The Shoals Of Herring chords by Ewan Maccoll
Guitar chords with lyrics
Intro: G C G With our nets and gear we're faring G D G On the wild and wasteful ocean G C G Its there that we hunt and we earn our bread G C D G As we hunted for the shoals of herring Verse 1:
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G C G O it was a fine and a pleasant day G D Out of Yarmouth harbor I was faring D G C G As a cabinboy on a sailing lugger G C D G For to go and hunt the shoals of herring Verse 2: G C G O the work was hard and the hours long G D And the treatment, sure it took some bearing D G C G There was little kindness and the kicks were many G C D G As we hunted for the shoals of herring Verse 3: G C G O we fished the Swarth and the Broken Bank G C D I was cook and I'd a quarter sharing D G C G And I used to sleep standing on my feet G C D G And I'd dream about the shoals of herring Verse 4: G C G O we left the homegrounds in the month of June G C D And to Canny Shiels we soon were bearing D G C G With a hundred cran of silver darlings G C D G That we'd taken from the shoals of herring Verse 5: G C G Now you're up on deck, you're a fisherman G D You can swear and show a manly bearing D G C G Take your turn on watch with the other fellows G C D G While you're searching for the shoals of herring Verse 6: G C G In the stormy seas and the living gales G C D Just to earn your daily bread you're daring D G C G From the Dover Straits to the Faroe Islands G C D G As you're following the shoals of herring Verse 7: G C G O I earned my keep and I paid my way G C D And I earned the gear that I was wearing D G C G Sailed a million miles, caught ten million fishes G C D G We were sailing after shoals of herring
The Shoals Of Herring chords