{"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":2561859,"song":"The Big Ships A Sailing","artist":"Misc Traditional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11515142-the-big-ships-a-sailing-chords-by-misc-traditional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2561859?type=chord","rating":0.0473,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh the big ship's a sailing far across the ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFare thee well lovely Annie I bid you a-dieu[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I cant return where small birds are nesting[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr take you dear Annie and make you my bride[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou remember dear Annie when we walked on the mountain[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we saw all those young men a marching away[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo fight for her country and free her from bondage[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I left you dear Annie I went with them that day[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe fought hard through winter and many died bravely[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we thought of our loved ones, our country unfree[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd my heart nearly broke when I thought of the mountain[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere I held you in my arms on that warm summer's day[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut our names they were given by a Judas informer[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI remember his face, he fought right beside me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was given the assignment to kill him one evening[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd bury his body in the deep flowing sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo now you know Annie why I must leave you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd why I can't take you and make you my bride[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor I am in danger and fear every stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn village and city who walks by my side[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo come with me Annie once more to the mountain[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd walk with me slowly to the ship by the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd let me carress you and kiss you and bless you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor ever and always you'll be dearest to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFarewell to my homeland, my parents and comrades[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe brave men who died and fought beside me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo the mountains and valleys, the green fields of Erin[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMay the young men of Ireland bring you liberty[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]","chords":["G","D","D7","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}