Written by the great Cyril Tawney. This refers to the British Navy (nicknamed the Grey Funnel Line) and the yearning for home when at sea. Transcribed from a magnificent performance from June Tabor for the BBC backed by Martin Simpson and others http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61FI86oV3qA Standard tuning capo 2 Intro ===== Em C D G Em C D G Verse 1 ======= G Don't mind the rain or the rolling sea D The weary night never worries me G/B Cmaj7 But the hardest time in a sailor's day Em C D G Is to watch the sun as it dies a-way Em C D G Here's one more day on the Grey Funnel Line Em C D G Verse 2 ======= G The finest ship that sails the sea D Is still a prison for the likes of me G/B Cmaj7 But give me wings like Noah's dove Em C D G I'll fly up harbour to the girl I love Em C D G And it's one more day on the Grey Funnel Line Em C D G Verse 3 ======= G Oh Lord if dreams were only real D I'd have my hands on that wooden wheel G/B Cmaj7 And with all my heart I'd turn her round Em C D G And tell the boys that we're homeward bound Em C D G And it's one more day on the Grey Funnel Line = inst = (as the verse) G D G/B Cmaj7 Em C D G Em C D G Verse 4 ======= I'll pass the time like some machine D Until the waters turn to green G/B Cmaj7 Then I'll dance on down that walk a-shore Em C D G And sail the Grey Funnel Line no more Em C D G And sail the Grey Funnel Line no more ----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England October 2011 watfordkev@gmail.com
