Chords for Steeleye Span - Let her go down
Tempo:
108.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
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Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Sometime [G] in [Em] October [A] we [G] sailed from the [D] England shore
[A] And we sailed [D] into [A] the [B] raging storm [G] like I've never [A] ever seen [D] before
And [G] all [Em] of the crew, [A] they were great men, [D] but the captain he was [G] braver
He [A] said, [D] never mind [A] the ship, me [G] boys, [D] there's none [B] of us here
ah, let [D] her go down, [F#m] [G] swim [D] for your [G] lives
swim for [A] your wives, and let [D] her go down
[G] [A] Just let [D] her go down
Sometime [G] in [Em] October [A] we [G] sailed from the [D] England shore
[A] And we sailed [D] into [A] the [B] raging storm [G] like I've never [A] ever seen [D] before
And [G] all [Em] of the crew, [A] they were great men, [D] but the captain he was [G] braver
He [A] said, [D] never mind [A] the ship, me [G] boys, [D] there's none [B] of us here
ah, let [D] her go down, [F#m] [G] swim [D] for your [G] lives
swim for [A] your wives, and let [D] her go down
[G] [A] Just let [D] her go down
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_ _ Sometime [G] in [Em] October [A] we [G] sailed from the [D] England shore _
[A] And we sailed [D] into [A] the [B] raging storm [G] like I've never [A] ever seen [D] before
And [G] all [Em] of the crew, [A] they were great men, [D] but the captain he was [G] braver _
He [A] said, [D] never mind [A] the ship, me [G] boys, [D] there's none [B] of us here
[G] And say, ah, _ _ let [D] her go down, [F#m] _ [G] _ _ swim [D] for your _ [G] lives
_ [A] Swim for [D] your children, [Em]
swim for [A] your wives, and let [D] her go down
_ [G] _ _ [A] Just let [D] her go down
[F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ Lost in the [G] open [Em] ocean, [A] there was someone [G] who [D] knew me
[A] While our [D] captain skimmed [A] his wounded [Bm] ship [G] to the bottom [A] of that [D] angry sea
Then [G] with his dying breath, [A] we all heard him say, it's [D] just a fortune on a _ [G] sailor
Then [A] he said, [D] never mind [A] the ship, me [G] boys, [D] there's none of [Bm] us here
[G] And say, ah, _ [A] let her [D] go down, [F#m] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] swim for your _
_ [G] lives
[A] Swim for [D] your children, [Em]
swim for [A] your wives, and let her [D] go down
_ [G] _ [A] Just let her [D] go down
[F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ [D] Let her go down _
[G] _ _ [A] Swim [D] for your lives _
[G] _ [A] Swim for your children, swim for your wives, and let her [D] go down _ _
[G] _ [A] Just let her [D] go down
[F#m] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ And [D] I wondered if [G] my shipmates [A] had been lost in [G] that golden [D] sea
_ And so [A] I pulled [D] our rookies out [B] one by one, but [G] there was no one [A] else around [D] for me
_ And [G] as the ship went [Em] down [A] in that fragrant light, [D] I knew we could have [G] saved her
I [A] know the captain [D] lied when the captain cried, there's none of [Bm] us here
[G] And say, ah, _ _ [A] let her [D] go down, _
[G] _ _ [A] swim [D] for your _ _ [G] lives
[A] Swim for your [D] children, [Em] swim for [A] your wives, and let her [D] go down _ _
[G] _ _ [A] Let her [D] go down _ _
[G] _ _ [A] Let her [D] go down _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] Just let her [D] go down _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sometime [G] in [Em] October [A] we [G] sailed from the [D] England shore _
[A] And we sailed [D] into [A] the [B] raging storm [G] like I've never [A] ever seen [D] before
And [G] all [Em] of the crew, [A] they were great men, [D] but the captain he was [G] braver _
He [A] said, [D] never mind [A] the ship, me [G] boys, [D] there's none [B] of us here
[G] And say, ah, _ _ let [D] her go down, [F#m] _ [G] _ _ swim [D] for your _ [G] lives
_ [A] Swim for [D] your children, [Em]
swim for [A] your wives, and let [D] her go down
_ [G] _ _ [A] Just let [D] her go down
[F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ Lost in the [G] open [Em] ocean, [A] there was someone [G] who [D] knew me
[A] While our [D] captain skimmed [A] his wounded [Bm] ship [G] to the bottom [A] of that [D] angry sea
Then [G] with his dying breath, [A] we all heard him say, it's [D] just a fortune on a _ [G] sailor
Then [A] he said, [D] never mind [A] the ship, me [G] boys, [D] there's none of [Bm] us here
[G] And say, ah, _ [A] let her [D] go down, [F#m] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] swim for your _
_ [G] lives
[A] Swim for [D] your children, [Em]
swim for [A] your wives, and let her [D] go down
_ [G] _ [A] Just let her [D] go down
[F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ [D] Let her go down _
[G] _ _ [A] Swim [D] for your lives _
[G] _ [A] Swim for your children, swim for your wives, and let her [D] go down _ _
[G] _ [A] Just let her [D] go down
[F#m] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ And [D] I wondered if [G] my shipmates [A] had been lost in [G] that golden [D] sea
_ And so [A] I pulled [D] our rookies out [B] one by one, but [G] there was no one [A] else around [D] for me
_ And [G] as the ship went [Em] down [A] in that fragrant light, [D] I knew we could have [G] saved her
I [A] know the captain [D] lied when the captain cried, there's none of [Bm] us here
[G] And say, ah, _ _ [A] let her [D] go down, _
[G] _ _ [A] swim [D] for your _ _ [G] lives
[A] Swim for your [D] children, [Em] swim for [A] your wives, and let her [D] go down _ _
[G] _ _ [A] Let her [D] go down _ _
[G] _ _ [A] Let her [D] go down _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] Just let her [D] go down _
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