Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Off to sea once more Chords

Tempo:
170.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

Dm

D

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Off to sea once more chords
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[D]
[G]
[Dm]
[Am] [D]
[G]
When [Dm]
[Am]
[Dm]
[C] [D]
first I come [C] to Liverpool [D] I went [C] upon [D] a spree
Made money at last, [F] I spent too fast Got drunk [C] as drunk [A] could be
[D] And when my money was all gone T [F]'was then [C] I [A] wanted more
[Dm] But a man must be blind [C] to make up his mind [D] To go [C] to sea [Dm] once more
[C]
[F] [D] [C]
[D]
[Dm] I spent the night [C] with Angeline [Dm] Too drunk [C] to roll [Dm] in bed
My watch was new and my [F] money too In the [C] morning with them [A] she fled
[D] And as [Dm] I roamed the streets About the horse [C] they all [A] would row
[Dm] Here comes Jack Rack, [C] the young sailor That he [Dm] must go [C] to sea [Dm] once more
[G] [D] [C]
[Fm] [D] [C]
[D]
[F] [G] [F]
[Am] [Cm]
[A]
[F] [Gm] [F]
[C]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Dm]
[C] [D] [F]
[D] [C]
[D]
As I was [C] walking down the street [Dm]
I met with [C] Rapper
[Dm] Brown
I asked him for [F] to take me in And he looked [C] at me [Gm] with [A] a frown
[Dm] He said, last time you was paid off [F] With me [C] you [A] job no score
[Dm]
But I'll take your advance [C] And I'll give you's a chance
And [Dm] I'll send you to [C] sea [Dm] once more
[G] [C]
[Fm] [D] [C]
[D]
[Dm]
I hired me a board of [C] a whaling [Am] ship [Dm] Bound for [C] the [Dm] Arctic seas
Where the cold winds blow Through [F] the frost and the snow
And [C] Jamaican rum [A] would freeze
[Dm] And worst and bare I'd no hard weather gear For I'd [F] lost all my [C] money [A] ashore
[Dm] Twas then I wished [C] that I was dead [Dm] For I'd gone [C] to sea [Dm] no more
[G]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Fm] [D] [C]
[D]
[Dm] [G] [F]
[C]
[A]
[F] [G] [F]
[Am]
[Gm] [F] [Dm]
[G]
[C]
[F] [D] [C] [D]
Some
[Dm] days we're catching [C] whales, me lads And [Dm] some days [C] we're catching
[D] [Dm] none
With a twenty foot old [F] cock in our hands From four [C] o'clock [G] in [A] the morn
[D] And when [Dm] the shades of night come in We rest on [C] our [A] weary oars
[Dm] Twas then I wished [C] that I was dead [Dm] Or safe with [C] the girls [Dm] ashore
[Am]
[C] [D]
[E] [D]
[C] [D]
Come all you bold [C] seafaring men [Dm] And listen [C]
to [Dm] my song
If you come off of [F] them long trips I'd have [C]
you's [Dm] not [A] go wrong
[Dm] Take my advice, drink no strong Drink don't go sleeping [C] with [A] no moles
But [Dm] get married lads and [C] have all [A] night [C] in So [D] you'll [Gm] go [C] to sea [Dm] no more
[C]
[D] [C] [F] [D]
[C] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
Key:  
C
3211
Dm
2311
D
1321
F
134211111
A
1231
C
3211
Dm
2311
D
1321
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To learn Jerry Garcia, David Grisman - Off To Sea Once More chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, Dm, C, A, C and Dm. A strategic approach would be to train at 85 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 171. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Minor.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
When _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
first I come [C] to _ Liverpool _ [D] I went _ [C] upon [D] a _ spree
_ Made money at last, [F] I spent too fast Got drunk [C] as drunk [A] could be
_ _ [D] And when my _ money _ was all gone T [F]'was then [C] I _ [A] wanted more _ _
[Dm] But a man must be blind [C] to make up his mind [D] To go [C] to sea [Dm] once more _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Dm] I spent _ the night [C] with _ _ _ Angeline [Dm] Too drunk [C] to roll [Dm] in bed _ _
My watch was new and my [F] _ money too In the [C] morning with them [A] she fled _ _
[D] And as [Dm] I roamed the _ streets About the horse [C] they all [A] would _ row _
[Dm] Here comes Jack Rack, [C] the young _ sailor That he [Dm] must go [C] to sea [Dm] once more _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
As I was [C] walking down the street [Dm]
I met with [C] Rapper _
[Dm] Brown _ _ _
I asked him for [F] to take me in And he looked [C] at me [Gm] with [A] a frown _ _
[Dm] He said, last time you was paid off [F] With me [C] you [A] job no score
_ _ [Dm]
But I'll take your advance [C] And I'll give you's a chance
And [Dm] I'll send you to [C] sea [Dm] once more _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
I hired me a board of [C] a whaling [Am] ship [Dm] Bound for [C] the [Dm] Arctic seas _ _
Where the cold winds blow Through [F] the frost and the snow
And _ [C] Jamaican rum [A] would _ _ freeze
[Dm] And worst and bare I'd no hard weather gear For I'd [F] lost all my [C] money [A] _ _ _ ashore _
[Dm] Twas then I wished [C] that I was dead [Dm] For I'd gone [C] to sea [Dm] no _ more _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Some _ _ _
_ [Dm] days we're catching [C] _ whales, me lads And [Dm] some days [C] we're catching _
[D] [Dm] none
_ _ With a twenty foot old [F] cock in our hands From four [C] o'clock [G] in [A] the _ morn _
[D] And when [Dm] the shades of night come in We rest on [C] our [A] weary _ _ _ oars
[Dm] Twas then I wished [C] that I was dead [Dm] Or safe with [C] the girls [Dm] ashore _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Come all you bold [C] _ _ seafaring men [Dm] And listen _ [C]
to [Dm] my song _
_ If you come off of [F] them long trips I'd have [C]
you's [Dm] not [A] go _ wrong
_ _ [Dm] Take my advice, drink no strong Drink don't go sleeping [C] with [A] no _ _ moles
But [Dm] get _ married lads and [C] have all [A] night [C] in So [D] you'll [Gm] go [C] to sea [Dm] no more
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Shady Grove album.

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