The Sailors Wife
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Db Fm The Sailor’s Wife, alone one night Cm In slumber as she bathes F# Bbm Ab Fm She dreams of ships her sailor’s lips C Against the ocean waves Bbm B Fm The sailor’s wife was pale and white Cm Beauty near divine Bbm Fm G ‘Oh how the sea has stolen thee’ C She drinks, she waits, she cries Db Ab Fm Db Gb Fm Db Gb Fm C F Bbm Fm Life is but a dream
Verse 2
Db Ab Fm The sailor knows that waves will grow Db Ab Fm When all is not content Bbm Fm The sky grows dark, a lightning spark C A message must be sent Db Ab Fm He shouts down to the sorry crew Db Fm ‘The sky’s no longer blue Bbm Fm A storm is come to claim someone F C So pray it is not you’ Db Ab Fm Db Gb Fm Db Gb Fm C F Bbm Fm Life is but a dream
Verse 3
Db Fm The sailor’s wife had bare a life Db Fm Before she slipped and fell Bbm Ab Her back was broke, and as she soaks Fm C She cannot cry for help Db Ab The sailor clings to ropes and things Db Ab He won’t survive for long Bbm Ab Then crashing down upon his crown Cm F C A final, parting song
Verse 4
NC Both of them sinking as death pulls the plug Dbm F Bbm One in the ocean and one in the tub Fm The water’s running Bbm Fm The storm is coming F# Fm F C The sailor is drowning, drowning Db Fm Db Ab Db Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Fm Bm Life is but a dream
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