Chords for The Ways of Man

The ways of [F] man are passing [Bb] strange
_ _ [Eb] He [F] buys his freedom and he counts his [Gm] change
_ _ [F] Then he lets the [Eb] wind his days
[Gm] arrange
_ And [F] he [Cm] calls the tide [Eb] his master _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ Ah the [F] days, ah the [Eb] days, ah the [F] fine long summer [Gm] days
The fish come [Eb] rolling in [Gm] the bays [Bb] and he swore he'd never [Eb] leave me _
_ _ [Bb] _ But the days grow short and the [F] year [Bb] gets old and [Eb] the fish won't [F] stay where the waters [Gm] cold
And [Eb] if they're going [Bb] to fill the [Gm] hole [Bb] they got to go offshore [Eb] to find them
_ [Bb] Ah the days, ah the [Eb] days, ah the fine long summer days
[F] The _ _ _ _ fish [Eb] come [Bb] rolling in the [Gm]
bays [Bb] and he swore [C] he'd never [Eb] leave me
_ _ So [Bb] they go [F] outside on the [Bb] raven deep [Eb] and they pray [F] the Lord their soul [Gm] to keep
But the [Eb] waves will roll [Am] them [Gm] all asleep [Bb] and the tide will [Eb] be their keeper
_ _ [Bb] Ah the [F] days, [Bb] ah the [Eb] days, [F] ah the fine long summer [Gm]
days
The [Bb] fish come [F] rolling in the [Gm] bays [Bb] and he swore he'd [Eb] never leave me _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] Ah the [F] tide, [Bb] oh the tide, [Eb] _ [F] oh you dark and you bitter [Gm] tide
[F] If I can't have him [Am] by [Gm] my side [Bb] I guess I have [Eb] to leave him
_ [Bb] Ah the [F] days, [Bb] ah the [Eb] days, ah [F] the fine long summer [Gm]
days
The [F] fish [Eb] come rolling [Bb] in the bays and he [C] swore he'd [Eb] never leave me _
I [C] _ _ [Bb] gave you one, I gave you [Eb] two, the best [F] that I could give you
And I've got no boat [Gm] to fill, _ [Eb] you won't be happy till I [Bb] give [Gm] you three
[Bb] But I'll be [Eb] damned if you get me
[Bb] Ah the [F] days, [Bb] ah the [Eb] days, [F] ah the fine long summer [Gm] days
The fish [Eb] come rolling [Bb] in the bays and he swore he'd [Eb] never leave me
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] Oh the [F] tide, [Bb] oh the [Eb] tide, [F] oh you dark and you bitter tide,
If I [Eb] can't have him [Bb] by my [Gm] [Bb] side, the waters welcome [Eb] the wind.
And all the days, all the [Eb] days, [F] all the fine long [Gm] summer days,
The [Bb] fish [Eb] come [Bb] rolling in [Gm] the bay, [Bb] and he's [C] worried never he'll leave me.
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] Ah Lord, I know that the day will [Eb] come when one [F] last boat comes slogging [Gm] home,
I don't [Eb] mind knowing [Bb] that he'll [Gm] be the one, [Bb] but I can't spend my whole [Eb] life praying.
_ [Bb] _ And all the [F] days, [Bb] all the [Eb] days, [F] all the fine long summer days,
The fish [Eb] come rolling [Bb] in [Gm] the bay, [Bb] and he's worried [Eb] never he'll leave me.
_ [Bb] _ I gave you one, I gave you [Eb] two, the [F] best that poor old boat could do,
You'd [Eb] have it all [Gm] before you threw, [Bb] well I got no more to [Eb] give _ you.
And all the [F] days, all the [Eb] days, all [F] the fine long summer [Gm] days,
The fish [Eb] come [Bb] rolling in [Gm] the bay, [Bb] and he's worried never [Eb] he'll leave me.
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] The waves of [F] man are passing _ [Eb] strange, he buys [F] his freedom and he counts his [Gm] chains,
Then he lets [Eb] the wind [Bb] his days [Gm] arrange, [Bb] and he [C] calls the tide [Eb] his master. _ _ _ _ _ _
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