• Song:

    Jolly Roving Tar

  • Artist:

    Great Big Sea

  • Album:

    Play

Capo 3

|D|G|Bm|A|
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|D (x3)|A|

D (xx0232@1)                GShips (320003@1)may come and ships may go
   A (x02220@1)                  DAs (xx0232@1)long as the sea does roll.
                     GEach (320003@1)sailor lad just like his dad,
   A (x02220@1)               DHe (xx0232@1)loves the flowing bowl.

GA (320003@1)trip on shore he does adore
       Bm (x24432@1)                AWith (x02220@1)a girl who's nice and round.
         DWhen (xx0232@1)the money's gone
     GIt's (320003@1)the same old song,
     Bm (x24432@1)     A (x02220@1)       D"Get (xx0232@1)up Jack! John, sit down!"

GCome (320003@1)along, come along, You jolly brave boys,
        Bm (x24432@1)                AThere's (x02220@1)lots of grog in the jar.
      D (xx0232@1)              GWe'll (320003@1)plough the briny ocean
         Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1)    DWith (xx0232@1)the jolly roving tar.

|D (x3)|A|

D (xx0232@1)                 GWhen (320003@1)Jack comes in, it's then he'll steer
   A (x02220@1)               DTo (xx0232@1)some old boarding house.
                         GThey'll (320003@1)welcome him with rum and gin,
    A (x02220@1)              DAnd (xx0232@1)feed him on pork scouse.

GHe'll (320003@1)lend, spend and he'll not offend
          Bm (x24432@1)               ATill (x02220@1)he's lyin' drunk on the ground
         DWhen (xx0232@1)the money's gone
     GIt's (320003@1)the same old song,
     Bm (x24432@1)     A (x02220@1)       D"Get (xx0232@1)up Jack! John, sit down!"

GCome (320003@1)along, come along, You jolly brave boys,
        Bm (x24432@1)                AThere's (x02220@1)lots of grog in the jar.
      D (xx0232@1)              GWe'll (320003@1)plough the briny ocean
         Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1)    DWith (xx0232@1)the jolly roving tar.

|D (x3)|A|

GJack, (320003@1)he then, oh then he'll sail
      A (x02220@1)              DBound (xx0232@1)down for Newfoundland
                       GAll (320003@1)the ladies fair in Placentia there
     A (x02220@1)              DThey (xx0232@1)love that sailor man.

GHe'll (320003@1)go to shore out on a tear
          Bm (x24432@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)he'll buy some girl a gown.
         DWhen (xx0232@1)the money's gone
     GIt's (320003@1)the same old song,
     Bm (x24432@1)     A (x02220@1)       D"Get (xx0232@1)up Jack! John, sit down!"

GCome (320003@1)along, come along, You jolly brave boys,
        Bm (x24432@1)                AThere's (x02220@1)lots of grog in the jar.
      D (xx0232@1)              GWe'll (320003@1)plough the briny ocean
         Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1)    DWith (xx0232@1)the jolly roving tar.

|D|G|Bm|A|
|D|G|Bm A|D|
|D (x3)|A|

D (xx0232@1)               GWhen (320003@1)Jack gets old and weatherbeat,
    A (x02220@1)          GToo (320003@1)old to roam about,
        D (xx0232@1)             GThey'll (320003@1)let him stop in some rum shop
     A (x02220@1)                   DTill (xx0232@1)eight bells calls him out.

D (xx0232@1)               GThen (320003@1)he'll raise his eyes up to the skies,
       Bm (x24432@1)                  ASayin' (x02220@1)"Boys, we're homeward bound."
         D (xx0232@1)          [If you want, you can keep playing here, but you're]
When the money's gone     [supposed to do the rest of the verse a capella]
     GIt's (320003@1)the same old song,
     Bm (x24432@1)     A (x02220@1)       D"Get (xx0232@1)up Jack! John, sit down!"

GCome (320003@1)along, come along, You jolly brave boys,
        Bm (x24432@1)                AThere's (x02220@1)lots of grog in the jar.
      D (xx0232@1)              GWe'll (320003@1)plough the briny ocean
         Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1)    DWith (xx0232@1)the jolly roving tar.

GCome (320003@1)along, come along, You jolly brave boys,
        Bm (x24432@1)                AThere's (x02220@1)lots of grog in the jar.
      D (xx0232@1)              GWe'll (320003@1)plough the briny ocean
         Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1)    DWith (xx0232@1)the jolly roving tar.

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