INTRO E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 A5 D5 A5 E5 A5 E5 VERSE 1 A5 A5 With a lady-like devotion A5 A5 She sails the bitter ocean D5 D5 If it wasn't for lovesick sailors D5 A5 There'd be nothin' left but flotsam CHORUS E5 D5 Singin' why me oh my A5 D5 Is there a better man than I A5 E5 I hope you find your way back home A5 D5 Before you lie high and dry A5 E5 I hope you find your way back home A5 E5 Before you die VERSE 2 A5 A5 Her sails blow like bubbles A5 A5 While ya sip yer daily doubles D5 D5 If she wasn't so fond of the weather D5 A5 She might give the deckhands trouble CHORUS E5 D5 Singin' why me oh my A5 D5 Is there a better man than I A5 E5 I hope you find your way back home A5 D5 Before you lie high and dry A5 E5 I hope you find your way back home A5 E5 Before you die VERSE 3 A5 A5 One day when I grew older A5 A5 And I found I could not hold her D5 D5 She took on a fine young skipper D5 A5 Who soon run her up on a boulder CHORUS E5 D5 Singin' why me oh my A5 D5 Is there a better man than I A5 E5 I hope you find your way back home A5 D5 Before you lie high and dry A5 E5 I hope you find your way back home A5 E5 Before you die VERSE 4 A5 A5 Now the pleasures of the harbor A5 A5 Don't include a lady barber D5 D5 If it wasn't for Long John Silver D5 A5 All of us pirates would've been martyrs CHORUS and END (repeat last 4 lines one time) E5 D5 Singin' why me oh my A5 D5 Is there a better man than I A5 E5 I hope you find your way back home A5 D5 Before you lie high and dry A5 E5 I hope you find your way back home A5 E5 Before you die A5 E5 I hope you find your way back home A D (hold D for 4 beats) Before you lie high and dry A5 E5 I hope you find your way back home A E A (these at 1 beat each) Before you die
