Father Neptune Chords by Connie Converse
Tempo:
137.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
G
Eb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [B] [E]
When my [A] man goes to sea, [E] he steps so high and [A] free, [E] I think I know as I watch him go that he has no need for me.
[Eb] [E] And when my man comes [Eb] home [E] and waits a while to roam, [Eb] [E] I think I see when he smiles at me that he's dreaming of a [B] foe.
[E]
[A]
I'm not [D] a pious Christian [A] and I do not [D] go to Mass, [G] but I pray [C] to [G] Father Neptune [Am] to let him safely [E]
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[A] [E] I sing to the God with a three-pronged rod and the whisker is wild [A] and free, [E] that I've got a man with a beard and a [G] tan and a passion [E] for the sea.
He rides through the storm and the cold [Abm] and the warm [E] and he loves to [A] risk his neck, [E] and I like to know when he goes below that it's just below the deck.
[A] Oh, Neptune, [D] Father Neptune, [A] I tell you [D] fair and true [G] that if [C] you should lose [G] my sailor, [Am] I'll sing no more [E] to you.
[B] [G] When [E] he's home from sea, he is half with me and he's gone when I [Am] close the door, [E] and it's still his creed that he [A] has no need of a wife except [Bb] on shore.
I know it's a boat that keeps him afloat, but I like to [A] think it's me, [E] and if it were [C] not for this, [E] I would sing to [Eb] the [E] depths of the sea.
When my [A] man goes to sea, [E] he steps so high and [A] free, [E] I think I know as I watch him go that he has no need for me.
[Eb] [E] And when my man comes [Eb] home [E] and waits a while to roam, [Eb] [E] I think I see when he smiles at me that he's dreaming of a [B] foe.
[E]
[A]
I'm not [D] a pious Christian [A] and I do not [D] go to Mass, [G] but I pray [C] to [G] Father Neptune [Am] to let him safely [E]
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[A] [E] I sing to the God with a three-pronged rod and the whisker is wild [A] and free, [E] that I've got a man with a beard and a [G] tan and a passion [E] for the sea.
He rides through the storm and the cold [Abm] and the warm [E] and he loves to [A] risk his neck, [E] and I like to know when he goes below that it's just below the deck.
[A] Oh, Neptune, [D] Father Neptune, [A] I tell you [D] fair and true [G] that if [C] you should lose [G] my sailor, [Am] I'll sing no more [E] to you.
[B] [G] When [E] he's home from sea, he is half with me and he's gone when I [Am] close the door, [E] and it's still his creed that he [A] has no need of a wife except [Bb] on shore.
I know it's a boat that keeps him afloat, but I like to [A] think it's me, [E] and if it were [C] not for this, [E] I would sing to [Eb] the [E] depths of the sea.
Key:
E
A
G
Eb
D
E
A
G
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ When my [A] man goes to sea, [E] he steps so high and [A] free, [E] I think I know as I watch him go that he has no need for me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] [E] And when my man comes [Eb] home [E] and waits a while to roam, [Eb] _ [E] I think I see when he smiles at me that he's dreaming of a [B] foe.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
I'm not [D] a pious Christian [A] and I do not [D] go to Mass, [G] but I pray [C] to [G] Father Neptune [Am] to let him safely [E] _
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[A] _ [E] I sing to the God with a three-pronged rod and the whisker is wild [A] and free, [E] that I've got a man with a beard and a [G] tan and a passion [E] for the sea.
He rides through the storm and the cold [Abm] and the warm [E] and he loves to [A] risk his neck, [E] and I like to know when he goes below that it's just below the deck.
_ [A] Oh, Neptune, [D] Father Neptune, [A] I tell you [D] fair and true [G] that if [C] you should lose [G] my sailor, [Am] I'll sing no more [E] to you. _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G] When [E] he's home from sea, he is half with me and he's gone when I [Am] close the door, [E] and it's still his creed that he [A] has no need of a wife except [Bb] on shore.
_ I know it's a boat that keeps him _ afloat, but I like to [A] think it's me, _ _ _ [E] and if it were [C] not for this, [E] I would sing to _ [Eb] the _ [E] depths _ of the sea. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ When my [A] man goes to sea, [E] he steps so high and [A] free, [E] I think I know as I watch him go that he has no need for me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] [E] And when my man comes [Eb] home [E] and waits a while to roam, [Eb] _ [E] I think I see when he smiles at me that he's dreaming of a [B] foe.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
I'm not [D] a pious Christian [A] and I do not [D] go to Mass, [G] but I pray [C] to [G] Father Neptune [Am] to let him safely [E] _
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[A] _ [E] I sing to the God with a three-pronged rod and the whisker is wild [A] and free, [E] that I've got a man with a beard and a [G] tan and a passion [E] for the sea.
He rides through the storm and the cold [Abm] and the warm [E] and he loves to [A] risk his neck, [E] and I like to know when he goes below that it's just below the deck.
_ [A] Oh, Neptune, [D] Father Neptune, [A] I tell you [D] fair and true [G] that if [C] you should lose [G] my sailor, [Am] I'll sing no more [E] to you. _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G] When [E] he's home from sea, he is half with me and he's gone when I [Am] close the door, [E] and it's still his creed that he [A] has no need of a wife except [Bb] on shore.
_ I know it's a boat that keeps him _ afloat, but I like to [A] think it's me, _ _ _ [E] and if it were [C] not for this, [E] I would sing to _ [Eb] the _ [E] depths _ of the sea. _ _ _ _
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