Chords for Ewan MacColl & A.L. Lloyd - The Handsome Cabin Boy (sea song)
Tempo:
84.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[D] [E]
It's of a pretty female, as [Bm] you may [E] understand, Her mind being bent for ramblin' [D] unto [A] some [E] foreign land.
She dressed herself in sailor's clothes, [D] or so it [E] does appear, And she hired with a captain [D] to sail him [E] for a year.
The captain's wife, she being on [G] board, she [D] seemed in [B] great [E] joy, To think her husband had engaged [D] such a handsome [A] [E] cabin boy.
And now and then she'd slip him a [D] kiss, and she would have liked [E] a toy, But it was the captain found out the secret of [D] the handsome [E] cabin boy.
Her cheeks they were like roses, and [D] her hair all [E] in a curl, The sailors often smiled and said [A] he looked [D] just [E] like a girl.
But eatin' all the captain's [D] biscuit, their gullet [E] didn't destroy, And the wasted swell of pretty Nell, [D] the handsome [B] cabin boy.
[E]
It was in the bay of Biscay our [D] gallant [E] ship did plough, One night among the sailors was [D] a [A] fearful flurry [E] and row.
They tumbled from their hammocks for [D] the sleep [A] it did [E]
destroy, And they swore about the groanin' [G] of the [D] handsome cabin [E] boy.
Oh, Doctor, dear, oh, Doctor, the [D] [E] cabin boy did cry, Me time is come, I am undone, [D] and I shall surely [E]
die.
The Doctor come a-runnin' [D] and smilin' at [E] their fun, To think a sailor lad should have [D] a daughter or [E] a son.
The sailors [B] when they saw [E] the joke, [D] they all did stand [E] and stare, The child belonged to none of them, [D] they solemnly [E] did swear.
And the captain's wife, she says to him, [D] My dear, I wish [E] you joy, For it's either you or me has betrayed [D] the handsome cabin [E] boy.
So each man took his tot of rum, [D] And he drunk success [E] to trade.
And likewise to the cabin boy, Who [D] was [A] neither man [E] nor maid.
Here's hopin' the wars don't rise [D] again, Our [A] sailors to [E]
destroy, And here's hopin' for a jolly lot more [D] Like the handsome [E] cabin [B] boy.
[D] [E]
It's of a pretty female, as [Bm] you may [E] understand, Her mind being bent for ramblin' [D] unto [A] some [E] foreign land.
She dressed herself in sailor's clothes, [D] or so it [E] does appear, And she hired with a captain [D] to sail him [E] for a year.
The captain's wife, she being on [G] board, she [D] seemed in [B] great [E] joy, To think her husband had engaged [D] such a handsome [A] [E] cabin boy.
And now and then she'd slip him a [D] kiss, and she would have liked [E] a toy, But it was the captain found out the secret of [D] the handsome [E] cabin boy.
Her cheeks they were like roses, and [D] her hair all [E] in a curl, The sailors often smiled and said [A] he looked [D] just [E] like a girl.
But eatin' all the captain's [D] biscuit, their gullet [E] didn't destroy, And the wasted swell of pretty Nell, [D] the handsome [B] cabin boy.
[E]
It was in the bay of Biscay our [D] gallant [E] ship did plough, One night among the sailors was [D] a [A] fearful flurry [E] and row.
They tumbled from their hammocks for [D] the sleep [A] it did [E]
destroy, And they swore about the groanin' [G] of the [D] handsome cabin [E] boy.
Oh, Doctor, dear, oh, Doctor, the [D] [E] cabin boy did cry, Me time is come, I am undone, [D] and I shall surely [E]
die.
The Doctor come a-runnin' [D] and smilin' at [E] their fun, To think a sailor lad should have [D] a daughter or [E] a son.
The sailors [B] when they saw [E] the joke, [D] they all did stand [E] and stare, The child belonged to none of them, [D] they solemnly [E] did swear.
And the captain's wife, she says to him, [D] My dear, I wish [E] you joy, For it's either you or me has betrayed [D] the handsome cabin [E] boy.
So each man took his tot of rum, [D] And he drunk success [E] to trade.
And likewise to the cabin boy, Who [D] was [A] neither man [E] nor maid.
Here's hopin' the wars don't rise [D] again, Our [A] sailors to [E]
destroy, And here's hopin' for a jolly lot more [D] Like the handsome [E] cabin [B] boy.
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's of a pretty _ female, as [Bm] you may [E] _ understand, Her mind being bent for ramblin' [D] unto [A] some [E] foreign land.
She dressed herself in sailor's clothes, [D] or so it [E] does appear, And she hired with a captain [D] to sail him [E] for a year.
_ _ _ _ _
The captain's wife, she being on [G] board, she [D] seemed in [B] great [E] joy, To think her husband had engaged [D] such a handsome [A] [E] cabin boy.
And now and then she'd slip him a [D] kiss, and she would have liked [E] a toy, But it was the captain found out the secret of [D] the handsome [E] cabin boy. _ _ _ _
Her cheeks they were like roses, and [D] her hair all [E] in a curl, The sailors often smiled and said [A] he looked [D] just [E] like a girl.
But eatin' all the captain's [D] biscuit, their gullet [E] didn't destroy, And the wasted swell of pretty Nell, [D] the handsome [B] cabin boy.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
It was in the bay of Biscay our [D] gallant [E] ship did plough, One night among the sailors was [D] a [A] fearful flurry [E] and row.
They tumbled from their hammocks for [D] the sleep [A] it did [E]
destroy, And they swore about the groanin' [G] of the [D] handsome cabin [E] boy.
Oh, _ _ _ _ Doctor, dear, oh, Doctor, the [D] [E] cabin boy did cry, Me time is come, I am undone, [D] and I shall surely [E] _
die.
The Doctor come a-runnin' [D] and smilin' at [E] their fun, To think a sailor lad should have [D] a daughter or [E] a son.
_ The _ _ sailors [B] when they saw [E] the joke, [D] they all did stand [E] and stare, The child belonged to none of them, [D] they solemnly [E] did swear.
And the captain's wife, she says to him, [D] My dear, I wish [E] you joy, For it's either you or me has betrayed [D] the handsome cabin [E] boy. _ _
_ So each man took his tot of rum, [D] And he drunk success [E] to trade.
And likewise to the cabin boy, Who [D] was [A] neither man [E] nor maid.
Here's hopin' the wars don't rise [D] again, Our [A] sailors to [E]
destroy, And here's hopin' for a jolly lot more [D] Like the handsome [E] cabin [B] boy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's of a pretty _ female, as [Bm] you may [E] _ understand, Her mind being bent for ramblin' [D] unto [A] some [E] foreign land.
She dressed herself in sailor's clothes, [D] or so it [E] does appear, And she hired with a captain [D] to sail him [E] for a year.
_ _ _ _ _
The captain's wife, she being on [G] board, she [D] seemed in [B] great [E] joy, To think her husband had engaged [D] such a handsome [A] [E] cabin boy.
And now and then she'd slip him a [D] kiss, and she would have liked [E] a toy, But it was the captain found out the secret of [D] the handsome [E] cabin boy. _ _ _ _
Her cheeks they were like roses, and [D] her hair all [E] in a curl, The sailors often smiled and said [A] he looked [D] just [E] like a girl.
But eatin' all the captain's [D] biscuit, their gullet [E] didn't destroy, And the wasted swell of pretty Nell, [D] the handsome [B] cabin boy.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
It was in the bay of Biscay our [D] gallant [E] ship did plough, One night among the sailors was [D] a [A] fearful flurry [E] and row.
They tumbled from their hammocks for [D] the sleep [A] it did [E]
destroy, And they swore about the groanin' [G] of the [D] handsome cabin [E] boy.
Oh, _ _ _ _ Doctor, dear, oh, Doctor, the [D] [E] cabin boy did cry, Me time is come, I am undone, [D] and I shall surely [E] _
die.
The Doctor come a-runnin' [D] and smilin' at [E] their fun, To think a sailor lad should have [D] a daughter or [E] a son.
_ The _ _ sailors [B] when they saw [E] the joke, [D] they all did stand [E] and stare, The child belonged to none of them, [D] they solemnly [E] did swear.
And the captain's wife, she says to him, [D] My dear, I wish [E] you joy, For it's either you or me has betrayed [D] the handsome cabin [E] boy. _ _
_ So each man took his tot of rum, [D] And he drunk success [E] to trade.
And likewise to the cabin boy, Who [D] was [A] neither man [E] nor maid.
Here's hopin' the wars don't rise [D] again, Our [A] sailors to [E]
destroy, And here's hopin' for a jolly lot more [D] Like the handsome [E] cabin [B] boy. _ _ _ _ _
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