Chords for Polly on the Shore - The Longest Johns
Tempo:
130.95 bpm
Chords used:
B
Em
E
Abm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] She's your Polly, she's your Polly, she's your Polly, [B] she's your Polly on the shore
She was used, she was abused, she never knew she was a victim
[N] Her drunken father's pleasure before she was half-grown
Her ma ignoring she endured until one night in anger
[F] She broke the bottle on his head and launched out on [E] her own
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking [Em] for another sailor gullible as you
[B] She headed down a sailor town, began her education
[N] And Polly knew the only way to win was fighting back
She learned the ropes and fleeced the dopes and dreamed above a station
And she kept half [Gb] of everything she ever stole from [E] Jack
[N] So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible as you
[Em] When [B] the crimps said her ma was dead she wished she could have cried
[N] As rumours of a drunken murder spread to sailor town
Her pa went free with drunken glee so Polly had him shanghaied
He woke up on a hell ship, Yokohama bound
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother [Abm] or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible [Em] as you
[B] Now Polly dines on finest wines, she is quite the lady
[Em]
[Abm] And she owns half of everything in dirty sailor town
And Polly hires and Polly fires and Polly says, well maybe
Oh, but maybe Polly can't forget enough to settle down
So you can think that she's your Polly [N] on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible as you
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor,
Coaster, fisherman or whaler
Looking for another sailor gullible as [Bm] you.
[Eb]
She was used, she was abused, she never knew she was a victim
[N] Her drunken father's pleasure before she was half-grown
Her ma ignoring she endured until one night in anger
[F] She broke the bottle on his head and launched out on [E] her own
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking [Em] for another sailor gullible as you
[B] She headed down a sailor town, began her education
[N] And Polly knew the only way to win was fighting back
She learned the ropes and fleeced the dopes and dreamed above a station
And she kept half [Gb] of everything she ever stole from [E] Jack
[N] So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible as you
[Em] When [B] the crimps said her ma was dead she wished she could have cried
[N] As rumours of a drunken murder spread to sailor town
Her pa went free with drunken glee so Polly had him shanghaied
He woke up on a hell ship, Yokohama bound
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother [Abm] or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible [Em] as you
[B] Now Polly dines on finest wines, she is quite the lady
[Em]
[Abm] And she owns half of everything in dirty sailor town
And Polly hires and Polly fires and Polly says, well maybe
Oh, but maybe Polly can't forget enough to settle down
So you can think that she's your Polly [N] on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible as you
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor,
Coaster, fisherman or whaler
Looking for another sailor gullible as [Bm] you.
[Eb]
Key:
B
Em
E
Abm
G
B
Em
E
[G] _ _ _ She's your Polly, _ she's your Polly, _ she's your Polly, [B] she's your Polly on the shore
She was used, she was abused, she never knew she was a victim
[N] Her drunken father's pleasure before she was half-grown
Her ma ignoring she endured until one night in anger
[F] She broke the bottle on his head and launched out on [E] her own
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking [Em] for another sailor gullible as you
[B] She headed down a sailor town, began her education
[N] And Polly knew the only way to win was fighting back
She learned the ropes and fleeced the dopes and dreamed above a station
And she kept half [Gb] of everything she ever stole from [E] Jack
[N] So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible as you
[Em] When [B] the crimps said her ma was dead she wished she could have cried
[N] As rumours of a drunken murder spread to sailor town
Her pa went free with drunken glee so Polly had him shanghaied
He woke up on a hell ship, Yokohama bound
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother [Abm] or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible [Em] as you _
[B] Now Polly dines on finest wines, she is quite the lady
[Em]
[Abm] And she owns half of everything in dirty sailor town
And Polly hires and Polly fires and Polly says, well maybe
Oh, but maybe Polly can't forget enough to settle _ down
So you can think that she's your Polly [N] on the shore _
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible as you
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor,
Coaster, fisherman or whaler
Looking for another sailor gullible as [Bm] you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She was used, she was abused, she never knew she was a victim
[N] Her drunken father's pleasure before she was half-grown
Her ma ignoring she endured until one night in anger
[F] She broke the bottle on his head and launched out on [E] her own
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking [Em] for another sailor gullible as you
[B] She headed down a sailor town, began her education
[N] And Polly knew the only way to win was fighting back
She learned the ropes and fleeced the dopes and dreamed above a station
And she kept half [Gb] of everything she ever stole from [E] Jack
[N] So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible as you
[Em] When [B] the crimps said her ma was dead she wished she could have cried
[N] As rumours of a drunken murder spread to sailor town
Her pa went free with drunken glee so Polly had him shanghaied
He woke up on a hell ship, Yokohama bound
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother [Abm] or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible [Em] as you _
[B] Now Polly dines on finest wines, she is quite the lady
[Em]
[Abm] And she owns half of everything in dirty sailor town
And Polly hires and Polly fires and Polly says, well maybe
Oh, but maybe Polly can't forget enough to settle _ down
So you can think that she's your Polly [N] on the shore _
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor gullible as you
So you can think that she's your Polly on the shore
She'll be your mother or your sister or your whore
She'll be waving till you're safely out of view
Then she's looking for another sailor,
Coaster, fisherman or whaler
Looking for another sailor gullible as [Bm] you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _