Go To Sea No More

a quick go at the traditional sea shanty "go to sea no more" made famous by the dubliners . this is the original version . F Dm C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) when first i landed in liverpool , i went upon a spree Am C Dm F Dm C F me money alas i spent it fast , got drunk as drunk could be Dm C Dm F Dm C F and when that me money was all gone , ’twas then that i wanted more Dm F C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) but a man must be blind to make up his mind to go to sea once more F Am C Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) once more , boys , once more , to go to sea once more Dm F C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) but a man must be blind to make up his mind to go to sea once more F Dm C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) i spent the night with angeline , too drunk to roll in bed Am C Dm F Dm C F me watch was new and me money too , in the morning with them she fled Dm C Dm F Dm C F and as i walked the streets about , the whores they all did roar Dm F C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) there goes jack strapp , the poor sailorlad , he must go to sea once more F Am C Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) once more , boys , once more , to go to sea once more Dm F C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) there goes jack strapp , the poor sailorlad , he must go to sea once more F Dm C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) and as i walked the streets about , i met with the rapper brown Am C Dm F Dm C F i asked him for to take me on and he looked at me with a frown Dm C Dm F Dm C F he said last time you was paid off with me you could no score Dm F C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) but i’ll give you a chance and i’ll take your advance and i’ll send you to sea once more F Am C Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) once more , boys , once more , to go to sea once more Dm F C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) but i’ll give you a chance and i’ll take your advance and i’ll send you to sea once more F Dm C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) he shipped me on board of a whaling ship bound for the arctic seas Am C Dm F Dm C F where the cold winds blow through the frost and snow and jamaica rum would freeze Dm C Dm F Dm C F but worse to bear , i’d no hard weather gear for i’d spent all me money on shore Dm F C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) ’twas then that i wished that i was dead and could go to sea no more F Am C Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) no more , boys , no more , to go to sea no more Dm F C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) ’twas then that i wished that i was dead and could go to sea no more F Dm C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) so come all you bold seafaring men , who listen to me song Am C Dm F Dm C F when you come off them long trips , i’ll have you not go wrong Dm C Dm F Dm C F take my advice , drink no strong drink , don’t go sleeping with them whores Dm F C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) get married instead and spend all night in bed and go to sea no more F Am C Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) no more , boys , no more , to go to sea no more Dm F C Am Dm C Dm ( C - Dm ) get married instead and spend all night in bed and go to sea no more