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