Sea Shanty Chords by The Pogues
- Key: C
- BPM: 125
- Capo: no capo
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SEA SHANTY CHORDS
[Start] [Chorus] C Dear dirty London in the pouring rain F I wish to God I was back on the sea again C Though that belongs to the world of never will be F There was never a wilder bastard than me on the sea [Verse] C7 I could fuck all the whores in damnation me boys C7 They wriggled and hollered and made a great noise C7 I'd drink 'til I stank and then drink plenty more C7 And I won't go down to the sea any more C7 But if I had ten pounds then I'd raise a loud cheer C7 And I'd toast all me neighbours both distant and dear C7 And I'd shoot back great bellycrippling buckets of beer C7 And a pox and a curse on the people 'round here C7 Wouldn't give you me the price of a half pint of beer C F Wouldn't give you me the price of a cup of good cheer C7 C A pox and a curse on the people round here yaayaa [Inst] G F C G F C G7 G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F G7 C7 G7 C Am G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] C A man's ambition must indeed be small F To write his name upon a shithouse wall C But before I die I'll add my regal scrawl F To show the world I'm left with sweet fuck all C7 F C7 And when all of us bold shithouse poets do die C7 A monument grand they will raise to the sky C7 A monument made just to mark our great wit C7 A monument of solid shit now me boys C7 I met with Bill James we fought over crusts F C7 I called him a whore and he booted me crotch C7 Then we shared out the jack and we thought it a treat C7 The compliments pass when the quality meet C7 The compliments pass when the quality meet C7 The compliments pass when the quality meet G7 The compliments pass when the quality meet yahaw [Solo] F C F C G7 C7 G7 C7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G7 C7 Am C G F C F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] C G7 F G7 C7 C G7 F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C G7 C7 ■ ■ ■ [End]