Chords for Sweeneys' Men Handsome Cabin Boy (Original)
Tempo:
87.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [E]
[D] [A]
[E] It's of a pretty female [D] as you [A] may [E] understand Her mind being bent and rambling [A] [D] until some
fire [E] off her lungs She dressed herself in men's attire [G] as [A] though
it [G] does [E] appear And she hired with a sleek captain [D] to [A] serve
him for [E] rear And the captain's wife she being on board
[D] She's [A] been in [E] great joy To think her husband had engaged [A] such a handsome
cabin [E] boy And now and then she'd slip him a kiss [A] and
she would [D] have liked [E] it to die But it was the captain found out the secret
[D] of this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy Her cheeks they were like roses red [A] and her
hair lay [E] in a corn The sailors often smiled and said [A] she looked
[D] just [E] like a girl But eating of the captain's [A] biscuits her collar
[D] it [E] ended dry [Am] And the [E] waiter did the well of pretty [D] now
the fine [A]
[E] cabin boy
[D] [A]
[E] It
[A] [D]
[E]
[A] [D]
[E]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[E] was in the bay of Biscay [D] that our [A] garland
[Em] [E] That night amongst the sailors [A] was a fearful baloney [E] in a row
They tumbled up from their hammock and [A] their sleep [D] it did [E] destroy
And they swore about the groaning [D] of this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy
Oh doctor dear oh doctor [D] this [A] cabin [E] boy did cry
The time had come I am undone [A] and surely I [E] will die
Well the doctor he came a running and [A] a [D] smiling at [E] the pun
For to think a sailor lad should have [A] a daughter or [E] a son
And the sailors when they saw the joke [D] they all [A] did [E] stand and stare
This child belonged to none [Bm] of [E] them they
[D] [E] solemnly did swear
The captain's wife she said [G] to [A] him me dear [D] I [E] wish you joy
For it's either you or me who's [D] betrayed this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy
And then each man took his pot of [D] rum and they drank [A] the [Em] set to trade
[E] And likewise to the cabin boy [A] was [D] neither man [E] married
This hopeful lord come rise again [A] our [D] sailors to [E] destroy
And they voted for a jolly lad [D] like the [A] handsome [E] cabin boy
[N]
[D] [A]
[E] It's of a pretty female [D] as you [A] may [E] understand Her mind being bent and rambling [A] [D] until some
fire [E] off her lungs She dressed herself in men's attire [G] as [A] though
it [G] does [E] appear And she hired with a sleek captain [D] to [A] serve
him for [E] rear And the captain's wife she being on board
[D] She's [A] been in [E] great joy To think her husband had engaged [A] such a handsome
cabin [E] boy And now and then she'd slip him a kiss [A] and
she would [D] have liked [E] it to die But it was the captain found out the secret
[D] of this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy Her cheeks they were like roses red [A] and her
hair lay [E] in a corn The sailors often smiled and said [A] she looked
[D] just [E] like a girl But eating of the captain's [A] biscuits her collar
[D] it [E] ended dry [Am] And the [E] waiter did the well of pretty [D] now
the fine [A]
[E] cabin boy
[D] [A]
[E] It
[A] [D]
[E]
[A] [D]
[E]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[E] was in the bay of Biscay [D] that our [A] garland
[Em] [E] That night amongst the sailors [A] was a fearful baloney [E] in a row
They tumbled up from their hammock and [A] their sleep [D] it did [E] destroy
And they swore about the groaning [D] of this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy
Oh doctor dear oh doctor [D] this [A] cabin [E] boy did cry
The time had come I am undone [A] and surely I [E] will die
Well the doctor he came a running and [A] a [D] smiling at [E] the pun
For to think a sailor lad should have [A] a daughter or [E] a son
And the sailors when they saw the joke [D] they all [A] did [E] stand and stare
This child belonged to none [Bm] of [E] them they
[D] [E] solemnly did swear
The captain's wife she said [G] to [A] him me dear [D] I [E] wish you joy
For it's either you or me who's [D] betrayed this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy
And then each man took his pot of [D] rum and they drank [A] the [Em] set to trade
[E] And likewise to the cabin boy [A] was [D] neither man [E] married
This hopeful lord come rise again [A] our [D] sailors to [E] destroy
And they voted for a jolly lad [D] like the [A] handsome [E] cabin boy
[N]
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[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ It's of a pretty female [D] as you [A] may [E] _ understand Her mind being bent and rambling [A] [D] until some
fire [E] off her lungs She dressed herself in men's attire [G] as [A] though
it [G] does [E] appear And she hired with a sleek captain [D] to [A] serve
him for [E] _ rear And the captain's wife she being on board
[D] She's [A] been in [E] great joy To think her husband had engaged [A] such a handsome
cabin [E] boy And now and then she'd slip him a kiss [A] and
she would [D] have liked [E] it to die But it was the captain found out the secret
[D] of this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy Her cheeks they were like roses red [A] and her
hair lay [E] in a corn The sailors often smiled and said [A] she looked
[D] just [E] like a girl But eating of the captain's [A] biscuits her collar
[D] it [E] ended dry [Am] And the [E] waiter did the well of pretty [D] now
the fine [A]
[E] cabin boy _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ It _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ was in the bay of Biscay [D] that our [A] garland
[Em] _ _ [E] That night amongst the sailors [A] was a fearful baloney [E] in a row
They tumbled up from their hammock and [A] their sleep [D] it did [E] destroy
And they swore about the groaning [D] of this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy
Oh doctor dear oh doctor [D] this [A] cabin [E] boy did cry
The time had come I am undone [A] and surely I [E] will die
Well the doctor he came a running and [A] a [D] smiling at [E] the pun
For to think a sailor lad should have [A] a daughter or [E] a son
And the sailors when they saw the joke [D] they all [A] did [E] stand and stare
This child belonged to none [Bm] of [E] them they _
[D] [E] solemnly did swear
The captain's wife she said [G] to [A] him me dear [D] I [E] wish you joy
For it's either you or me who's [D] betrayed this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy
And then each man took his pot of [D] rum and they drank [A] the [Em] set to trade
[E] _ And likewise to the cabin boy [A] was [D] neither man [E] married
This hopeful lord come rise again [A] our [D] sailors to [E] destroy
And they voted for a jolly lad [D] like the [A] handsome [E] cabin boy _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ It's of a pretty female [D] as you [A] may [E] _ understand Her mind being bent and rambling [A] [D] until some
fire [E] off her lungs She dressed herself in men's attire [G] as [A] though
it [G] does [E] appear And she hired with a sleek captain [D] to [A] serve
him for [E] _ rear And the captain's wife she being on board
[D] She's [A] been in [E] great joy To think her husband had engaged [A] such a handsome
cabin [E] boy And now and then she'd slip him a kiss [A] and
she would [D] have liked [E] it to die But it was the captain found out the secret
[D] of this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy Her cheeks they were like roses red [A] and her
hair lay [E] in a corn The sailors often smiled and said [A] she looked
[D] just [E] like a girl But eating of the captain's [A] biscuits her collar
[D] it [E] ended dry [Am] And the [E] waiter did the well of pretty [D] now
the fine [A]
[E] cabin boy _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ It _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ was in the bay of Biscay [D] that our [A] garland
[Em] _ _ [E] That night amongst the sailors [A] was a fearful baloney [E] in a row
They tumbled up from their hammock and [A] their sleep [D] it did [E] destroy
And they swore about the groaning [D] of this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy
Oh doctor dear oh doctor [D] this [A] cabin [E] boy did cry
The time had come I am undone [A] and surely I [E] will die
Well the doctor he came a running and [A] a [D] smiling at [E] the pun
For to think a sailor lad should have [A] a daughter or [E] a son
And the sailors when they saw the joke [D] they all [A] did [E] stand and stare
This child belonged to none [Bm] of [E] them they _
[D] [E] solemnly did swear
The captain's wife she said [G] to [A] him me dear [D] I [E] wish you joy
For it's either you or me who's [D] betrayed this [A] handsome [E] cabin boy
And then each man took his pot of [D] rum and they drank [A] the [Em] set to trade
[E] _ And likewise to the cabin boy [A] was [D] neither man [E] married
This hopeful lord come rise again [A] our [D] sailors to [E] destroy
And they voted for a jolly lad [D] like the [A] handsome [E] cabin boy _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _