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Jethro Tull: Flying Dutchman 
Album: Stormwatch 
Chords: Håkan Mattsson
Piano intro
 Em   Drepeatedly
EmOld lady with a bDarrow; lCmaj7ife near Dending 
EmStanding by the hDarbour wall; Cmaj7warm wishes sDending 
  chAmildren on the cDold sea swell --- 
  nFot fGishers of mDen --- 
  gAmone to chDase away the lGast hEmerring: 
  cAmome Gempty home agDain. 
SFo come all you lovers of the gGood life 
  Fon your sGupermarket rDun --- 
SFet a sail of your Gown devising 
  Cand be there whGen the Dutchman cDomes, 
  you'd bettAmer be there whGen the Dutchman cDomes.B  
Em D...
EmWee girl in a strDaw hat: Cmaj7from far east wDarring 
EmSad cargo of an oDld ship: youCmaj7ng bodies whorDing 
  SlAmow ocean hDobo --- 
  pForts clGosed to her crDew 
  NAmo hope Dof immigrGatEmion --- 
  kAmeep on pGassing thrDough. 
SFo come all you lovers of the gGood life 
  yFour children plGaying in the sDun --- 
SFet a sympathetic fGlag a-flying 
  Cand be there whGen the Dutchman cDomes, 
  you'd bettAmer be there whGen the Dutchman cDomes.B  
Instrumental: 
 Am   Em    Dx4 
  D    C    Dx5 (?) 
EmDeath grinning like a scDarecrow Cmaj7--- Flying DutcDhman 
EmSeagull pilots flown from nDowhere --Cmaj7- try and toucDh one 
  as Amshe slips in on the Dfull tide 
  aFnd the Gharbour-master Dyells 
All Amhands Dvanished with the cGapEmtain --- 
  nAmo one leGft, the taDle to tell. 
SFo come all you lovers of the gGood life 
  LFook around you, cGan you sDee? 
SFtaring ghostly in the mGirror --- 
  Cit's the DGutchman you will bDe 
.Am.floating slGowly out to sDea 
  Cin a misty misery.
 Em    Drepeatedly
End: 
C G A A Em

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Flying Dutchman

by Jethro Tull

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Cmaj7

Jethro Tull: Flying Dutchman

Album: Stormwatch

Chords: Håkan Mattsson

Piano intro

Em D

repeatedly

Em D Cmaj7 D

Old lady with a barrow; life near ending

Em D Cmaj7 D

Standing by the harbour wall; warm wishes sending

Am D

children on the cold sea swell ---

F G D

not fishers of men ---

Am D G Em

gone to chase away the last herring:

Am G D

come empty home again.

F G

So come all you lovers of the good life

F G D

on your supermarket run ---

F G

Set a sail of your own devising

C G D

and be there when the Dutchman comes,

Am G D B

you'd better be there when the Dutchman comes.

Em D...

Em D Cmaj7 D

Wee girl in a straw hat: from far east warring

Em D Cmaj7 D

Sad cargo of an old ship: young bodies whoring

Am D

Slow ocean hobo ---

F G D

ports closed to her crew

Am D G Em

No hope of immigration ---

Am G D

keep on passing through.

F G

So come all you lovers of the good life

F G D

your children playing in the sun ---

F G

Set a sympathetic flag a-flying

C G D

and be there when the Dutchman comes,

Am G D B

you'd better be there when the Dutchman comes.

Instrumental:

Am Em D

D C D

x5 (?)

Em D Cmaj7 D

Death grinning like a scarecrow --- Flying Dutchman

Em D Cmaj7 D

Seagull pilots flown from nowhere --- try and touch one

Am D

as she slips in on the full tide

F G D

and the harbour-master yells

Am D G Em

All hands vanished with the captain ---

Am G D

no one left, the tale to tell.

F G

So come all you lovers of the good life

F G D

Look around you, can you see?

F G

Staring ghostly in the mirror ---

C G D

it's the Dutchman you will be

Am G D

..floating slowly out to sea

in a misty misery.

Em D

repeatedly

End:

C G A A Em

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