The Longest Johns – Sugar In The Hold (Guitar)

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[Verse 1] N.C. Well, I wish I was in Mobile Bay, N.C. Screwing cotton all the day. N.C. But I'm stowing sugar in the hold below, N.C. Below, below, below. HUH. [Chorus]
Dm   C   Dm
Hey, ho, below, below

        Gm                A
Stowing sugar in the hold below

Dm   C   Dm
Hey, ho, below, below

        Gm           A7    Dm
Stowing sugar in the hold below
[Verse 2]
          Dm                 C         Dm
Well the J.M. White, she's a brand new boat,

         Gm                Dm
Stern to stem she's mighty fine.

     Dm                   C           Dm
'Can beat any boat on the New Orleans line,

        Gm           A7    Dm
Stowing sugar in the hold below
HUH. [Chorus]
Dm   C   Dm
Hey, ho, below, below

        Gm                A
Stowing sugar in the hold below

Dm   C   Dm
Hey, ho, below, below

        Gm           A7    Dm
Stowing sugar in the hold below
[Verse 3]
          Dm             C           Dm
Well the engineer shouts through his trumpet:

          Gm              Dm
“Tell the mate we got bad news:

      Dm                   C           Dm
Can't get no steam for the fire in the flue,”

        Gm           A7    Dm
Stowing sugar in the hold below
HUH. [Chorus]
Dm   C   Dm
Hey, ho, below, below

        Gm                A
Stowing sugar in the hold below

Dm   C   Dm
Hey, ho, below, below

        Gm           A7    Dm
Stowing sugar in the hold below
[Verse 4]
          Dm              C        Dm
Well the captain's on the quarter deck,

            Gm             Dm
Scratchin' 'way at his old neck.

          Dm              C        Dm
He shouts out: “Heave the larboard lead!”

        Gm           A7    Dm
Stowing sugar in the hold below
HUH. [Chorus]
Dm   C   Dm
Hey, ho, below, below

        Gm                A
Stowing sugar in the hold below

Dm   C   Dm
Hey, ho, below, below

        Gm           A7    Dm
Stowing sugar in the hold below

Dm   C   Dm
Hey, ho, below, below

        Gm                A7
Stowing sugar in the hold below

Dm   C   Dm
Hey, ho, below, below
[slower]
        Gm           A7   C  Dm
Stowing sugar in the hold be-low