INTRO: in G Verse#1: G C G C G There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbor C C7 F tomorrow for ol' England she sails Dm F Dm F far away from your land of endless sunshine Dm F G to my land full of rainy skies and gales C G C G and I shall be on board that ship tomorrow C C7 F though my heart is full of tears at this farewell Chorus: Dm G C Am Dm G7 For you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Dm G7 C more dearly than the spoken word can tell Dm G C Am Dm G7 for you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Dm G7 C more dearly than the spoken word can tell Verse#2 G C G C G I heard there's a wicked war a blazing C C7 F and the taste of war I know so very well Dm F Dm F Even no I see that foreign flag a raising Dm F G their guns on fire as we sailed into hell C G C G I have no fear of death it brings no sorrow C C7 F but how bitter will be this last farewell Chorus: Dm G C Am Dm G7 For you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Dm G7 C more dearly than the spoken word can tell Dm G C Am Dm G7 for you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Dm G7 C more dearly than the spoken word can tell Verse#3: G C G C G Though death and darkness gather all about me C C7 F and my ship be torn apart upon the sea Dm F Dm F I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands Dm F G in the heaving waves that brought me once to thee C G C G and should I return safe home again to England C C7 F I shall watch the English mist roll through the dale Chorus: Dm G C Am Dm G7 For you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Dm G7 C more dearly than the spoken word can tell Dm G C Am Dm G7 for you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Dm G7 C more dearly than the spoken word can tell