Chords for Mermaid-Makem & Clancy and Schooner Fare
Tempo:
123.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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From Irish Fest, Tommy Maycomb and Liam Clancy accompanied [G] by Maine's Spooner Fair.
It was Friday morn when we set sail and we were [D] not far [G] from
Our captain despite [C] a merriment [G] so [C] fair
With a [Am] comb and a [G] glass in her hand
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
[G] And we forsake [C] earth and [G] skim and ash
[C] While the land [D] covered with [G]
[C] [D] [G]
snow
The [C]
[G] Morgan and [C] the [Am] pine and the pine [G] was here
Making him air made as war came on
[C] We shall sink [D] to the bottom [G] of the sea
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
[G] And we [C] forsake earth and skim [G] and ash
[C] While the land [D] covered with snow
[G] Below, below, below, [C] and the land [D] covered [G]
with snow
There the smoking cabin [C] boy of [G] our gallant
And [C] brave [D] young lad [G] was he
He said I have a sweetheart [C] that [G] lives up by the sea
[C] When the night [D] came we [G] went for a pee
And the ocean waves grew low
And he [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[G] had a ship [Am] and my smoking man [G]
was [Am] he
[G] I have [C] a wife in [G] Brookline by the sea
[Am] And tonight the winner [G] she will be
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began to [D] roll
[G] And we forsake [C] earth and skim [G] and ash
While [C] the [D] [G]
[C] [Am] [G]
land covered with snow
[C]
I've [G] a gallant ship [C] and a bloody [G] oak
But dear love be hard
I'd care much [C] more for my pie [G] [C] do
[Am] More than the bottom [G] of the sea
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
[G] And we forsake [C] earth [G] [C] [Am] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] and skim and ash
Three times round [G] from sea
Three times round from our gallant ship
[C] And she sank [D] to the bottom [G] of the sea
And [C] the ocean [G] waves grew low
And the storm began to [D] roll
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[Am] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [Am] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[E] [F]
It was Friday morn when we set sail and we were [D] not far [G] from
Our captain despite [C] a merriment [G] so [C] fair
With a [Am] comb and a [G] glass in her hand
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
[G] And we forsake [C] earth and [G] skim and ash
[C] While the land [D] covered with [G]
[C] [D] [G]
snow
The [C]
[G] Morgan and [C] the [Am] pine and the pine [G] was here
Making him air made as war came on
[C] We shall sink [D] to the bottom [G] of the sea
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
[G] And we [C] forsake earth and skim [G] and ash
[C] While the land [D] covered with snow
[G] Below, below, below, [C] and the land [D] covered [G]
with snow
There the smoking cabin [C] boy of [G] our gallant
And [C] brave [D] young lad [G] was he
He said I have a sweetheart [C] that [G] lives up by the sea
[C] When the night [D] came we [G] went for a pee
And the ocean waves grew low
And he [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[G] had a ship [Am] and my smoking man [G]
was [Am] he
[G] I have [C] a wife in [G] Brookline by the sea
[Am] And tonight the winner [G] she will be
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began to [D] roll
[G] And we forsake [C] earth and skim [G] and ash
While [C] the [D] [G]
[C] [Am] [G]
land covered with snow
[C]
I've [G] a gallant ship [C] and a bloody [G] oak
But dear love be hard
I'd care much [C] more for my pie [G] [C] do
[Am] More than the bottom [G] of the sea
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
[G] And we forsake [C] earth [G] [C] [Am] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] and skim and ash
Three times round [G] from sea
Three times round from our gallant ship
[C] And she sank [D] to the bottom [G] of the sea
And [C] the ocean [G] waves grew low
And the storm began to [D] roll
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[Am] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [Am] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[E] [F]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
E
G
C
D
_ _ _ From Irish Fest, Tommy Maycomb and Liam Clancy accompanied [G] by Maine's Spooner Fair. _ _
_ It was Friday _ morn when we set sail and we were [D] not far [G] from _
_ Our captain despite [C] a merriment [G] so [C] fair
With a [Am] comb and a [G] glass in her hand
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
[G] And we forsake [C] earth and [G] skim and ash
[C] While the land [D] covered with [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ snow
The _ [C] _
[G] Morgan and [C] the [Am] pine and the pine [G] was _ here
Making him air made as war came on
[C] We shall sink [D] to the bottom [G] of the sea
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
_ [G] And we [C] forsake earth and skim [G] and ash
[C] While the land [D] covered with snow
[G] Below, below, below, [C] and the land [D] covered _ [G] _
_ _ with snow
There the smoking cabin [C] boy of [G] our gallant
And [C] brave [D] young lad [G] was he
_ He said I have a sweetheart [C] that [G] lives up by the sea
[C] When the night [D] came we [G] went for a pee
And the ocean waves grew low
And he _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] had a ship [Am] and my smoking man [G]
was [Am] he
_ [G] I have [C] a wife in [G] Brookline by the sea
[Am] And tonight the winner [G] she will be
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began to [D] _ roll
[G] And we forsake [C] earth and skim [G] and ash
While [C] the [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ land covered with snow
_ [C]
I've [G] a gallant ship [C] and a bloody [G] oak
But dear love be hard
I'd care much [C] more for my pie _ [G] _ [C] do
[Am] More than the bottom [G] of the sea
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
_ [G] _ _ _ And we forsake [C] earth _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] and skim and ash
Three times round [G] from sea
_ Three times round from our gallant ship
[C] And she sank [D] to the bottom [G] of the sea
And [C] the ocean [G] waves grew low
And the storm began to [D] roll
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ It was Friday _ morn when we set sail and we were [D] not far [G] from _
_ Our captain despite [C] a merriment [G] so [C] fair
With a [Am] comb and a [G] glass in her hand
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
[G] And we forsake [C] earth and [G] skim and ash
[C] While the land [D] covered with [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ snow
The _ [C] _
[G] Morgan and [C] the [Am] pine and the pine [G] was _ here
Making him air made as war came on
[C] We shall sink [D] to the bottom [G] of the sea
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
_ [G] And we [C] forsake earth and skim [G] and ash
[C] While the land [D] covered with snow
[G] Below, below, below, [C] and the land [D] covered _ [G] _
_ _ with snow
There the smoking cabin [C] boy of [G] our gallant
And [C] brave [D] young lad [G] was he
_ He said I have a sweetheart [C] that [G] lives up by the sea
[C] When the night [D] came we [G] went for a pee
And the ocean waves grew low
And he _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] had a ship [Am] and my smoking man [G]
was [Am] he
_ [G] I have [C] a wife in [G] Brookline by the sea
[Am] And tonight the winner [G] she will be
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began to [D] _ roll
[G] And we forsake [C] earth and skim [G] and ash
While [C] the [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ land covered with snow
_ [C]
I've [G] a gallant ship [C] and a bloody [G] oak
But dear love be hard
I'd care much [C] more for my pie _ [G] _ [C] do
[Am] More than the bottom [G] of the sea
And the ocean waves grew low
And the storm began [D] to roll
_ [G] _ _ _ And we forsake [C] earth _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] and skim and ash
Three times round [G] from sea
_ Three times round from our gallant ship
[C] And she sank [D] to the bottom [G] of the sea
And [C] the ocean [G] waves grew low
And the storm began to [D] roll
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _