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Down Among The Dead Men

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Aminor

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[Intro]
|      Am|    Am/G|   Fmaj7|    E/G#| x2
[Verse]
It was Amnight,      Am/Ga starry moonless sight
   Fmaj7Out in the mid Atlantic       E/G#there sailed a ship of light
She was Ambig,     Am/Gthis ship of luxury
   Fmaj7Everything was peaceful,     E/G#no safer place to be
[Chorus]
And she Fsailed through the D7night
On her CwayF  G  
  G     G#  AmDown among the Cdead AmmenG  F  G  Am  
Am/GDown Amamong the Cdead AmmenG  F  G  Am  
The band playedC  F  G  C  C  F  G  C  
  C    G       AmShe sailed the E/G#virgin
   C/GShe sailed the D/F#sea
  F     G  AmDown among the Cdead AmmenG  F  G  Am  
[Verse]
Captain AmSmith,     Am/Gthe master in command
    Fmaj7A man with wealth of wisdom,     E/G#a fine upstanding man
But the Amfog...     Am/GHe didn't hear the calls
   Fmaj7The ice mountain was waiting     E/G#for fifteen hundred souls
[Chorus]
And she Fsailed through the D7night
On her CwayF  G  
  G     G#  AmDown among the Cdead AmmenG  F  G  Am  
Am/GDown Amamong the Cdead AmmenG  F  G  Am  
The band playedC  F  G  C  C  F  G  C  C  F  G  C  C  F  G  C  
  C    G       AmShe sailed the E/G#virgin
   C/GShe sailed the D/F#sea
  F     G  AmDown among the Cdead AmmenG  F  G  Am  
Am/GDown Amamong the Cdead Ammen      G    Fand into GhistoryAm  
[Outro]
|      Am|    Am/G|   Fmaj7|    E/G#| (repeat to fade)

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Down Among The Dead Men

by Flash and the Pan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/G

Fmaj7

E/G#

C/G

D/F#

[Intro]

Am Am/G Fmaj7 E/G#

| | | | | x2

[Verse]

Am Am/G

It was night, a starry moonless sight

Fmaj7 E/G#

Out in the mid Atlantic there sailed a ship of light

Am Am/G

She was big, this ship of luxury

Fmaj7 E/G#

Everything was peaceful, no safer place to be

[Chorus]

F D7

And she sailed through the night

C F G

On her way

G G# Am C Am G F G Am

Down among the dead men

Am/G Am C Am G F G Am

Down among the dead men

C F G C C F G C

The band played

C G Am E/G#

She sailed the virgin

C/G D/F#

She sailed the sea

F G Am C Am G F G Am

Down among the dead men

[Verse]

Am Am/G

Captain Smith, the master in command

Fmaj7 E/G#

A man with wealth of wisdom, a fine upstanding man

Am Am/G

But the fog... He didn't hear the calls

Fmaj7 E/G#

The ice mountain was waiting for fifteen hundred souls

[Chorus]

F D7

And she sailed through the night

C F G

On her way

G G# Am C Am G F G Am

Down among the dead men

Am/G Am C Am G F G Am

Down among the dead men

C F G C C F G C C F G C C F G C

The band played

C G Am E/G#

She sailed the virgin

C/G D/F#

She sailed the sea

F G Am C Am G F G Am

Down among the dead men

Am/G Am C Am G F G Am

Down among the dead men and into history

[Outro]

Am Am/G Fmaj7 E/G#

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