Rolling Sea Chords by Eliza Carthy

Tempo:
75.35 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

D

G

Em

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eliza Carthy: Rolling Sea chords
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[Dm]
[Am] [Dm] [C] [G]
[Dm] [G] [Dm]
Don't you see the [D] ships are coming, don't you see them in full [G] sail?
[D] Don't you see the ships are [D] coming with their prizes [Bm] at their tail?
[Dm] Oh [Am] my little [Dm] rolling sailor, oh [Em] my little [G] rolling he,
[Dm] How I [Em] love my rolling [F] sailor when he's [G] on a [D] rolling sea.
[A#] [D] [Dm]
[F] Sailors they get all the [D] money, soldiers they [Am] get none [G] but brass,
[D] How [G] I love my rolling [Dm] sailor, soldiers they can kiss my neck.
Oh my [E] little [Dm] rolling sailor, oh my [G] little [Dm] rolling he,
[C] How I love my [Dm] rolling sailor when [Em] he's on [G] a rolling sea.
When [D] he's on a rolling, rolling, when he's on a [N] rolling [D] sea.
How [Dm]
[D] can I be blithe and merry with [Em] my true [D] love far from me?
All those [G] pretty little [D] sailors [C] they've been present and [Dm] to see.
[E] Oh my little [Dm] rolling sailor, oh [Em] my little [G] rolling he,
[F] How [C] I love my [Dm] rolling [D] sailor when he's [Dm] on a rolling sea.
[Gm] When he's on a [N] rolling, rolling, when he's on a rolling [D] sea.
[Dm]
[D] How I wish the pressure [G] over [D] and the wars were at [Em] an end,
[D] Then every [Am] sailor [D] lad here would be [Am] happy with his [G] friend.
[F] Oh my little [G] rolling [Dm] sailor, [A] oh my [Em] little rolling he,
How I love my rolling sailor [D] when [F] he's on a [D] rolling sea.
When he's on a rolling, [N] rolling, when he's on a rolling sea.
[Dm] [Em] [Dm]
When the [F#] wars they [D] are all over, [C] peace and plenty come [G] again,
[D] [F] Everybody's [Dm] sailor lad here will come sailing on the main.
Oh my [Em] little [Dm] rolling sailor, oh my [G] little [Dm] rolling he,
[G] How I love my rolling [Dm] sailor when [Am] he's on a [Dm] rolling sea.
When he's on a rolling, rolling, when he's on a rolling sea.
[G]
[Dm] All the [C] wars will soon be [Dm] over and [Cm] the [Dm] sailors once come home,
Every last [Em] will get a lot, [D] she won't [A] have to [Dm] sleep [G] alone.
Oh my [Em] little, oh [Dm] sailor, oh my little [G] rolling he,
How [F] I love my rolling [D] sailor when he's [Dm] on a rolling [D] sea.
When he's on a rolling, rolling, when he's on a rolling sea.
When he's on a rolling, rolling, when he's on a rolling sea.
[Dm] [D] [Dm]
[F] [Dm]
[D] [G] [Am] [Dm]
Key:  
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
F
134211111
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Eliza Carthy - Rolling Sea chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, G, Dm, G, Dm and Em. A good strategy is to initiate at 37 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 75 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Minor in mind.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
Don't you see the [D] ships are coming, don't you see them in full [G] sail?
[D] Don't you see the ships are [D] coming with their prizes [Bm] at their tail?
[Dm] Oh [Am] my little [Dm] rolling sailor, oh [Em] my little [G] rolling he,
[Dm] How I [Em] love my rolling [F] sailor when he's [G] on a [D] rolling sea. _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Sailors they get all the [D] money, soldiers they [Am] get none [G] but brass,
[D] How [G] I love my rolling [Dm] sailor, soldiers they can kiss my neck.
Oh my [E] little [Dm] rolling sailor, oh my [G] little [Dm] rolling he,
[C] How I love my [Dm] rolling sailor when [Em] he's on [G] a rolling sea.
When [D] he's on a rolling, rolling, when he's on a [N] rolling [D] sea.
How _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [D] _ can I be blithe and merry with [Em] my true [D] love far from me?
All those [G] pretty little [D] sailors [C] they've been present and [Dm] to see.
[E] Oh my little [Dm] rolling sailor, oh [Em] my little [G] rolling he,
[F] How [C] I love my [Dm] rolling [D] sailor when he's [Dm] on a rolling sea.
[Gm] When he's on a [N] rolling, rolling, when he's on a rolling [D] sea.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ How I wish the pressure [G] over [D] and the wars were at [Em] an end,
[D] Then every [Am] sailor [D] lad here would be [Am] happy with his [G] friend.
[F] Oh my little [G] rolling [Dm] sailor, [A] oh my [Em] little rolling he,
How I love my rolling sailor [D] when [F] he's on a [D] rolling sea.
When he's on a rolling, [N] rolling, when he's on a rolling sea.
[Dm] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ When the [F#] wars they [D] are all over, [C] peace and plenty come [G] again,
[D] _ [F] Everybody's [Dm] sailor lad here will come sailing on the main.
Oh my [Em] little [Dm] rolling sailor, oh my [G] little [Dm] rolling he,
[G] How I love my rolling [Dm] sailor when [Am] he's on a [Dm] rolling sea.
When he's on a rolling, rolling, when he's on a rolling sea.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ All the [C] wars will soon be [Dm] over and [Cm] the [Dm] sailors once come home,
Every last [Em] will get a lot, [D] she won't [A] have to [Dm] sleep [G] alone.
Oh my [Em] little, oh [Dm] sailor, oh my little [G] rolling he,
How [F] I love my rolling [D] sailor when he's [Dm] on a rolling [D] sea.
When he's on a rolling, rolling, when he's on a rolling sea.
When he's on a rolling, rolling, when he's on a rolling sea.
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _

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The Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys album includes this song.

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