Retirement Song Chords by The Longest Johns
Tempo:
126.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Dm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I've been roaming all my life and now I've found a lady wife, I'm staying
Right here!
Oh I won't go sailing anymore, I won't obey the ocean's call, I'm staying
[D] Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the [D] trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I won't be any captain's mate, I [G] won't be servant of the seas
[D] Cos this pretty [A] little woman is [D] all I need
[Am] A fourteen hours cabin boy to fear some Captain Buckleroy, I'm staying
Right here!
When I was sick he ordered catenine, until I said that I felt fine, I'm staying
Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the trees, I'll [D] be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, [Dm] I won't be any captain's mate, I [G] won't be servant of the [A] seas
Cos this pretty little woman [D] is all I [Eb] need
A [A] twenty iron man, acros nesting, Captain said I was the best, I'm staying
Right here!
[D] But I nearly lost my eyes to God just looking out for old Cape Cod, I'm staying Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of the trees, [D] I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I won't be [Dm] any captain's mate, [G] I won't be servant of the seas
Cos [A] this pretty little woman [C] is all I [Cm] need
At twenty [A] five no man alive could match my skill for gunning, I'm staying
Right here!
But the Captain he got drunk one night and sank the blasted cannon, [D] I'm staying Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the [Dm] trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I [D] won't be any captain's mate, I [A] won't be servant of the seas
Cos this pretty little woman is all I [Dbm] need
Captain [D] died at twenty eight and by then I was his first mate, I'm staying
Right here!
Oh they tried to give me his command but I was hungry for the land, I'm staying
Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the trees, I'll be a [B] man
Wherever my woman will be, I won't be [Dm] any captain's mate, I [C] won't be servant of the seas
Cos this pretty little [B] woman is all I [Bb] need
Stepped [G] ashore at Felix Low and made for Bristol by the road, I'm staying [A] Right here!
[B] Oh I fell in love when first I saw her, Avon County's finest daughter
And now [A] she's got me staying right [D] here
I'll be a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of the trees, [D] I'll be a man
Wherever my [A] woman will be, [D] I won't be any captain's mate, [G] I won't be servant of the seas
[D] Cos this pretty [A] little woman is all [Ab] I need
I'll be [D] a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of [A] the trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, [Bm] I won't be any captain's mate, [C] I won't be servant of the seas
Cos [D] this pretty little woman is [Gm] all [D] I need
Right here!
Oh I won't go sailing anymore, I won't obey the ocean's call, I'm staying
[D] Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the [D] trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I won't be any captain's mate, I [G] won't be servant of the seas
[D] Cos this pretty [A] little woman is [D] all I need
[Am] A fourteen hours cabin boy to fear some Captain Buckleroy, I'm staying
Right here!
When I was sick he ordered catenine, until I said that I felt fine, I'm staying
Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the trees, I'll [D] be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, [Dm] I won't be any captain's mate, I [G] won't be servant of the [A] seas
Cos this pretty little woman [D] is all I [Eb] need
A [A] twenty iron man, acros nesting, Captain said I was the best, I'm staying
Right here!
[D] But I nearly lost my eyes to God just looking out for old Cape Cod, I'm staying Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of the trees, [D] I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I won't be [Dm] any captain's mate, [G] I won't be servant of the seas
Cos [A] this pretty little woman [C] is all I [Cm] need
At twenty [A] five no man alive could match my skill for gunning, I'm staying
Right here!
But the Captain he got drunk one night and sank the blasted cannon, [D] I'm staying Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the [Dm] trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I [D] won't be any captain's mate, I [A] won't be servant of the seas
Cos this pretty little woman is all I [Dbm] need
Captain [D] died at twenty eight and by then I was his first mate, I'm staying
Right here!
Oh they tried to give me his command but I was hungry for the land, I'm staying
Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the trees, I'll be a [B] man
Wherever my woman will be, I won't be [Dm] any captain's mate, I [C] won't be servant of the seas
Cos this pretty little [B] woman is all I [Bb] need
Stepped [G] ashore at Felix Low and made for Bristol by the road, I'm staying [A] Right here!
[B] Oh I fell in love when first I saw her, Avon County's finest daughter
And now [A] she's got me staying right [D] here
I'll be a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of the trees, [D] I'll be a man
Wherever my [A] woman will be, [D] I won't be any captain's mate, [G] I won't be servant of the seas
[D] Cos this pretty [A] little woman is all [Ab] I need
I'll be [D] a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of [A] the trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, [Bm] I won't be any captain's mate, [C] I won't be servant of the seas
Cos [D] this pretty little woman is [Gm] all [D] I need
Key:
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I've been roaming all my life and now I've found a lady wife, I'm staying
_ _ Right here!
Oh I won't go sailing anymore, I won't obey the ocean's call, I'm staying
_ [D] Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the [D] trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I won't be any captain's mate, I [G] won't be servant of the seas
[D] Cos this pretty [A] little woman is [D] all I need
[Am] A fourteen hours cabin boy to fear some Captain Buckleroy, I'm staying
_ Right here!
When I was sick he ordered catenine, until I said that I felt fine, I'm staying
_ Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the trees, I'll [D] be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, [Dm] I won't be any captain's mate, I [G] won't be servant of the [A] seas
Cos this pretty little woman [D] is all I [Eb] need
A [A] twenty iron man, acros nesting, Captain said I was the best, I'm staying
Right here!
[D] But I nearly lost my eyes to God just looking out for old Cape Cod, I'm staying _ Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of the trees, [D] I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I won't be [Dm] any captain's mate, [G] I won't be servant of the seas
Cos [A] this pretty little woman [C] is all I [Cm] need
At twenty [A] five no man alive could match my skill for gunning, I'm staying
_ Right here!
But the Captain he got drunk one night and sank the blasted cannon, [D] I'm staying Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the [Dm] trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I [D] won't be any captain's mate, I [A] won't be servant of the seas
Cos this pretty little woman is all I [Dbm] need
Captain [D] died at twenty eight and by then I was his first mate, I'm staying
_ _ Right here!
Oh they tried to give me his command but I was hungry for the land, I'm staying
_ Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the trees, I'll be a [B] man
Wherever my woman will be, I won't be [Dm] any captain's mate, I [C] won't be servant of the seas
Cos this pretty little [B] woman is all I [Bb] need
Stepped [G] ashore at Felix Low and made for Bristol by the road, I'm staying [A] Right here!
[B] Oh I fell in love when first I saw her, Avon County's finest daughter _ _ _ _ _ _
And now [A] she's got me staying right [D] here _
I'll be a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of the trees, [D] I'll be a man
Wherever my [A] woman will be, [D] I won't be any captain's mate, [G] I won't be servant of the seas
[D] Cos this pretty [A] little woman is all [Ab] I need
I'll be [D] a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of [A] the trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, [Bm] I won't be any captain's mate, [C] I won't be servant of the seas
Cos [D] this pretty little woman _ is [Gm] all [D] I _ need _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Right here!
Oh I won't go sailing anymore, I won't obey the ocean's call, I'm staying
_ [D] Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the [D] trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I won't be any captain's mate, I [G] won't be servant of the seas
[D] Cos this pretty [A] little woman is [D] all I need
[Am] A fourteen hours cabin boy to fear some Captain Buckleroy, I'm staying
_ Right here!
When I was sick he ordered catenine, until I said that I felt fine, I'm staying
_ Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the trees, I'll [D] be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, [Dm] I won't be any captain's mate, I [G] won't be servant of the [A] seas
Cos this pretty little woman [D] is all I [Eb] need
A [A] twenty iron man, acros nesting, Captain said I was the best, I'm staying
Right here!
[D] But I nearly lost my eyes to God just looking out for old Cape Cod, I'm staying _ Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of the trees, [D] I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I won't be [Dm] any captain's mate, [G] I won't be servant of the seas
Cos [A] this pretty little woman [C] is all I [Cm] need
At twenty [A] five no man alive could match my skill for gunning, I'm staying
_ Right here!
But the Captain he got drunk one night and sank the blasted cannon, [D] I'm staying Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the [Dm] trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, I [D] won't be any captain's mate, I [A] won't be servant of the seas
Cos this pretty little woman is all I [Dbm] need
Captain [D] died at twenty eight and by then I was his first mate, I'm staying
_ _ Right here!
Oh they tried to give me his command but I was hungry for the land, I'm staying
_ Right here!
I'll be a man of the land, I'll [G] be a man of the trees, I'll be a [B] man
Wherever my woman will be, I won't be [Dm] any captain's mate, I [C] won't be servant of the seas
Cos this pretty little [B] woman is all I [Bb] need
Stepped [G] ashore at Felix Low and made for Bristol by the road, I'm staying [A] Right here!
[B] Oh I fell in love when first I saw her, Avon County's finest daughter _ _ _ _ _ _
And now [A] she's got me staying right [D] here _
I'll be a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of the trees, [D] I'll be a man
Wherever my [A] woman will be, [D] I won't be any captain's mate, [G] I won't be servant of the seas
[D] Cos this pretty [A] little woman is all [Ab] I need
I'll be [D] a man of the land, [G] I'll be a man of [A] the trees, I'll be a man
Wherever [A] my woman will be, [Bm] I won't be any captain's mate, [C] I won't be servant of the seas
Cos [D] this pretty little woman _ is [Gm] all [D] I _ need _ _ _ _ _ _ _