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Heave Away

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[Intro]
 A
[Verse]
N.C.
Come get your duds in order ‘cuz we're bound to cross the water
N.C.
Heave away, me jollies heave away
N.C.
Come get your duds in order ‘cuz we're bound to leave tomorrow
N.C.
Heave away, me jolly boys we're all bound away
[Chorus]
SometAimes we're bound for Liverpool, sometimes we're bound for Spain
N.C.
Heave away, me jollies heave away
N.C.
But now we're bound for old St. John’s where all the girls are dancing
N.C.
Heave away, me jolly boys we're all bound away
[Interlude]
A
[Verse]
I Awrote me love a letter, I was on the Jenny DLind
Heave awAay, me jollies heave awDay
I wrAote me love a lBmetter and I C#msigned it with a Dring
Heave awAay, me jolly boys we’re aEll bound awAay
[Chorus]
SomeAtimes we're bound for Liverpool, sometimes we're bound for DSpain
Heave awAay, me jollies heave awDay
But nAow we're bound for Bmold St. John’s where C#mall the girls are daDncing
Heave aAway, me jolly boys we're aEll bound awAay
[Interlude]
A               D
A         D
A    Bm   C#m   D
A         E     A
[Verse]
So it’s fAarewell Nancy darling ‘cuz it's now I'm gonna lDeave ya
Heave aAway, me jollies heave awDay
You pAromised that you'd Bmmarry me but C#mhow you did deceDive me
Heave aAway, me jolly boys we're aEll bound awAay
[Chorus]
SomeAtimes we're bound for Liverpool, moretimes we're bound for DSpain
Heave aAway, me jollies heave awDay
But nAow we're bound for Bmold St. John’s where C#mall the girls a dDancing
Heave awAay, me jolly boys we're aEll bound awAay
[Interlude]
A               D
A         D
A    Bm   C#m   D
A         E     A
[Chorus]
SomeAtimes we're bound for Liverpool, moretimes we're bound for Spain
 N.C.
Heave away, me jollies heave away
 N.C.
But now we're bound for old St. John’s where all the girls a dancing
 N.C.
Heave away, me jolly boys we're all bound away
[Chorus]
SomeAtimes we're bound for Liverpool, moretimes we're bound for DSpain
Heave aAway, me jollies heave awDay
But nAow we're bound for Bmold St. John’s where C#mall the girls a dDancing
Heave aAway, me jolly boys we're aEll bound awAay
Heave aAway, me jolly boys, we'll Eall bound aAway
Heave aAway, me jolly boys, we'll all bound awayA  

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Heave Away

by The Fables

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C#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

N.C.

Come get your duds in order ‘cuz we're bound to cross the water

N.C.

Heave away, me jollies heave away

N.C.

Come get your duds in order ‘cuz we're bound to leave tomorrow

N.C.

Heave away, me jolly boys we're all bound away

[Chorus]

Sometimes we're bound for Liverpool, sometimes we're bound for Spain

N.C.

Heave away, me jollies heave away

N.C.

But now we're bound for old St. John’s where all the girls are dancing

N.C.

Heave away, me jolly boys we're all bound away

[Interlude]

[Verse]

A D

I wrote me love a letter, I was on the Jenny Lind

A D

Heave away, me jollies heave away

A Bm C#m D

I wrote me love a letter and I signed it with a ring

A E A

Heave away, me jolly boys we’re all bound away

[Chorus]

A D

Sometimes we're bound for Liverpool, sometimes we're bound for Spain

A D

Heave away, me jollies heave away

A Bm C#m D

But now we're bound for old St. John’s where all the girls are dancing

A E A

Heave away, me jolly boys we're all bound away

[Interlude]

A D

A Bm C#m D

A E A

[Verse]

A D

So it’s farewell Nancy darling ‘cuz it's now I'm gonna leave ya

A D

Heave away, me jollies heave away

A Bm C#m D

You promised that you'd marry me but how you did deceive me

A E A

Heave away, me jolly boys we're all bound away

[Chorus]

A D

Sometimes we're bound for Liverpool, moretimes we're bound for Spain

A D

Heave away, me jollies heave away

A Bm C#m D

But now we're bound for old St. John’s where all the girls a dancing

A E A

Heave away, me jolly boys we're all bound away

[Interlude]

A D

A Bm C#m D

A E A

[Chorus]

Sometimes we're bound for Liverpool, moretimes we're bound for Spain

N.C.

Heave away, me jollies heave away

N.C.

But now we're bound for old St. John’s where all the girls a dancing

N.C.

Heave away, me jolly boys we're all bound away

[Chorus]

A D

Sometimes we're bound for Liverpool, moretimes we're bound for Spain

A D

Heave away, me jollies heave away

A Bm C#m D

But now we're bound for old St. John’s where all the girls a dancing

A E A

Heave away, me jolly boys we're all bound away

A E A

Heave away, me jolly boys, we'll all bound away

A A

Heave away, me jolly boys, we'll all bound away

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