Chords
A Wife In Every Port

Key: G

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
G         D    G         D  G  
verse 1
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I'm sailin' awa' in the morning, I'm sailing awa' on the tide
G                                                                                                         D            G  
And when I return again, lassie, will ye be me bride?
                                     C                                      G                                 D  
Will ye be me bride, me boys, will ye be me bride?
G                              C            G                                                      D            G  
And when I return again, lassie, will ye be me bride?
verse 2
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Laddie, I will wait for you as long as me life
G                                                                                              D                                 G  
Laddie, I will wait for you and I'll be a sailor's wife
                                                  C                                                 G                                 D  
I'll be a sailor's wife, me boys, I'll be a sailor's wife
G                                    C                    G                                            D                    G  
Laddie, I will wait for you and I'll be a sailor's wife
Instrumental
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verse 3
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Oh, the sun, it shone, and the wind, it blew, and the ship sailed out to sea
             G                                                                                                                                         D              G  
When she caught the eye of a soldier lad who was standing on the quay
                                          C                                    G                                      D  
Standing on the quay, me boys, standing on the quay
G                                                            C                 G                                                    D              G  
She caught the eye of a soldier lad who was standing on the quay
verse 4
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And the storm, it raged, and the cannons roared, and driving was the rain
G                                                                                                                            D              G  
After twelve months at the sea, he was homeward bound again
                                          C                                    G                                      D  
Homeward bound again, me boys, homeward bound again
G                                                 C              G                                                    D              G  
After twelve months at the sea, he was homeward bound again
Instrumental
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G         D    G         D  G  
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Verse 5
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And there he met her at the docks with a baby in her arms
G                                                                                                                                      D                      G  
Saying, "I'm sorry, my sailor lad, but I fell for a soldier's charms"
                                                             C                                              G                                                    D  
I fell for a soldier's charms, me boys, I fell for a soldier's charms
G                                                         C              G                                                      D                      G  
Saying, "I'm sorry, my sailor lad, but I fell for a soldier's charms"
Verse 6
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"Now don't you worry, my bonnie lass", was the sailor's bold retort
  G                                                                                                                            D            G  
"Don't you worry, my bonnie lass, I've a wife in every port"
     N.C.
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G         D    G         D  G  
G         D    G         D  G  
G         D    G         D  G