

Chorus

^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow the wind south o'er the ^Fbonnie ^Gblue ^Csea ^CBlow the wind southerly ^Fsoutherly ^Csoutherly Blow bonnie breeze my ^Flover ^Gto ^Cme

Misc Traditional - Blow the wind southerly