The Dreadnought Chords by The Dreadnoughts

Tempo:
79.375 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

D

A

Bb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Dreadnoughts - The Dreadnought chords
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[D] [Am] [Bb]
[D]
[C] [Gm] [D]
[A]
[Dm] [Eb] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[F] [E] [D]
[G] [A] [Bb] [Dm] [Gm] [D]
[G] [A] [Dm] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[E] [D] It's a flash packet, flash [A] packet of [Dm] fame She hails from [C] New York and the [F] dreadnought's
her name [C] She's bound to the west where the stormy [F] winds
[A] blow [Dm] All the way to the [Am] westward and the dreadnought
will [D] go Down, [Dm] down, down, down, down, down, down,
down [Bb] [Dm] With the gale at her back what a sight does
[A] she make [Dm] A skip in some [C] merry with the west [F] in her
wake Her [C] sailors like lions on the test [F] to her
[A] frame [Dm] She's in her pocket, oh [C] lord, let [D] her go
Down, down, down, down, down [Bb]
[D] [E] [D]
[Bb] [Dm] [G]
[Gm] [Am] [E] [Dm] [G]
[Gm] [A] [D] [F] [G]
[Gm] [A] [Dm]
[Gm] [A] [Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] Now [Bb] [Dm]
dreadnoughts are sailing the [A] Atlantic
so [Dm] wide Where the high roaring [C] seas move [F] along her
backside Where [C] the sails turn as wires [F] and the black
flags are sure [A] [D] All the way [Am] in the dreadnought's her name
That's when we'll [D] go down, [Dm] down, down Derry [E] John!
[Dm]
Here's a hail to the dreadnought and all her [A] brave crew
[Dm] To bold Captain Willie, [Am] his [F] officers too
[C] Talk about your flash packets, small [F] tail, black [A] bull!
[D] That [Bb] dreadnought stopped [A] fire, but [C] I've still them [Dm] all!
Down, down, down Derry John!
[Bb] [Dm] [Bb] [Dm] [Gm] [Am] [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [A] [D] [F]
[Gm] [A]
[Dm] [Gm] [A] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[Bb] [Dm] [D] [G] [Dm]
[Gm] [D] [G] [Dm]
[F] [G] [Dm] [G] [Dm]
[F] [D] [E] [Dm]
[N]
Key:  
Dm
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
D
1321
A
1231
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To start learning The Dreadnoughts - The Dreadnought chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bb, Dm, Gm, A, Dm and Bb. Start with a comfortable 39 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 79. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ [D] _
[G] _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _
[G] _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] [D] It's a flash packet, flash [A] packet of [Dm] fame She hails from [C] New York and the [F] dreadnought's
her name [C] She's bound to the west where the stormy [F] winds
[A] blow [Dm] All the way to the [Am] westward and the dreadnought
will [D] go Down, [Dm] down, down, down, down, down, down,
down [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ With the gale at her back what a sight does
[A] she make [Dm] A skip in some [C] merry with the west [F] in her
wake Her [C] sailors like lions on the test [F] to her
[A] frame [Dm] She's in her pocket, oh [C] lord, let [D] her go
Down, down, down, down, down _ [Bb] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Gm] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
[Gm] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Dm] Now _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ dreadnoughts are sailing the [A] Atlantic
so [Dm] wide Where the high roaring [C] seas move [F] along her
backside Where [C] the sails turn as wires [F] and the black
flags are sure [A] [D] All the way [Am] in the dreadnought's her name
That's when we'll [D] go down, [Dm] down, down Derry [E] John!
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Here's a hail to the dreadnought and all her [A] brave crew
[Dm] To bold Captain Willie, [Am] his [F] officers too
[C] Talk about your flash packets, small [F] tail, black [A] bull!
[D] That [Bb] dreadnought stopped [A] fire, but [C] I've still them [Dm] all!
Down, down, down Derry John!
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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