Verse Dm Am Upon St. Crispin’s Day we made for a distant shore F C from the harbour mouth of Montego Dm Am We were packed to the deck with a rash of Nelson’s blood F C on a Northern course where the tradewinds blow C#m Bb Forty nights on the deck of an old West Indiaman C#m Bb shed little light on what I know G Am Bb F One day this will be over, this I know Verse Dm Am I remember you as the girl I loved so well F C and the lady of my hearth and home Dm Am So I must be the man with a horde of tales to tell F C and a bigger horde of silks and gold C#m Bb Do you resent me for my roving ways? C#m Bb Are you still the lady that I know? G Am Bb F One day this will be over, this I know Interlude D C F Am D D F G A F D F Verse Dm Am Ne’er a sabre have I drawn in anger F C ‘nor a flintlock have I fired at all Dm Am Though the midnight watch has yet to wear me down F C I grow weary of the heaven’s thrall C#m Bb I vowed to return one day a different man C#m Bb not the green and witless boy you know G Am Bb F One day this will be over, this I know Interlude D C F Am D D F G A F D FD F D F Bb D D F D F Bb D Bb D C D C D Bb D Bb D Bb D Dhide this tabe|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| B|-3-(x12)-3-(x12)-3-(x12)-3-(x12)-| G|-2-------3-------4-------3-------| D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| A|-0-------1-------2-------1-------| E|---------------------------------|D* Relief, praise the gods for the still and moment of respite E7 G D The thrill of sleeping through the night is lost on a drone such as I D* The taste of victory calls, yet a shadow of a feeling lingers on E7 G D Yet the blow of whores and devil spawn didn’t break my confidence at all D D Bridge F#m B I think these things too loud F#m B I’m nothing if not proud G#m C# I seek the means to thrive G#m C# Not scouring to merely survive F#m B F#m B G#m C# G#m C# Outro D C# B A D C# B A F#m E Did you find your fate and make your mark on the sea imbecile D C# B A D C# B A F#m E Cause someone waits at home for you to come over the horizon A E D Dm A She’ll be waiting, she’ll be waiting for a long time E D Dm A She’ll be waiting for a long timehide this tabBridge (Use this where D* is shown) e|-5-------------------------------| B|-3---5-3-3---3--3-3-3---3--3-3-3-| G|-2---2-2-4---3--5-3-2---3--5-3-2-| D|-0---0-0-0---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|