Misc Traditional – The Wreck Of The London (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
G C G Come all you jolly sailors bold, G D G And listen unto me, G C G Of a ship that sailed from Ilfracombe Em D G To cross the stormy sea
[Verse 2]
G C G She was the steamer London, G D G So proud and fair and true, G C G But off the coast of Devon fair, Em D G A bitter wind it blew
[Chorus]
C G Oh the sea rolled high, the sky turned black, Em D G The rain came down in sheets, G C G And many a soul cried out in vain Em D G As waves dashed o'er the decks
[Verse 3]
G C G The captain brave, he called aloud G D G To keep her off the rocks, G C G But all around were jagged reefs Em D G And breakers hard as knocks
[Verse 4]
G C G The lifeboat men from Clovelly town G D G They battled through the foam, G C G But few were saved from that cold sea Em D G Too many never came home.
[Chorus]
C G Oh the sea rolled high, the sky turned black, Em D G The rain came down in sheets, G C G And many a soul cried out in vain Em D G As waves dashed o'er the decks.
[Verse 5]
G C G Now flowers grow on Ilfracombe hill, G D G And tears in eyes do swell, G C G For mothers, wives, and sweethearts lost Em D G When that proud vessel fell.
[Chorus]
C G Oh the sea rolled high, the sky turned black, Em D G The London met her fate, G C G May we remember all brave souls Em D G That night in sixty eight