Fisher Lass

	  		 
Intro: Cm

Verse 
Cm 
Calm be the sea by morning's first light, 
Cm 
As birds wings in feathered flight 
Eb                 B 
boldly stride gale an' gentle breeze 
Eb                                  Cm 
To earn a crust from hostile seas - from hostile seas 

Verse 
Cm 
Birds castin' eye to the lass in the surge 
Cm 
weeping a solemn dirge. 
Eb                 B 
her watery eyes doth tell no lies 
Eb                                        Cm 
her sorrow's seen clear from the skies - clear from the skies 

    Ab        B         Cm 
Oh please my love come back to me, 
    Ab       B        Cm 
godspeed my love, my dear. 
   Ab       B         Cm 
I pray you will come back to me 
      Ab     B      Gm 
Your lonely fisher lass. 


Verse 
Cm 
Her lovers fate at tempests swirl 
Cm 
Thus grieve our fisher girl 
Eb                             B 
the gulls they vow the oceans wide to scour 
Eb                                  Cm 
bringing her news in darkest hour - in darkest hour 

Verse 
Cm 
By noon the stricken ship was found 
Cm 
halted and run aground. 
Eb                              B 
On watered rocks that sharp as needles be honed 
Eb                                        Cm 
Lay fisher boy by death now be owned - by death now be owned 

    Ab        B         Cm 
Oh please my love come back to me, 
    Ab       B        Cm 
godspeed my love, my dear. 
   Ab       B         Cm 
I pray you will come back to me 
      Ab     B      Gm 
Your lonely fisher lass. 


Instrumental 
Cm 
Cm 
Eb      B 
Eb      Cm 

Verse 
Cm 
Her locket so proud around his neck 
Cm 
Now loosened by skillful peck 
Eb                     B 
carried to the shore by solemn bill 
Eb                                      Cm 
To fisher lass who stands there still - Who stands there still 

    Ab        B         Cm 
Oh please my love come back to me, 
    Ab       B        Cm 
godspeed my love, my dear. 
   Ab       B         Cm 
I pray you will come back to me 
      Ab     B      Gm 
Your lonely fisher lass. 


Instrumental 
Cm 
Cm 
Eb      B 
Eb      Cm 

Verse 
Cm 
Lalalala 
Cm 
Lalalala 
Eb      B 
Lalalala 
Eb      Cm 
Lalalala 

Verse 
Cm 
Come next morn, a single white cloth 
Cm 
cradled in oceans froth. 
Eb                       B 
lovers by the cold dark waves now caressed, 
(Rit.) 
Eb                                       Cm 
all left behind a fisher lass' dress - a fisher lass' dress