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A quick go at the traditional sea shanty "Go to sea no more" made famous by The Dubliners. This is the original version. F Dm C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) When first I landed in Liverpool, I went upon a spree
Me Ammoney aClas I Dmspent it Ffast, got Dmdrunk as Cdrunk could Fbe And Dmwhen that me Cmoney Dmwas all Fgone, 'twas Dmthen that I Cwanted Fmore Dm F C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) But a man must be blind to make up his mind to go to sea once more
F Am C Dm C Dm (C - Dm) Once more, boys, once more, to go to sea once more Dm F C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) But a man must be blind to make up his mind to go to sea once more F Dm C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) I spent the night with Angeline, too drunk to roll in bed
Me Amwatch was Cnew and me Dmmoney Ftoo, in the Dmmorning with Cthem she Ffled And Dmas I Cwalked the Dmstreets Fabout, the Dmwhores they Call did Froar Dm F C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) There goes Jack Strapp, the poor sailorlad, he must go to sea once more
F Am C Dm C Dm (C - Dm) Once more, boys, once more, to go to sea once more Dm F C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) There goes Jack Strapp, the poor sailorlad, he must go to sea once more F Dm C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) And as I walked the streets about, I met with the Rapper Brown
I Amasked him Cfor to Dmtake me Fon and he Dmlooked at Cme with a Ffrown He Dmsaid last Ctime you Dmwas paid Foff with Dmme you Ccould no Fscore Dm F C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) But I'll give you a chance and I'll take your advance and I'll send you to sea once more
F Am C Dm C Dm (C - Dm) Once more, boys, once more, to go to sea once more Dm F C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) But I'll give you a chance and I'll take your advance and I'll send you to sea once more F Dm C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) He shipped me on board of a whaling ship bound for the arctic seas
Where the Amcold winds Cblow through the Dmfrost and Fsnow and DmJamaica Crum would Ffreeze But Dmworse to Cbear, I'd no Dmhard weather Fgear for I'd Dmspent all me Cmoney on Fshore Dm F C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) 'twas then that I wished that I was dead and could go to sea no more
F Am C Dm C Dm (C - Dm) No more, boys, no more, to go to sea no more Dm F C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) 'twas then that I wished that I was dead and could go to sea no more F Dm C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) So come all you bold seafaring men, who listen to me song
AmWhen you Ccome off Dmthem long Ftrips, I'll Dmhave you Cnot go Fwrong Take Dmmy advCice, drink Dmno strong Fdrink, don't go Dmsleeping Cwith them Fwhores Dm F C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) Get married instead and spend all night in bed and go to sea no more
F Am C Dm C Dm (C - Dm) No more, boys, no more, to go to sea no more Dm F C Am Dm C Dm (C - Dm) Get married instead and spend all night in bed and go to sea no more