The Longest Johns – Shoals Of Herring (Guitar)
Capo 2
• Video Lesson
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Single released January 10, 2024
[Verse 1]
G Cadd9 D G With the nets and gear we're faring G Cadd9 D On the wild and wasteful ocean G Cadd9 G D It's there in the deep we harvest and reap our bread G Cadd9 D G As we hunt the bonny shoals of herring
[Verse 2]
G Cadd9 G Oh, it was a fine and a pleasant day G D Dsus4 Out of Yarmouth harbour I was faring G D Cadd9 Em7 As a cabin boy on a sailing lugger G Cadd9 D G For to go and hunt the shoals of herring
[Verse 3]
G Cadd9 G Oh, the work was hard and the hours long G D Dsus4 And the treatment, sure it took some bearing G D Cadd9 Em7 There was little kindness and the kicks were many G Cadd9 D G As we hunted for the shoals of herring
[Verse 4]
G Cadd9 G Oh, we fished the Swarte and the Broken Bank G D Dsus4 I was cook and I'd a quarter-sharing G D Cadd9 Em7 And I used to sleep standing on my feet G Cadd9 D Em7 And I'd dream about the shoals of herring
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 5]
G Cadd9 G Now you're up on deck, you're a fisherman G D You can swear and show a manly bearing G D Cadd9 Em7 Take your turn on watch with the other fellas G Cadd9 D G While you're searching for the shoals of herring
[Verse 6]
G Cadd9 G In the stormy seas and the living gales G D Dsus4 Just to earn your daily bread you're daring G D Cadd9 Em7 From the Dover Straits to the Faroe Islands G Cadd9 D G As you're following the shoals of herring
[Verse 7]
G Cadd9 G Oh, I earned my keep and I paid my way G D Dsus4 And I earned the gear that I was wearing Cadd9 D Cadd9 Em7 Sailed a million miles, caught ten million fishes G Cadd9 D G We were sailing after shoals of herring