{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1468214,"song":"Lifeboat Mona","artist":"Luke Kelly","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11263778-lifeboat-mona-chords-by-luke-kelly/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1468214?type=chord","rating":4.68156,"votes":39,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRemember December fifty-nine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe howling wind and the driving rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRemember the gallant men who drowned[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOn the lifeboat, Mona was her name.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe wind it blow and the sea rose up[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBeat the land with mighty waves[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAt St Andrew's Bay the lightship fought[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe sea until her moorings gave.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRemember December fifty-nine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe howling winds and driving rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRemember the gallant men who drowned[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOn the lifeboat, Mona was her name.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe captain signalled to the shore[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"We must have help or we'll go down\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFrom Broughty Ferry at two A.M.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey sent the lifeboat Mona.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRemember December fifty-nine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe howling winds and the driving rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRemember the gallant men who drowned[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOn the lifeboat, Mona was her name.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEight men formed that gallant crew[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey set their boat against the main[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe wind's so hard and the sea's so rough[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe'll never see land or home again.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRemember December fifty-nine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe howling wind and the driving rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRemember the gallant men who drowned[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOn the lifeboat, Mona was her name.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThree hours went by and the Mona called[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe wind blows hard and the sea runs high[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the morning on Carnusty beach[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe Mona and her crew did lie.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRemember December fifty-nine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe howling wind and driving rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRemember the gallant men who drowned[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOn the lifeboat, Mona was her name.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFive lay drowned in the cabin there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTwo were washed up on the shore[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEight men died when the boat capsized[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nand the eighth is lost forever more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRemember December fifty-nine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe howling winds and driving rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRemember the gallant men who drowned[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOn the lifeboat, Mona was her name.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRemember December fifty-nine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe howling wind and the driving rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe men who leave the land behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nand the men who never see land again.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRemember December fifty-nine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe howling wind and the driving rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe men who leave the land behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nand the men who never see land again.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Am","G","E","C","Em","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}