Chords for Hoist up the Thing
Tempo:
103.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[D] Fresh out of college, with grades straight from hell, I browsed for a trade in [A] which I could [D] excel.
An ad for a ship in need of some manning, Men's sales on purpose but lacking a captain.
[G] What luck, [D] says I, to find such good fortune!
[A] A few white lies [D] later I ran down the pier,
Bought me a coat and a cutlass or [A] two, Jumped on the deck and I yelled, and the [G] crew
Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
Turn out a port, now I've [A] got it, Trust me [D] I'm in control!
[A] [D] I can't sing the shanties, it has to be said, And all of that grog just [A] goes right [D] to my head.
Whale meat is gross and I miss a girl's laugh, Five weeks at [A] sea, even Dave seems to [G] catch!
Hoist up [D] the thing, pan down the what'sit, [A] What's that [D] thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a port, [D] now I've got it, [A] Trust me [D] I'm in control!
The hit icy waters, no land to be seen, The food's getting low and the beer has gone [Dm] green.
There's murmurs of [Gm]
discontent under the deck, [F] If I don't act fast, [D] it could be my [A]
neck!
[D] So pull up the charts and those wiggle machines, I see what it says [A] but no clue what it means.
[D] Just pull on some levers and yank on some chains, They ain't a bad back till [A] we've landed [D] again!
[G] Hoist up [D] the thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that [D] thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a [D] port, now I've got it, Trust me I'm in control!
[G]
Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
Somebody should stop [G] it!
Turn out a port, now [D] [E] I've [A] got it, Trust me I'm [D] in control!
[G] Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that thing [D] spinning?
Somebody should [G] stop it!
Turn out [D] a port, now I've got it, [A] Trust me I'm [D] in control!
[G] Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
[D] Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a [D] port, now I've got [A] it, Trust [Bm] [G]
[A] me I'm in [D] control!
[A]
[D] Fresh out of college, with grades straight from hell, I browsed for a trade in [A] which I could [D] excel.
An ad for a ship in need of some manning, Men's sales on purpose but lacking a captain.
[G] What luck, [D] says I, to find such good fortune!
[A] A few white lies [D] later I ran down the pier,
Bought me a coat and a cutlass or [A] two, Jumped on the deck and I yelled, and the [G] crew
Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
Turn out a port, now I've [A] got it, Trust me [D] I'm in control!
[A] [D] I can't sing the shanties, it has to be said, And all of that grog just [A] goes right [D] to my head.
Whale meat is gross and I miss a girl's laugh, Five weeks at [A] sea, even Dave seems to [G] catch!
Hoist up [D] the thing, pan down the what'sit, [A] What's that [D] thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a port, [D] now I've got it, [A] Trust me [D] I'm in control!
The hit icy waters, no land to be seen, The food's getting low and the beer has gone [Dm] green.
There's murmurs of [Gm]
discontent under the deck, [F] If I don't act fast, [D] it could be my [A]
neck!
[D] So pull up the charts and those wiggle machines, I see what it says [A] but no clue what it means.
[D] Just pull on some levers and yank on some chains, They ain't a bad back till [A] we've landed [D] again!
[G] Hoist up [D] the thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that [D] thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a [D] port, now I've got it, Trust me I'm in control!
[G]
Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
Somebody should stop [G] it!
Turn out a port, now [D] [E] I've [A] got it, Trust me I'm [D] in control!
[G] Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that thing [D] spinning?
Somebody should [G] stop it!
Turn out [D] a port, now I've got it, [A] Trust me I'm [D] in control!
[G] Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
[D] Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a [D] port, now I've got [A] it, Trust [Bm] [G]
[A] me I'm in [D] control!
Key:
D
A
G
Dm
Gm
D
A
G
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ Fresh out of college, with grades straight from hell, I browsed for a trade in [A] which I could [D] excel.
An ad for a ship in need of some manning, Men's sales on purpose but lacking a captain.
[G] What luck, [D] says I, to find such good fortune!
[A] A few white lies [D] later I ran down the pier,
Bought me a coat and a cutlass or [A] two, Jumped on the deck and I yelled, and the [G] crew
Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
Turn out a port, now I've [A] got it, Trust me [D] I'm in control! _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ I can't sing the shanties, it has to be said, And all of that grog just [A] goes right [D] to my head.
Whale meat is gross and I miss a girl's laugh, Five weeks at [A] sea, even Dave seems to [G] catch!
Hoist up [D] the thing, pan down the what'sit, [A] What's that [D] thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a port, [D] now I've got it, [A] Trust me [D] I'm in control! _
_ The hit icy waters, no land to be seen, The food's getting low and the beer has gone [Dm] green.
There's murmurs of [Gm]
discontent under the deck, [F] If I don't act fast, [D] it could be my [A]
neck!
[D] So pull up the charts and those wiggle machines, I see what it says [A] but no clue what it means.
[D] Just pull on some levers and yank on some chains, They ain't a bad back till [A] we've landed [D] again!
_ _ [G] Hoist up [D] the thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that [D] thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a [D] port, now I've got it, Trust me I'm in control!
[G]
Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
Somebody should stop [G] it!
Turn out a port, now [D] [E] I've [A] got it, Trust me I'm [D] in control!
[G] Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that thing [D] spinning?
Somebody should [G] stop it!
Turn out [D] a port, now I've got it, [A] Trust me I'm [D] in control!
_ [G] Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
[D] Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a [D] port, now I've got [A] it, Trust _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[A] me I'm in [D] control! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ Fresh out of college, with grades straight from hell, I browsed for a trade in [A] which I could [D] excel.
An ad for a ship in need of some manning, Men's sales on purpose but lacking a captain.
[G] What luck, [D] says I, to find such good fortune!
[A] A few white lies [D] later I ran down the pier,
Bought me a coat and a cutlass or [A] two, Jumped on the deck and I yelled, and the [G] crew
Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
Turn out a port, now I've [A] got it, Trust me [D] I'm in control! _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ I can't sing the shanties, it has to be said, And all of that grog just [A] goes right [D] to my head.
Whale meat is gross and I miss a girl's laugh, Five weeks at [A] sea, even Dave seems to [G] catch!
Hoist up [D] the thing, pan down the what'sit, [A] What's that [D] thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a port, [D] now I've got it, [A] Trust me [D] I'm in control! _
_ The hit icy waters, no land to be seen, The food's getting low and the beer has gone [Dm] green.
There's murmurs of [Gm]
discontent under the deck, [F] If I don't act fast, [D] it could be my [A]
neck!
[D] So pull up the charts and those wiggle machines, I see what it says [A] but no clue what it means.
[D] Just pull on some levers and yank on some chains, They ain't a bad back till [A] we've landed [D] again!
_ _ [G] Hoist up [D] the thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that [D] thing spinning?
Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a [D] port, now I've got it, Trust me I'm in control!
[G]
Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
Somebody should stop [G] it!
Turn out a port, now [D] [E] I've [A] got it, Trust me I'm [D] in control!
[G] Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that thing [D] spinning?
Somebody should [G] stop it!
Turn out [D] a port, now I've got it, [A] Trust me I'm [D] in control!
_ [G] Hoist up the [D] thing, pan down the [A] what'sit, What's that thing spinning?
[D] Somebody should stop it!
[G] Turn out a [D] port, now I've got [A] it, Trust _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[A] me I'm in [D] control! _ _
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