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Cruel Mistress

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Tuning: Standard
Next time out to sea
Bring enough soil to bury me
For I don't want my final jig
In the belly of a squid
G D G D C Bb D C Bb A G
GNext time out to Dsea
GBring enough soil to bury Dme
CFor I don't want my fBbinal jig
In the DbelCly Bbof Aa Gsquid
GTake my trousers take my Dshirt
GJust give me that sweet Ddirt
CFor the water's cold and Bbgrim
And I nDever Cdid lBbearn Ato Gswim
GNo her love never set me Dfree
GSo I set off for the Docean
CNow in my dreams she comes Bbto me
DWhisCperBbing Aof Gpeace
GBut I've known since the Dday
GThat we sailed for SantiaDgo
CHer dry embrace would Bbkiss my face
DNo CnevBber, ANo Gmore
GThe sea is a Ccruel Dmistress
GThe sea is a Ccruel Dmistress
G D G D C Bb D C Bb A G
GMany moons to the Dday
GThat I threw her love Daway
CNow every whale spouts Bb"go to hell"
DAs the Cwind lBbaughs Ain my Gface
GI've grown harder on the Deyes
GAnd salty to the Dtaste
CMy pride has gone with Bbthe wake
As I Dwait Ca Bbcold Awet Ggrave
GI rose to the Dsmell
GOf a wet desert Dhell
CAnd I thought to Bbmyself
How'd I Dwind Cup Bbin Athis Gjail
GTill a voice called to Dme
GFrom deep within the Dsea
CDry your eyes my dear Bbfisherman
Your Dass CbeBblongs Ato Gme
GThe sea is a Ccruel Dmistress
GThe sea is a Ccruel Dmistress
G D G D C Bb D C Bb A G
G D G D C Bb D C Bb A G
EbThe earth will rest my Dbones
BbLord I know, GLord I know
EbBut I'll see you when I get Dhome
BbFrom the cold, Gyeah from the cold
No her love never set me free
So I set out for the ocean
Now in my dreams she comes to me
Whispering of peace
But I've known since the day
That we sailed for Santiago
Her dry embrace would kiss my face
No never, no more
GThe sea is a Ccruel Dmistress
GThe sea is a Ccruel Dmistress
GNext time out to sea
Bring enough Ebsoil to bury me
For DI don't want my final jig
In the belly of a squid
GNext time out to sea
Bring enough Ebsoil to bury me
For Din my dreams she comes to me
Whispering of peace
GNext time out to Dsea
GBring enough soil to bury Dme
CFor I don't want my fBbinal jig
In the DbelCly Bbof Aa Gsquid!
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