The Golden Vanity Chords by Burl Ives
Tempo:
115.55 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Bbm
Gb
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Db]
There was a ship that sailed it [Ab] all on the [Bbm] lowland sea
[Ebm] And the name of our ship [Ab] was the Golden Vanity
[Db] And we feared she would be taken by [Ab] the [Bbm] Spanish enemy
[Gb] As she [Ab] sailed in the lowland, [Db] [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] As she sailed [Ab] in the [Db] lowland sea
Then up stepped our cabin boy [Ab] and boldly [Bbm] out spoke he
And [Ebm] he said to our captain, [Ab] what would you give to me
[Db] If I would swim alongside [Ab] of the Spanish [Bbm] enemy
[Gb] And sink [Ab] her in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] And sink [Db] her in the lowland sea
Oh I would give you silver [Ab] and I [Bbm] would give you gold
And [Ebm] my own fairest [Ab] daughter your bonny bride shall be
[Db] If you will swim alongside [Ab] of the Spanish [Bbm] enemy
[Gb] And [Ab] sink her in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] And [Ab] sink her in the [Db] lowland sea
Then the boy he made him ready [Ab] and overboard [Bbm]
sprang he
[Ebm] And he swam alongside [Ab] of the Spanish enemy
[Db] And with his brace and auger [Ab] in her sides he [Bbm] bored holes three
[Ebm] He [Ab] sunk her in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] Yes he sunk [Abm] her in the [Db] lowland sea
Then quickly he swam back [Ab] to the cheering [Bbm] of the crew
[Ebm] But the captain would not heed him [Ab] for his promise he did rue
[Db] And he scorned his poor entreaties [Ab] when loudly he [Bbm] did sue
And [Gb] he [Ab] left him in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] He [Ab] left him in the [Db] lowland sea
Then quickly he swam around [Ab] to [Bbm] the porch side
[Ebm] And up unto his mess mates [Ab] full bitterly he cried
[Db] Oh mess mates draw me up [Ab] for I'm drifting with [Bbm] the tide
[Gb] And I'm [Ab] sinking in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] I'm sinking [Ebm] in [Ab] the [Db] lowland sea
Then his mess mates drew him up [Ab] but on the deck he [Bbm] died
And [Ebm] they stitched him in his hammock [Ab] which was so fair and wide
And [Db] they lured him overboard and [Ab] he drifted [Bbm] with the tide
[Gb] And he sank [Ab] in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
He [Gb] [Ab] sank in the [Db] lowland sea
There was a ship that sailed it [Ab] all on the [Bbm] lowland sea
[Ebm] And the name of our ship [Ab] was the Golden Vanity
[Db] And we feared she would be taken by [Ab] the [Bbm] Spanish enemy
[Gb] As she [Ab] sailed in the lowland, [Db] [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] As she sailed [Ab] in the [Db] lowland sea
Then up stepped our cabin boy [Ab] and boldly [Bbm] out spoke he
And [Ebm] he said to our captain, [Ab] what would you give to me
[Db] If I would swim alongside [Ab] of the Spanish [Bbm] enemy
[Gb] And sink [Ab] her in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] And sink [Db] her in the lowland sea
Oh I would give you silver [Ab] and I [Bbm] would give you gold
And [Ebm] my own fairest [Ab] daughter your bonny bride shall be
[Db] If you will swim alongside [Ab] of the Spanish [Bbm] enemy
[Gb] And [Ab] sink her in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] And [Ab] sink her in the [Db] lowland sea
Then the boy he made him ready [Ab] and overboard [Bbm]
sprang he
[Ebm] And he swam alongside [Ab] of the Spanish enemy
[Db] And with his brace and auger [Ab] in her sides he [Bbm] bored holes three
[Ebm] He [Ab] sunk her in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] Yes he sunk [Abm] her in the [Db] lowland sea
Then quickly he swam back [Ab] to the cheering [Bbm] of the crew
[Ebm] But the captain would not heed him [Ab] for his promise he did rue
[Db] And he scorned his poor entreaties [Ab] when loudly he [Bbm] did sue
And [Gb] he [Ab] left him in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] He [Ab] left him in the [Db] lowland sea
Then quickly he swam around [Ab] to [Bbm] the porch side
[Ebm] And up unto his mess mates [Ab] full bitterly he cried
[Db] Oh mess mates draw me up [Ab] for I'm drifting with [Bbm] the tide
[Gb] And I'm [Ab] sinking in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] I'm sinking [Ebm] in [Ab] the [Db] lowland sea
Then his mess mates drew him up [Ab] but on the deck he [Bbm] died
And [Ebm] they stitched him in his hammock [Ab] which was so fair and wide
And [Db] they lured him overboard and [Ab] he drifted [Bbm] with the tide
[Gb] And he sank [Ab] in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
He [Gb] [Ab] sank in the [Db] lowland sea
Key:
Ab
Db
Bbm
Gb
Ebm
Ab
Db
Bbm
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There was a ship that sailed it [Ab] all on the [Bbm] lowland sea
[Ebm] And the name of our ship [Ab] was the Golden Vanity
[Db] And we feared she would be taken by [Ab] the [Bbm] Spanish enemy
[Gb] As she [Ab] sailed in the lowland, [Db] _ [Bbm] lowland low
_ [Gb] As she _ sailed [Ab] in the [Db] lowland sea
_ Then up stepped our cabin boy [Ab] and boldly [Bbm] out spoke he
And [Ebm] he said to our captain, [Ab] what would you give to me
[Db] If I would swim alongside [Ab] of the Spanish [Bbm] enemy
[Gb] And sink [Ab] her in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low _
[Gb] And sink [Db] her in the lowland sea _
Oh I would give you silver [Ab] and I [Bbm] would give you gold
And [Ebm] my own fairest [Ab] daughter your bonny bride shall be
[Db] If you will swim alongside [Ab] of the Spanish [Bbm] enemy
[Gb] And [Ab] sink her in the [Db] lowland, _ [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] And [Ab] sink her in the [Db] lowland sea
_ _ Then the boy he made him ready [Ab] and overboard [Bbm]
sprang he
[Ebm] And he swam alongside [Ab] of the Spanish enemy
[Db] And with his brace and auger [Ab] in her sides he [Bbm] bored holes three
[Ebm] He [Ab] sunk her in the [Db] lowland, _ [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] Yes he sunk [Abm] her in the [Db] lowland sea
_ Then quickly he swam back [Ab] to the cheering [Bbm] of the crew
[Ebm] But the captain would not heed him [Ab] for his promise he did rue
[Db] And he scorned his poor entreaties [Ab] when loudly he [Bbm] did sue
And [Gb] he [Ab] left him in the [Db] lowland, _ [Bbm] lowland low
_ [Gb] He [Ab] left him in the [Db] lowland sea
_ Then quickly he swam around [Ab] to [Bbm] the porch side
[Ebm] And up unto his mess mates [Ab] full bitterly he cried
[Db] Oh mess mates draw me up [Ab] for I'm drifting with [Bbm] the tide
[Gb] And I'm [Ab] sinking in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
_ [Gb] I'm sinking [Ebm] in [Ab] the [Db] lowland sea
_ Then his mess mates drew him up [Ab] but on the deck he [Bbm] died
_ And [Ebm] they stitched him in his hammock [Ab] which was so fair and wide
And [Db] they lured him overboard and [Ab] he drifted [Bbm] with the tide
_ [Gb] And he sank [Ab] in the [Db] lowland, _ [Bbm] lowland low _
_ _ He [Gb] [Ab] sank in the [Db] lowland sea _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There was a ship that sailed it [Ab] all on the [Bbm] lowland sea
[Ebm] And the name of our ship [Ab] was the Golden Vanity
[Db] And we feared she would be taken by [Ab] the [Bbm] Spanish enemy
[Gb] As she [Ab] sailed in the lowland, [Db] _ [Bbm] lowland low
_ [Gb] As she _ sailed [Ab] in the [Db] lowland sea
_ Then up stepped our cabin boy [Ab] and boldly [Bbm] out spoke he
And [Ebm] he said to our captain, [Ab] what would you give to me
[Db] If I would swim alongside [Ab] of the Spanish [Bbm] enemy
[Gb] And sink [Ab] her in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low _
[Gb] And sink [Db] her in the lowland sea _
Oh I would give you silver [Ab] and I [Bbm] would give you gold
And [Ebm] my own fairest [Ab] daughter your bonny bride shall be
[Db] If you will swim alongside [Ab] of the Spanish [Bbm] enemy
[Gb] And [Ab] sink her in the [Db] lowland, _ [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] And [Ab] sink her in the [Db] lowland sea
_ _ Then the boy he made him ready [Ab] and overboard [Bbm]
sprang he
[Ebm] And he swam alongside [Ab] of the Spanish enemy
[Db] And with his brace and auger [Ab] in her sides he [Bbm] bored holes three
[Ebm] He [Ab] sunk her in the [Db] lowland, _ [Bbm] lowland low
[Gb] Yes he sunk [Abm] her in the [Db] lowland sea
_ Then quickly he swam back [Ab] to the cheering [Bbm] of the crew
[Ebm] But the captain would not heed him [Ab] for his promise he did rue
[Db] And he scorned his poor entreaties [Ab] when loudly he [Bbm] did sue
And [Gb] he [Ab] left him in the [Db] lowland, _ [Bbm] lowland low
_ [Gb] He [Ab] left him in the [Db] lowland sea
_ Then quickly he swam around [Ab] to [Bbm] the porch side
[Ebm] And up unto his mess mates [Ab] full bitterly he cried
[Db] Oh mess mates draw me up [Ab] for I'm drifting with [Bbm] the tide
[Gb] And I'm [Ab] sinking in the [Db] lowland, [Bbm] lowland low
_ [Gb] I'm sinking [Ebm] in [Ab] the [Db] lowland sea
_ Then his mess mates drew him up [Ab] but on the deck he [Bbm] died
_ And [Ebm] they stitched him in his hammock [Ab] which was so fair and wide
And [Db] they lured him overboard and [Ab] he drifted [Bbm] with the tide
_ [Gb] And he sank [Ab] in the [Db] lowland, _ [Bbm] lowland low _
_ _ He [Gb] [Ab] sank in the [Db] lowland sea _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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