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Sea Shanty

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***SEA SHANTY - by Shane MacGowan
from the albums "Red Roses For Me"
Sea Shanty - as perfomed by The Pogues
Dear Cdirty London in the pouring rain
I Cwish to God I was back on the sea aFgain
Though Cthat belongs to the world of never will be
there was Cnever a wilder bastard than me on the Fsea
I Ccould fuck aFll the whores in damnation me boys
ThougCh they wriggled and Fhollered and made a great noise
ThCen I'd drink 'tiFl I stank and then drink plenty more
And I Cwon't go down Fto the sea any more
BuCt if I had tFen pounds then I'd raise a loud cheer
ACnd I'd toFast all me neighbours both distant and dear
ACnd I'd shoot Fback great belly-crippling buckets of beer
And a Cpox and a curse Fon the people round here
WoCuldn't give Fyou the price of a half pint of beer
WoCuldn't give Fyou the price of a cup of good cheer
A Cpox aFnd a curse on the people round here
Inst	||:     C  G|     F  G|     C  G|  F    G  C:||
	 |     Am  G|    Am  G|    Am  G|    Am  G|	C||
A man's ambition must indeed be small to write his name upon a shithouse wall
But before I die I'll add my regal scrawl to show the world I'm left with sweet fuck all
And when all of us bold shithouse poets do die
A monument grand they will raise to the sky
A monument made just to mark our great wit
A monument of solid shit now me boys
I met with Bill James we fought over crusts
He called me a whore and I booted his crutch
Then we shared out the jack and we thought it a treat
The compliments pass when the quality meet
The compliments pass when the quality meet
The compliments pass when the quality meet
The compliments pass when the quality meet
Outro	||:     C  G|     F  G|     C  G|  F    G  C:||
	 |     Am  G|    Am  G|    Am  G|    Am  G|	C||
	||:     C  G|     F  G|     C  G|  F    G  C:||

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Sea Shanty

by The Pogues

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***SEA SHANTY - by Shane MacGowan

from the albums "Red Roses For Me"

Sea Shanty - as perfomed by The Pogues

Dear dirty London in the pouring rain

C F

I wish to God I was back on the sea again

Though that belongs to the world of never will be

C F

there was never a wilder bastard than me on the sea

C F

I could fuck all the whores in damnation me boys

C F

Though they wriggled and hollered and made a great noise

C F

Then I'd drink 'til I stank and then drink plenty more

C F

And I won't go down to the sea any more

C F

But if I had ten pounds then I'd raise a loud cheer

C F

And I'd toast all me neighbours both distant and dear

C F

And I'd shoot back great belly-crippling buckets of beer

C F

And a pox and a curse on the people round here

C F

Wouldn't give you the price of a half pint of beer

C F

Wouldn't give you the price of a cup of good cheer

C F

A pox and a curse on the people round here

C G F G C G F G C

Inst ||: | | | :||

Am G Am G Am G Am G C

| | | | | ||

A man's ambition must indeed be small to write his name upon a shithouse wall

But before I die I'll add my regal scrawl to show the world I'm left with sweet fuck all

And when all of us bold shithouse poets do die

A monument grand they will raise to the sky

A monument made just to mark our great wit

A monument of solid shit now me boys

I met with Bill James we fought over crusts

He called me a whore and I booted his crutch

Then we shared out the jack and we thought it a treat

The compliments pass when the quality meet

C G F G C G F G C

Outro ||: | | | :||

Am G Am G Am G Am G C

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C G F G C G F G C

||: | | | :||

About Sea Shanty Chords by The Pogues

Learn how to play Sea Shanty by The Pogues with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sea Shanty chords”, “Sea Shanty guitar chords”, or “The Pogues Sea Shanty chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Sea Shanty chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sea Shanty lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, A, G, Am.

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