Chords for Clinton Ford - He Played His Ukulele As The Ship Went Down

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] I'll tell you the [Gm] tale of the Nancy Lee [C]
Ship that got _ shipwrecked at sea
[F] The bravest man [Gm] was Captain Brown [C] For [F] he played his ukelele as the ship went
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All the crew [Bb] were [A] in despair
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Some rushed [G] here and others [Cm] rushed there [F] But the captain sat [Gm] in the captain's chair
[Cm] And he [F] played his ukelele as the ship went down
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The boatswain said to [G] Stoker [C] Jim You'll have to teach me how to [F] swim
The stoker [Gm] answered with a frown We [Fm] can learn together as the ship goes down
[D] The captain [Bb] said to [A] Fireman [Dm] Moe Get straight [G] into your [C] fireman's [F] clothes
And while you [Gm] stand and play your [C] hose I shall play my [F] ukelele as the ship [B] goes down
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[G] _ captain's [C] wife was on the [D] ship And he was [G] glad she'd made the trip
As she could [Am] swim she might not [D] drown So he tied her to the [G] anchor as the ship
went [Em] down The cook's gone [C] mad and the [B] boatswain's [Em] lame
The rudder has [A] gone and the [D] decks are plain [G] And my G-string's flat [Am] but all the same
[G] I shall play my ukelele as the [Am] ship [Em] goes [D] down
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And that is the [C] tale of the [B] Nancy Lee [Em]
The ship that got [A] _ [D] shipwrecked at sea
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The captain Brown [Am] who in command Now [G] plays his ukelele in the mermaid band _
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[Fm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] [Dm] And he played his ukelele as the ship went [G] down
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