The Longest Johns – Four Hours (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Verse 1]
D Come me boys and heave with me G D Let's get off this curs-ed sea Bm A Let's be home to lovers and wives G D And leave behind these four hour lives
[Chorus]
D Four hours, workin' on the swell D Four hours, sloggin' in the rain Bm Four hours, workin' to the bell, then G A D Four hours 'til it starts again
[Verse 2]
D Come me boys and heave with me G D The wind's my friend and my enemy Bm A It carries me home but it must be tamed G D Everything lost or everything gained
[Chorus]
D Four hours, workin' on the swell D Four hours, sloggin' in the rain Bm Four hours, workin' to the bell, then G A D Four hours 'til it starts again
[Verse 3]
D Come me boys and heave with me G D Got scabrous hands and bloody knees Bm A When the bell tolls, I'll go below G D My hands will callous and my strength will grow
[Chorus]
D Four hours, workin' on the swell D Four hours, sloggin' in the rain Bm Four hours, workin' to the bell, then G A D Four hours 'til it starts again
[Verse 4]
D Come me boys and heave with away G D Soaked and heavy heaving under the spray Bm A Will I ever shed this salt on my brow? G D Better the dust from under my plow
[Chorus]
D Four hours, workin' on the swell D Four hours, sloggin' in the rain Bm Four hours, workin' to the bell, then G A D Four hours 'til it starts again
[Verse 5]
D When I'm back in Bristol town G D I'll buy my love a silken gown Bm A We'll lie in each others arms and rest G D Until that bell sounds in my chest
[Chorus]
D Four hours, workin' on the swell D Four hours, sloggin' in the rain Bm Four hours, workin' to the bell, then G A D Four hours 'til it starts again D Four hours, haulin' on the sheets D Four hours, keepin' our feet Bm Four hours, wrap me in the shroud, then G A D Four hours, lay me in the ground