{"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":80181,"song":"Sea Shanty","artist":"The Pogues","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/80181-sea-shanty-chords-by-the-pogues/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/80181?type=chord","rating":4.9052,"votes":8,"content":"***SEA SHANTY - by Shane MacGowan\r\nfrom the albums \"Red Roses For Me\"\r\n\r\nSea Shanty - as perfomed by The Pogues\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDear dirty London in the pouring rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI wish to God I was back on the sea again[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThough that belongs to the world of never will be[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nthere was never a wilder bastard than me on the sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t[ch]C[/ch]\t\t          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI could fuck all the whores in damnation me boys[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t    [ch]C[/ch]\t   \t              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThough they wriggled and hollered and made a great noise[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t [ch]C[/ch]\t\t             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThen I'd drink 'til I stank and then drink plenty more[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\t\t           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I won't go down to the sea any more[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t [ch]C[/ch]\t\t         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut if I had ten pounds then I'd raise a loud cheer[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]C[/ch]\t\t\t     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I'd toast all me neighbours both distant and dear[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]C[/ch]\t\t\t        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I'd shoot back great belly-crippling buckets of beer[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\t\t             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd a pox and a curse on the people round here[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t [ch]C[/ch]\t\t         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWouldn't give you the price of a half pint of beer[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t [ch]C[/ch]\t\t         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWouldn't give you the price of a cup of good cheer[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA pox and a curse on the people round here[/tab]\r\n\r\nInst\t||:[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]:||\r\n\t |[ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]C[/ch]\t||\r\n\r\nA man's ambition must indeed be small to write his name upon a shithouse wall\r\nBut before I die I'll add my regal scrawl to show the world I'm left with sweet fuck all\r\n\r\nAnd when all of us bold shithouse poets do die\r\nA monument grand they will raise to the sky\r\nA monument made just to mark our great wit\r\nA monument of solid shit now me boys\r\nI met with Bill James we fought over crusts\r\nHe called me a whore and I booted his crutch\r\nThen we shared out the jack and we thought it a treat\r\nThe compliments pass when the quality meet\r\nThe compliments pass when the quality meet\r\nThe compliments pass when the quality meet\r\nThe compliments pass when the quality meet\r\n\r\nOutro\t||:[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]:||\r\n\t |[ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]C[/ch]\t||\r\n\t||:[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]|[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]:||","plain_text":"***SEA SHANTY - by Shane MacGowan\nfrom the albums \"Red Roses For Me\"\n\nSea Shanty - as perfomed by The Pogues\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInst\t||:C     G|F     G|C     G|F  G  C:||\n\t |Am     G|Am    G|Am    G|Am    G|C\t||\n\nA man's ambition must indeed be small to write his name upon a shithouse wall\nBut before I die I'll add my regal scrawl to show the world I'm left with sweet fuck all\n\nAnd when all of us bold shithouse poets do die\nA monument grand they will raise to the sky\nA monument made just to mark our great wit\nA monument of solid shit now me boys\nI met with Bill James we fought over crusts\nHe called me a whore and I booted his crutch\nThen we shared out the jack and we thought it a treat\nThe compliments pass when the quality meet\nThe compliments pass when the quality meet\nThe compliments pass when the quality meet\nThe compliments pass when the quality meet\n\nOutro\t||:C     G|F     G|C     G|F  G  C:||\n\t |Am     G|Am    G|Am    G|Am    G|C\t||\n\t||:C     G|F     G|C     G|F  G  C:||","chords":["C","F","A","G","Am"],"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]},"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]}}}