Artist: | Al Stewart (English) |
User: | Steve Godfrey |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
Bm A D G
Oh you slipped away from the harbour side
D A G Em
In the morning bright and clear
Bm A D G
And your sails were filled with the rising wind
D F# G Em
And you laughed for all to hear
Bm A D
But you never glanced at the ragged dance
G Em F#m A
Of your lovers on the quai
Bm A D G
Don't call on them when the winds rise high
D A G Em
On the dark and the rolling sea.
Bm A D G
You set your course for the furthest shores
D A G Em
And you never once looked back
Bm D G
And the flag you flew was the pirate cross
D F# G Em
On a field of velvet black.
Bm A D
And those landsmen who you but lately knew
G Em F#m A
Were left stranded on the lea
Bm A D G
Don't call on them when the storm clouds rise
D A G Em
On the dark and the rolling sea.
Bm A D G
Oh I have no need of a chart or creed
D A G Em
You told your waiting crew
Bm A D G
For the winds of chance, they will bear us straight
D F# G Em
And you spoke as though you knew.
Bm A D
So you paid no mind to the warning signs
G Em F#m A
As you gave your words so free
Bm A D G
Don't change your tack when the timbers crack
D A G Em
On the dark and and the rolling sea.
Bm A D G
Now the thunder rails in the great mainsails
D A G Em
And the stars desert the skies
Bm A D G
And the rigging strains as the hands of rain
D F# G Em
Reach down to wash your eyes.
Bm A D
And your oarsman stands with his knife in hand
G Em F#m A
And his eyes spell mutiny
Bm A D G
Don't call my name when your ship goes down
D A G Bm A G Bm A G D C Bm
On the dark and the rolling sea.