Written by Gordon Lightfoot
Intro: Dm C F G Dm C Dm C F G Dm C DmBridge: A Dm See them all in sad repair A F Demons dance everywhere A Dm Southern gales, tattered sails A Gm7 A And none to tell the tale verse 1: N.C. D D/F# G Em Come all of you rustic old sea dogs A A/G D/F# Who follow the bright Southern Cross G A A/G D/F# You were rounding the horn in the eye of a storm G A When you lost her one day D G A Bm And you read all your letters from oceans away A G Em A Then you took them to the bottom of the sea Instrumental: Dm C F G Dm C Dm C F G Dm C DmC F G All around old Cape Horn Dm C Ships of the line, ships of the morn Dm C F G Some who wish they'd never been born Dm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape Horn F C Falderal da riddle de rum G With a rim dim diddy and a rum dum dum Dm C F G Sailing away at the break of dawn Dm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape HornInstrumental: Dm C F G Dm C Dm C F G Dm C Dm A Dm A F A Dm A Gm7 A verse 2: N.C. D D/F# G Em Come all you old sea dogs from Devon A A/G D/F# Southampton, Penzance and Kinsale G A A/G D/F# You were caught by the chance of a sailor's last dance G A It was not meant to be D G A Bm And you read all your letters, cried, "Anchors aweigh" A G Em A Then you took them to the bottom of the sea Instrumental: Dm C F G Dm C Dm C F G Dm C DmC F G All around old Cape Horn Dm C Ships of the line, ships of the morn Dm C F G Some who wish they'd never been born Dm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape Horn F C Falderal da riddle de rum G With a rim dim diddy and a rum dum dum Dm C F G Sailing away at the break of dawn Dm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape HornOUTRO: Dm C F G Dm C Dm C F G Dm C BbC F G All around old Cape Horn Dm C Ships of the line, ships of the morn Dm C F G Some who wish they'd never been born Dm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape Horn F C Falderal da riddle de rum G With a rim dim diddy and a rum dum dum Dm C F G Sailing away at the break of dawn Dm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape Horn
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