Three Fishers 3/4 Stan Rogers Charles Kingsley and John Hull
Standard Tuning / T T 2+ 3+ Two Bass notes two bottom strings (Cross Picking)
by Ken Lee
Comments or suggestions to kandvlee@shaw.ca
Intro: 3 Bars D
/ D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / G (320003@1) / AThree (x02220@1)/ fishers went / sailing out / into the / west,
/ D (xx0232@1) / G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / AOut (x02220@1)/ into the / west as the / sun went / down,
/ G (320003@1) / A (x02220@1) / D (xx0232@1) / AEach (x02220@1)/ thought on the / woman that / loved him the / best, and
/ D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / G (320003@1) / AThe (x02220@1)/ children stood / watching them / out of the / town,
/ D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / G (320003@1) / AFor (x02220@1)/ men must / work and / women must / weep,
/ D (xx0232@1) / G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / AFor (x02220@1)there's / little to / earn and / many to / keep, and
/ G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) /
The / harbour / bar be / moa - nin', / and
/ G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / D (xx0232@1) / / /
The / harbour / bar be / moa - / nin'. / / /
/ D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / G (320003@1) / AThree (x02220@1)/ wives sat / up in the / lighthouse / tower,
/ D (xx0232@1) / G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / AThey (x02220@1)/ trimmed the / lamps as the / sun went / down, and
/ G (320003@1) / A (x02220@1) / D (xx0232@1) / AThey (x02220@1)/ looked at the / squall and they / looked at the / shower, and
/ D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / G (320003@1) / AThe (x02220@1)/ night-wrack came / rollin' in, / ragged and / brown.
Chorus:
/ D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / G (320003@1) / AFor (x02220@1)/ men must / work and / women must / weep,
/ D (xx0232@1) / G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / AThough (x02220@1)/ storms be / sud - den and the / waters be / deep, and
/ G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) /
The / harbour / bar be / moa - nin', / and
/ G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / DThe (xx0232@1)/ Harbour / bar be / moa - / nin'.
Break: One Chorus Instrumental then Repeat last Chorus:
/ D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / G (320003@1) / AThree (x02220@1)/ corpses lay / out on the / shining / sand,
/ D (xx0232@1) / G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / AIn (x02220@1)the / morning / gleam as the / tide went / down, and
/ G (320003@1) / A (x02220@1) / D (xx0232@1) / AThe (x02220@1)/ women were / weepin' and / wringin' their / hands,
/ D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / G (320003@1) / AFor (x02220@1)/ those who would / never come / back to the / town.
/ D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / G (320003@1) / AFor (x02220@1)/ men must / work and / women must / weep, and
/ D (xx0232@1) / G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / AThe (x02220@1)/ sooner it's / over, the / sooner to / sleep, and
/ G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) /
Good - / bye to the / bar and its / moa - nin', / and
/ G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / DGood (xx0232@1)- / bye to the / bar and it's / moa - / nin',
/ D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / G (320003@1) / AOh (x02220@1)/ men must / work and / women must / weep, and
/ D (xx0232@1) / G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / AThe (x02220@1)/ sooner it's / over, the / sooner to / sleep, and
/ G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) /
Good - / bye to the / bar and its / moa - nin', / and
/ G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A (x02220@1) / DGood (xx0232@1)- / bye to the / bar and it's / moa - / nin',
