Chords for Barking Town

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Come all you lads [Am] of _ _ _ Barkingtown
[F]
I'll bid [G] you all [C] adieu _
_ _ I'm bound [F] to cross the ocean [C] wide
[F] In search of [Dm] something new
[G] _ _ _
[C] In search [G] of something [Am] new, brave boys
[F] I'll break [G] the _ [C] story, see
_ _ [Em] But [C] I'll [F] never forget old _ [C] Barkingtown
[G] And the girl I left [C] _ behind
_ The girl [G] I left [Am] _
behind
_ [F] The girl [G] I left [C]
behind
_ _ I'll never forget old Barkingtown
[G] And the girl I left [C] _ behind _ _ _
For I have a [G] loving _ [Am]
sweetheart
_ _ [F] _ So dear [G] she is to [C] _ me _
It grieves [F] her so to see [C] me go
[F] Across the briny [D]
sea
_ _ [G] _ _ Well her [C] tears ran [G] down [Am] her rosy cheeks
[F] But I did not change [C] my _ mind
And I bid [F]
adieu [C] to Barkingtown
[G] And the girl I left [C] behind
_ The [G] girl I left [Am] behind _
[F] The girl I left [C] _ behind
And I bid [F] _ adieu to _
[C] Barkingtown
And the [G] girl I left [C]
behind
_ _ _ _ So I started out [Am] for London town
_ _ [F] Upon [G] that [C] very _ day
Got shipped [F] and signed my _ [C] articles
[G] And [F] drew my one [D] month's pay
_ [G]
Well I [C] spent it fast [Am] till all was gone
_ [F] For I [G] was so _ [C] _ inclined
Then we set [F] sail [C] thinking of
The [G] girls we left _ behind _
[G] The girls we left [Am] _ behind
_ [F] The [G] girls we left [C] _
behind
_ Then [F] we set sail [C] thinking of
The [G] _ girls we left [C] _ behind
[C] _ _ _ _ _
Come all you [G] lads of [Am] _ _ Barkingtown
_ Whether [F]
you are young [C] or old
You may _ [F] labour all the winter [C]
long
[F] All in the rain [D] and cold
_ [G] When the [C] summer _ [G] _
comes [Am] the trade falls off _
[F] As ever [G] you [C] will find
_ [G] The [F] raging seas will [C] lure you from
[G] The girl you left [C] behind
_ The girl you left [Am] behind
_ _ [F] The girl [G] you left [C] _ behind
[G] The [C] raging [F] seas will [C] lure you from
The [G] girl you left _ [C] behind
_ _ _ _ Success [G] to _ every [Am] fish alive _ _
[F] Who [G] leaves his native [C] shore
_ [G] May he [F] return both safe and [C] sound
While [C] best with gold in [D] store
[G] _ _ [C] For gold [G] it always [Am] is your friend
[F] As ever _ [G] you [C] will find
_ _ Success [F] to the jolly [C] fish alive
[G] And the girl he left [C] _ behind
The girl he [G] left _ [Am] behind
[F] The girl [G] he left [C] _ _ behind
[G]
Success [G] to the [F] jolly fish [C] alive
[G] And the girl he left [C] behind _
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