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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
Let Her Go Down  by  Steeleye Span
CAPO 2nd Fret
[INTRO]
   C      G      C     F(2x)
[VERSE 1]
CSometime in OcFtober,
We Gsailed from FEngland's Cshore
When we Gsailed inCto a Graging Cstorm
Like I've Fnever, ever Gseen beCfore
And Fall of the crew, they were Gbrave men
But the Ccaptain, he was C7bravFer
He said, "GNever Cmind the Gship, me Cboys,
There's none of us here can Fsave her”
[CHORUS]
“Let her go CdownC  G  F  
Swim for your ClivesC  G  F  
Swim for your Cchildren
DmSwim for your Gwives
But let her go CdownC  G  F  
Let her go Cdown”C  G  F  
[VERSE 2]
CLost in the open Focean
There were Gsome of the Fcrew and Cme
As the Gcaptain Csteered our Gwounded Cship
To the Fbottom of an Gangry Csea
And with his Fdying breath we all Gheard him say,
"It's the Cfortune of a C7sailFor"
And he said, "GNever Cmind the Gship, me Cboys,
There's none of us here can Fsave her”
[CHORUS]
“Let her go CdownC  G  F  
Swim for your ClivesC  G  F  
Swim for your Cchildren
DmSwim for your Gwives
But let her go CdownC  G  F  
Let her go Cdown”C  G  D  
                   * Key change - Up 2 semitones *
[VERSE 3]
DHe wondered if his Gshipmates
Were Aready just to Gpray and give Din
So he Acalled their Dnames out Aone by Done
But there was Gno one else aAround but Dhim
He saw the Gship go down in the fAading light
And he Dknew he could have D7saved Gher
He said, "The Acaptain Dlied, when the Acaptain Dcried",
'There's none of us here can Gsave her";
[CHORUS]
“Let her go DdownD  A  G  
Swim for your DlivesD  A  G  
Swim for your Dchildren
EmSwim for your Awives
But let her go DdownD  A  G  
Let her go DdownD  A  G  
Let her go DdownD  A  G  
Let her go Ddown”

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Let Her Go Down

by Steeleye Span

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****

Let Her Go Down by Steeleye Span

CAPO 2nd Fret

[INTRO]

C G C F

(2x)

[VERSE 1]

C F

Sometime in October,

G F C

We sailed from England's shore

G C G C

When we sailed into a raging storm

F G C

Like I've never, ever seen before

F G

And all of the crew, they were brave men

C C7 F

But the captain, he was braver

G C G C

He said, "Never mind the ship, me boys,

There's none of us here can save her”

[CHORUS]

C C G F

“Let her go down

C C G F

Swim for your lives

Swim for your children

Dm G

Swim for your wives

C C G F

But let her go down

C C G F

Let her go down”

[VERSE 2]

C F

Lost in the open ocean

G F C

There were some of the crew and me

G C G C

As the captain steered our wounded ship

F G C

To the bottom of an angry sea

F G

And with his dying breath we all heard him say,

C C7 F

"It's the fortune of a sailor"

G C G C

And he said, "Never mind the ship, me boys,

There's none of us here can save her”

[CHORUS]

C C G F

“Let her go down

C C G F

Swim for your lives

Swim for your children

Dm G

Swim for your wives

C C G F

But let her go down

C C G D

Let her go down”

* Key change - Up 2 semitones *

[VERSE 3]

D G

He wondered if his shipmates

A G D

Were ready just to pray and give in

A D A D

So he called their names out one by one

G A D

But there was no one else around but him

G A

He saw the ship go down in the fading light

D D7 G

And he knew he could have saved her

A D A D

He said, "The captain lied, when the captain cried",

'There's none of us here can save her";

[CHORUS]

D D A G

“Let her go down

D D A G

Swim for your lives

Swim for your children

Em A

Swim for your wives

D D A G

But let her go down

D D A G

Let her go down

D D A G

Let her go down

Let her go down”

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