Let Her Go Down Steeleye Span
Let Her Go Down by Steeleye Span
CAPO 2nd Fret
(INTRO:( C G C F (2x)
VERSE 1:
[C]Sometime in Oc[F]tober,
WeÂ[G] sailed from[F] England'[C]s shore
When weÂ[G] sailed i[C]nto a[G] ragin[C]g storm
Like I'veÂ[F] never, ever[G]Â seen [C]before
And [F]all of the crew, they wereÂ[G] brave men
But theÂ[C] captain, he was[C7]Â br[F]aver
He said, [G]"[C]Never mi[G]nd the s[C]hip, me boys,
There's none of us here canÂ[F] save herâ??
CHORUS:
â??Let her g[C]o down[C] [G] [F]
Swim for yourÂ[C] lives[C] [G] [F]
Swim for yourÂ[C] children
[Dm]Swim for yourÂ[G] wives
But let her go[C] down [C] [G] [F]
Let her goÂ[C] downâ??[C] [G] [F]
VERSE 2:
[C]Lost in the open [F]ocean
There were [G]some of the [F]crew and [C]me
As the [G]captain [C]steered our [G]wounded [C]ship
To the [F]bottom of an [G]angry [C]sea
And with his [F]dying breath we all [G]heard him say,
"It's[C] the fortune [C7]of a[F] sailor"
And he said, &[G]quot;N[C]ever mind[G] the ship[C], me boys,
There's none of us here can [F]save herâ??
CHORUS:
â??Let her g[C]o down[C] [G] [F]
Swim for yourÂ[C] lives[C] [G] [F]
Swim for yourÂ[C] children
[Dm]Swim for yourÂ[G] wives
But let her go[C] down [C] [G] [F]
Let her goÂ[C] downâ??[C] [G] [D]
* Key change - Up 2 semi-tones *
VERSE 3:
[D]He wondered if his [G]shipmates
Were [A]ready just to [G]pray and give [D]in
So he [A]called their [D]names out [A]one by [D]one
But there was no [G]one else a[A]round but [D]him
He saw the [G]ship go down in the f[A]ading light
And he [D]knew he could have [D7]saved [G]her
He said, "[A];The cap[D]tain lied, when[A] the cap[D]tain cried",
'There's none of us here can [G]save her";
CHORUS:
â??Let her g[D]o down[D] [A] [G]
Swim for yourÂ[D] lives[D] [A] [G]
Swim for yourÂ[D] children
[Em]Swim for yourÂ[A] wives
But let her go[D] down [D] [A] [G]
Let her goÂ[D] down[D] [A] [G]
Let her goÂ[D] down[D] [A] [G]
Let her goÂ[D] downâ??
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