The Longest Johns – Willie Taylor (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
       Em
Willie Taylor and his youthful lover

        G
Full of mirth and loyalty,

           A
They were going to the church to be married

G
He was pressed and sent to sea.

    Em
She dressed in sailor's clothing

        G
Boarded on a man o' war,

       A
For to find the life they'd stole

G
And the man she did adore.
[Chorus]
Em
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day
[Verse 2]
         Em
Said the captain to the fair maid

         G
"What misfortune brought you here?"

        A
"I'm in search of my true lover

G
Whom you pressed on the other year."

    Em
"If he is your true lover

       G
He has proved to you untrue,

      A
He is married to another

G
Left you here alone to rue."
[Chorus]
Em
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

G
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day

A
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day

Em
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day
[Verse 3]
        Em
She got up the very next morning

      G
Early as the break of day,

          Am
There she spied her Willie Taylor,

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Walking along with his new fair maid.

         Em
She drew out a brace of pistols

         Em
That she had at her command,

          Em
There she shot her Willie Taylor

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With his bride at his right hand.

Em
When the captain found her

        G
And the deed that she had done,

        A
He made her chief commander

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Over a ship and a hundred men.
[Chorus]
Em
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

G
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day

A
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day

Em
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day
[Break] Em G A G x2 Em Em [Verse 4]
       Em
Willie Taylor and his youthful lover

        G
Full of mirth and loyalty,

      A
He is buried, cold and lonesome

G
She still sails the open seas
[Chorus]
Em
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

G
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day

A
Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-dum-dum

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Dally-dilly-dum-dilly-dum-dum-day