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The Willows - The Visitor
INTRO:   Em       C    Em    C  
The GVisitor from Whitby Town
Was wrecked at Robin Hood's Bay
Their crew with a longboat, spied offshore
At the breaking of the Dday
Like GRobin Hood, we no lifeboat had
No answer to their Dpleas
So the Glifeboat men from Whitby Town
Did brave the raging seas
CHORUS:
N.C.                                    C      Em  D  
Two hundred men, eight miles through the snow
Taking Cnothing was there for granted
Using Ghope to their adCvantage
As they Dhauled
So when you're Cface to face with a desperate plight
Think about Henry Freeman's night
Could have written them off, could have Gstopped their Cflight
N.C.                     Em      C    Em  C  
But they never sought dawn
Those Gbrave young men battling the seas
Were knocked back by raging gale
They had no chance of landing her
No point in setting Dsail
So they Ghauled their lifeboat onto the shore
Wet from all the Dspray
And they Gpulled that boat down to Scarborough Bow
Down to Robin Hood's Bay
CHORUS:
N.C.                                    C      Em  D  
Two hundred men, eight miles through the snow
Taking Cnothing was there for granted
Using Ghope to their adCvantage
As they Dhauled
So when you're Cface to face with a desperate plight
Think about Henry Freeman's night
Could have written them off, could have Gstopped their Cflight
N.C.                     Em      C    Em  C  
But they never sought dawn
From GWhitby and from Robin Hood's Bay
The men came mountain roads
Shovelling through the snowdrifts as
They toiled across the Dmoors
They Glowered her down the steepest cliffs
Into the raging Dseas
And the Gbrave men onboard battled through the surf
But this time wasn't to be
CHORUS:
N.C.                                    C      Em  D  
Two hundred men, eight miles through the snow
Taking Cnothing was there for granted
Using Ghope to their adCvantage
As they Dhauled
So when you're Cface to face with a desperate plight
Think about Henry Freeman's night
Could have written them off, could have Gstopped their Cflight
N.C.                     Em      C    Em  C  
But they never sought dawn
GBack to the shore, a fresh cool wind
They launched back out to sea
With John Scouten guiding them
Through rocks and through debDris
The GVisitor's crew were saved 
The peoples worked as Done
So I Gdrink to them and the families
To all that they have done
CHORUS:
N.C.                                    C      Em  D  
Two hundred men, eight miles through the snow
Taking Cnothing was there for granted
Using Ghope to their adCvantage
As they Dhauled
So when you're Cface to face with a desperate plight
Think about Henry Freeman's night
Could have written them off, could have Gstopped their Cflight
N.C.                      Em      C    Em  C  
But they never sought dawn
But they never sought EmdawnC  Em  C  
But they never soughtEm  C  

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The Visitor

by The Willows

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The Willows - The Visitor

Em C Em C

INTRO:

The Visitor from Whitby Town

Was wrecked at Robin Hood's Bay

Their crew with a longboat, spied offshore

At the breaking of the day

Like Robin Hood, we no lifeboat had

No answer to their pleas

So the lifeboat men from Whitby Town

Did brave the raging seas

CHORUS:

C Em D

N.C.

Two hundred men, eight miles through the snow

Taking nothing was there for granted

G C

Using hope to their advantage

As they hauled

So when you're face to face with a desperate plight

Think about Henry Freeman's night

G C

Could have written them off, could have stopped their flight

Em C Em C

N.C.

But they never sought dawn

Those brave young men battling the seas

Were knocked back by raging gale

They had no chance of landing her

No point in setting sail

So they hauled their lifeboat onto the shore

Wet from all the spray

And they pulled that boat down to Scarborough Bow

Down to Robin Hood's Bay

CHORUS:

C Em D

N.C.

Two hundred men, eight miles through the snow

Taking nothing was there for granted

G C

Using hope to their advantage

As they hauled

So when you're face to face with a desperate plight

Think about Henry Freeman's night

G C

Could have written them off, could have stopped their flight

Em C Em C

N.C.

But they never sought dawn

From Whitby and from Robin Hood's Bay

The men came mountain roads

Shovelling through the snowdrifts as

They toiled across the moors

They lowered her down the steepest cliffs

Into the raging seas

And the brave men onboard battled through the surf

But this time wasn't to be

CHORUS:

C Em D

N.C.

Two hundred men, eight miles through the snow

Taking nothing was there for granted

G C

Using hope to their advantage

As they hauled

So when you're face to face with a desperate plight

Think about Henry Freeman's night

G C

Could have written them off, could have stopped their flight

Em C Em C

N.C.

But they never sought dawn

Back to the shore, a fresh cool wind

They launched back out to sea

With John Scouten guiding them

Through rocks and through debris

The Visitor's crew were saved

The peoples worked as one

So I drink to them and the families

To all that they have done

CHORUS:

C Em D

N.C.

Two hundred men, eight miles through the snow

Taking nothing was there for granted

G C

Using hope to their advantage

As they hauled

So when you're face to face with a desperate plight

Think about Henry Freeman's night

G C

Could have written them off, could have stopped their flight

Em C Em C

N.C.

But they never sought dawn

Em C Em C

But they never sought dawn

Em C

But they never sought

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