Gordon Bok – Swell Me Net Full (Guitar)

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[Intro] D G [Verse]
                  Am
Out on the ocean, dreary and cold

D                    G
I live the life of a fisherman bold

                                Am
Swell me net full, swell me net full

D                    G                  D
Mackerel for Monday, swell me net full
[Verse]
G                        Am
Wind from the South'ard, wind from the West

D                     G
Plenty of fishes will come to your net, so

                                Am
Swell me net full, swell me net full

D                      G
Sea-trout for Tuesday, swell me net full
[Verse]
                         Am
Wind from the North'ard, wind from the East

D                G
Many a haul, but never a feast

                                Am
Swell me net full, swell me net full

D                         G                  D
We'll haul for Wednesday, swell me net full
[Verse]
G                      Am
God is our master, the weather he willed

D                         G
And it's with herring our bellies are filled

                                Am
Swell me net full, swell me net full

D                     G                  D
Herring for Thursday, swell me net full
[Verse]
G                         Am
Stay in the harbour, look over the foam

D                             G
For Friday's the day that the Devil doth own

                                Am
Swell me net full, swell me net full

D                   G                  D
Nothing for Friday, swell me net full
[Verse]
G                       Am
Stand to your nets with needle and twine

D                      G
Whether the weather be stormy or fine

                                Am
Swell me net full, swell me net full

D                       G                  D
Sand dabs for Saturday, swell me net full
[Verse]
G                     Am
When I do die and the life in me fails

D                       G
Build me a tombstone of herring back scales

                                Am
Swell me net full, swell me net full

D                   G
Sole is for Sunday, swell me net full

                                Am
Swell me net full, swell me net full

D                   G
Sole is for Sunday, swell me net full