{"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":1728006,"song":"Shanty Mans Life","artist":"Dave Van Ronk","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11368198-shanty-mans-life-chords-by-dave-van-ronk/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1728006?type=chord","rating":4.82532,"votes":22,"content":"Dave puts a capo on the 6th fret\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA shanty man's life is a wearisome one[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThough some say it's free from care[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's the swinging of an axe[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom morning 'till night[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn the forest wild and drear[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTransported as we are from a lady so fair[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTo the banks of some lonely stream[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhere the wolf, bear, and owl[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGive a terrifying howl[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd disturb our nightly dreams[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh sleeping at night in our bunks without cheer[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhile the cold winter winds do blow[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut as soon as the morning[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStar does appear[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTo the wild woods we must go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHad we ale, wine, or beer our spirits for to cheer[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen we're in those woods so wild[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhere a glass of whiskey shone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen we're in the woods alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor to pass away our long exile[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShantying, I’ll give o’er when I landed safe on shore  [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I’ll lead a different life[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNo more will I roam [/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut contented stay at home[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWith a happy little smiling wife[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA shanty man's life is a wearisome one[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThough some say it's free from care[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's the swinging of an axe[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom morning 'till night[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn the forest wild and drear[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r","plain_text":"Dave puts a capo on the 6th fret\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAm F Am F Am","chords":["Am","G","A","E","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}