Sheringham Shantymen - Outside Track Chords
Tempo:
118.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
C#m
A
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
2,000 feet.
There [C]
[E] [B] [E]
were [B] ten of us there [E] on that moonlit peak,
[A] and one before [B] we'd land.
[E] How [C#m] strange a man to his place that'd be,
[E] how one could be [B] his man.
[C#m] Took me long, [B] old man, [E] for a [C#m] glass, say, swing.
[E] Took me long, for we'd [B] grasp your hand.
[E] Then we [C#m] dragged him ashore for a final drink,
till the [B] whole wide world [E] seemed round.
For they marry and go as the [F#m] world [E] rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
[E] But their spirit [A] shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
as [B] long as the years [E] go by.
The [B]
[E] poor [B] light's [E] gold in the morning [A] mist
that rolled from the [B] water so green.
[E] And over [C#m] the railing we grasped his fist
[E] as the dark tide came [B] between.
[A] We [B] cheered the captain, we [C#m] cheered the crew,
[E] and our own mates, [B] Tyne, Talamide.
[E] We cheered [A] the land he [E] was [C#m] going to
and [E] the [B] land he left [E] behind.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their spirit shall live on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as [B] long as the [E] years go by.
[B] [E]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E]
[C#m] [E] [C#m] [E]
[B] [A]
[B] [E] [C#m] [E]
[B] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[B] [E] For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their [A] spirit shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as long [B] as the years [E] go by.
[B] [E] We [B] roared like Tyne [E] as the lands caroled,
[A] but we hard seemed out [B] of joy.
[E] I [A] well remember [E] the hush that fell
as the steamer cleared [B] the point.
[A] We tripped [B] and holled through the foul [C#m] grey path.
[E] We were ten times less [B] by one.
[E] We sailed [A] out [E] under the [C#m] morning star
[E] and [B] into the [E] rising sun.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
But their spirit [C#m] shall [E] live on the outside track,
as [B] long as the [E] years go by.
[B] [E] And [B] one by [E] one and two by two,
[A] they sailed from the [B] quay since then.
[E] I [A] said goodbye to the [C#m] last I knew,
[E] the last of the [B] careless men.
[A] And I [B] can't but think [E] that the times [C#m] we had
[E] were the best times [B] after all.
[E] As I [A] turn aside, raise [G#m] my glass
[E] and drink [B] to this [E] bar of woe.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
[E] But their spirit [A] shall [G#m] live on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as long [B] as the years [E] go by.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their [A] spirit shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as [B] long as the years [E] go [G#] by.
[B] [E] [B] [N]
There [C]
[E] [B] [E]
were [B] ten of us there [E] on that moonlit peak,
[A] and one before [B] we'd land.
[E] How [C#m] strange a man to his place that'd be,
[E] how one could be [B] his man.
[C#m] Took me long, [B] old man, [E] for a [C#m] glass, say, swing.
[E] Took me long, for we'd [B] grasp your hand.
[E] Then we [C#m] dragged him ashore for a final drink,
till the [B] whole wide world [E] seemed round.
For they marry and go as the [F#m] world [E] rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
[E] But their spirit [A] shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
as [B] long as the years [E] go by.
The [B]
[E] poor [B] light's [E] gold in the morning [A] mist
that rolled from the [B] water so green.
[E] And over [C#m] the railing we grasped his fist
[E] as the dark tide came [B] between.
[A] We [B] cheered the captain, we [C#m] cheered the crew,
[E] and our own mates, [B] Tyne, Talamide.
[E] We cheered [A] the land he [E] was [C#m] going to
and [E] the [B] land he left [E] behind.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their spirit shall live on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as [B] long as the [E] years go by.
[B] [E]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E]
[C#m] [E] [C#m] [E]
[B] [A]
[B] [E] [C#m] [E]
[B] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[B] [E] For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their [A] spirit shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as long [B] as the years [E] go by.
[B] [E] We [B] roared like Tyne [E] as the lands caroled,
[A] but we hard seemed out [B] of joy.
[E] I [A] well remember [E] the hush that fell
as the steamer cleared [B] the point.
[A] We tripped [B] and holled through the foul [C#m] grey path.
[E] We were ten times less [B] by one.
[E] We sailed [A] out [E] under the [C#m] morning star
[E] and [B] into the [E] rising sun.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
But their spirit [C#m] shall [E] live on the outside track,
as [B] long as the [E] years go by.
[B] [E] And [B] one by [E] one and two by two,
[A] they sailed from the [B] quay since then.
[E] I [A] said goodbye to the [C#m] last I knew,
[E] the last of the [B] careless men.
[A] And I [B] can't but think [E] that the times [C#m] we had
[E] were the best times [B] after all.
[E] As I [A] turn aside, raise [G#m] my glass
[E] and drink [B] to this [E] bar of woe.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
[E] But their spirit [A] shall [G#m] live on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as long [B] as the years [E] go by.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their [A] spirit shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as [B] long as the years [E] go [G#] by.
[B] [E] [B] [N]
Key:
E
B
C#m
A
G#m
E
B
C#m
2,000 feet.
There _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
were [B] ten of us there [E] on that moonlit peak,
[A] and one before [B] we'd land.
[E] How [C#m] strange a man to his place that'd be,
[E] how one could be [B] his man.
[C#m] Took me long, [B] old man, [E] for a [C#m] glass, say, swing.
[E] Took me long, for we'd [B] grasp your hand.
[E] Then we [C#m] dragged him ashore for a final drink,
till the [B] whole wide world [E] seemed round.
_ For they marry and go as the [F#m] world [E] rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
[E] But their spirit [A] shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
as [B] long as the years [E] go by.
The _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ poor [B] light's [E] gold in the morning [A] mist
that rolled from the [B] water so green.
_ [E] And over [C#m] the railing we grasped his fist
[E] as the dark tide came [B] between.
_ [A] We [B] cheered the captain, we [C#m] cheered the crew,
[E] and our own mates, [B] Tyne, Talamide.
[E] We cheered [A] the land he [E] was [C#m] going to
and [E] the [B] land he left [E] behind.
_ For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their spirit shall live on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as [B] long as the [E] years go by. _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their [A] spirit shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as long [B] as the years [E] go by. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ We [B] roared like Tyne [E] as the lands caroled,
[A] but we hard seemed out [B] of joy.
_ [E] I [A] well remember [E] the hush that fell
as the steamer cleared [B] the point.
_ [A] We tripped [B] and holled through the foul [C#m] grey path.
[E] We were ten times less [B] by one.
_ [E] We sailed [A] out [E] under the [C#m] morning star
[E] and [B] into the [E] rising sun.
_ For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
But their spirit [C#m] shall [E] live on the outside track,
as [B] long as the [E] years go by. _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ And [B] one by [E] one and two by two,
[A] they sailed from the [B] quay since then.
_ _ [E] I [A] said goodbye to the [C#m] last I knew,
[E] the last of the [B] careless men.
_ [A] And I [B] can't but think [E] that the times [C#m] we had
[E] were the best times [B] after all.
[E] As I [A] turn aside, raise [G#m] my glass
[E] and drink [B] to this [E] bar of woe.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
[E] But their spirit [A] shall [G#m] live on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as long [B] as the years [E] go by.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their [A] spirit shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as _ [B] long as the _ years [E] go [G#] by.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
There _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
were [B] ten of us there [E] on that moonlit peak,
[A] and one before [B] we'd land.
[E] How [C#m] strange a man to his place that'd be,
[E] how one could be [B] his man.
[C#m] Took me long, [B] old man, [E] for a [C#m] glass, say, swing.
[E] Took me long, for we'd [B] grasp your hand.
[E] Then we [C#m] dragged him ashore for a final drink,
till the [B] whole wide world [E] seemed round.
_ For they marry and go as the [F#m] world [E] rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
[E] But their spirit [A] shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
as [B] long as the years [E] go by.
The _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ poor [B] light's [E] gold in the morning [A] mist
that rolled from the [B] water so green.
_ [E] And over [C#m] the railing we grasped his fist
[E] as the dark tide came [B] between.
_ [A] We [B] cheered the captain, we [C#m] cheered the crew,
[E] and our own mates, [B] Tyne, Talamide.
[E] We cheered [A] the land he [E] was [C#m] going to
and [E] the [B] land he left [E] behind.
_ For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their spirit shall live on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as [B] long as the [E] years go by. _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their [A] spirit shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as long [B] as the years [E] go by. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ We [B] roared like Tyne [E] as the lands caroled,
[A] but we hard seemed out [B] of joy.
_ [E] I [A] well remember [E] the hush that fell
as the steamer cleared [B] the point.
_ [A] We tripped [B] and holled through the foul [C#m] grey path.
[E] We were ten times less [B] by one.
_ [E] We sailed [A] out [E] under the [C#m] morning star
[E] and [B] into the [E] rising sun.
_ For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
But their spirit [C#m] shall [E] live on the outside track,
as [B] long as the [E] years go by. _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ And [B] one by [E] one and two by two,
[A] they sailed from the [B] quay since then.
_ _ [E] I [A] said goodbye to the [C#m] last I knew,
[E] the last of the [B] careless men.
_ [A] And I [B] can't but think [E] that the times [C#m] we had
[E] were the best times [B] after all.
[E] As I [A] turn aside, raise [G#m] my glass
[E] and drink [B] to this [E] bar of woe.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and [B] vanish and die.
[E] But their spirit [A] shall [G#m] live on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as long [B] as the years [E] go by.
For they marry and go as the world rolls back.
They marry and vanish [B] and die.
[E] But their [A] spirit shall live [E] on the [C#m] outside track,
[E] as _ [B] long as the _ years [E] go [G#] by.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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