Sea Shanty Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Dear Cdirty London in the pouring rain

I Cwish to God I was back on the sea aFgain

Though Cthat belongs to the world of never will be

there was Cnever a wilder bastard than me on the Fsea

I could Cfuck all the whores in damFnation me boys

Though they Cwriggled and hollered and Fmade a great noise

Then I'd Cdrink 'til I stank and then Fdrink plenty more

And I Cwon't go down to the Fsea any more

But if I Chad ten pounds then I'd Fraise a loud cheer

And I'd Ctoast all me neighbours both Fdistant and dear

And I'd Cshoot back great belly-cripplingF buckets of beer

And a Cpox and a curse on the Fpeople round here

Wouldn't Cgive you the price of a Fhalf pint of beer

Wouldn't Cgive you the price of a Fcup of good cheer

A Cpox and a curse on the Fpeople round here

Inst ||:C G|F G|C G|F G C:||

Am G Am G Am G Am G C

A man's ambition must indeed be small to write his name upon a shithouse wall

But before I die I'll add my regal scrawl to show the world I'm left with sweet fuck all

And when all of us bold shithouse poets do die

A monument grand they will raise to the sky

A monument made just to mark our great wit

A monument of solid shit now me boys

I met with Bill James we fought over crusts

He called me a whore and I booted his crutch

Then we shared out the jack and we thought it a treat

The compliments pass when the quality meet

The compliments pass when the quality meet

The compliments pass when the quality meet

The compliments pass when the quality meet

Outro ||:C G|F G|C G|F G C:||

Am G Am G Am G Am G C

C G F G C G F G C