Misc Traditional – Rolling Down To Old Maui (Guitar)
Capo 6
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Verse 1]
Am E C G It's a damn tough life full of toil and strife F G Am We whalermen undergo. E C G And we don't give a damn when the gale is stopped F G Am How hard the winds did blow. C G For we're homeward bound from the Arctic ground Am E With a good ship, taut and free. Am E C G And we don't give a damn when we drink our rum F G Am With the girls of Old Maui.
[Chorus]
C G Rolling down to Old Maui, me boys Am E Rolling down to Old Maui. Am E C G We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, F G Am Rolling down to Old Maui.
[Verse 2]
Am E C G Once more we sail with a northerly gale F G Am Through the ice and wind and rain. E C G Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands F G Am We soon shall see again. C G Six hellish months have passed away Am E On the cold Kamchatka Sea. Am E C G But now we're bound from the Arctic ground F G Am Rolling down to Old Maui.
[Chorus]
C G Rolling down to Old Maui, me boys Am E Rolling down to Old Maui. Am E C G We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, F G Am Rolling down to Old Maui.
[Verse 3]
Am E C G We'll heave the lead where old Diamondhead F G Am Looms up on old Wahoo. E C G Our mast and yards are sheathed with ice F G Am And our decks are hid from view. C G The horrid tiles of the sea-cut ice Am E That deck the Arctic Sea Am E C G Are miles behind in the frozen wind F G Am Since we steered for old Maui.
[Chorus]
C G Rolling down to Old Maui, me boys Am E Rolling down to Old Maui. Am E C G We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, F G Am Rolling down to Old Maui.
[Verse 4]
Am E C G How soft the breeze of the island trees F G Am Now the ice is far astern, E C G Them native maids, them tropical glades F G Am Are a-waiting our return. C G Even now their big brown eyes look out Am E Hoping some fine day to see Am E C G Our baggy sails running 'fore the gales F G Am Rolling down to old Maui.
[Chorus]
C G Rolling down to Old Maui, me boys Am E Rolling down to Old Maui. Am E C G We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, F G Am Rolling down to Old Maui.
[Verse 5]
Am E C G Once more we sail with a northerly gale F G Am Towards our island home. E C G Our mainmast sprung, our whaling done, F G Am And we ain't got far to roam. C G Our stuns'l booms is carried away, Am E What care we for that sound? Am E C G A living gale is after us, F G Am Thank God we're homeward bound.
[Chorus]
C G Rolling down to Old Maui, me boys Am E Rolling down to Old Maui. Am E C G We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, F G Am Rolling down to Old Maui.
[Verse 6]
Am E C G And now we're anchored in the bay F G Am With ships all rafted round. E C G With leis and soft aloha oes, F G Am They greet us homeward bound. C G And now ashore we'll have good fun, Am E We'll paint them beaches red Am E C G Basking in the sunrise light F G Am With a big fat aching head.
[Chorus]
C G Rolling down to Old Maui, me boys Am E Rolling down to Old Maui. Am E C G We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, F G Am Rolling down to Old Maui.