Misc Traditional – Mingulay Boat Song (Guitar)
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[Intro]
D D5 We are workers at the hawser G D We are workers since break of day D We are workers at the hawser D As the sun sets on Mingulay
[Chorus]
D Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys D Bring her head ‘round into the weather D Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys D Sailing homeward to Mingulay
[Verse 1]
D What care we though white the Minch is D What care we for wind and weather? D Let her go boys, every inch is D Sailing homeward to Mingulay
[Chorus]
Bm Bm7 A Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys G Em Bring her head ‘round into the weather Bm A Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys G A D Sailing homeward to Mingulay
[Verse 2]
Bm D A Wives are waiting by the pier head G Em7 Or looking seaward from the heather Bm D Pull her ‘round boys, then you’ll anchor G A D ‘Ere the sun sets on Mingulay
[Chorus]
G D Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys A G Bring her head ‘round into the weather D Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys A D Sailing homeward to Mingulay
[Verse 3]
D Ships return now, heavy laden G D Mothers holdin’ bairns a-cryin’ D They’ll return though, when the sun sets G D They’ll return to Mingulay
[Chorus]
Bm7 A Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys G Em Bring her head ‘round into the weather Bm Bm7 A Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys G A D Sailing homeward to Mingulay
[Chorus]
D Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys A G Bring her head ‘round into the weather D Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys A Bm Sailing homeward to Mingulay
[Interlude]
A D G A Gm G D G D Dm Em G D Em G D Em
[Chorus]
D Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys Em G Bring her head ‘round into the weather D Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys Em A D Sailing homeward to Mingulay