Key: C
Introduction: C F C F G C
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me
verse 1
C G C G
They told me last night there were ships in the offing
C G D G
And I hurried down to the deep rolling sea
F C G C
But my eye could not see it wherever might be it
F G C
The barque that is bearing my lover to me
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south that my lover may come
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze and bring him safe home
verse 2
C G C G
I stood by the lighthouse the last time we parted
C G D G
Till darkness came down o'er the deep rolling sea
F C G C
And no longer I saw the bright barque of my lover
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze and bring him to me
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me
verse 3
C G C G
Is it not sweet to hear breezes blowing
C G D G
As lightly they come o'er the deep rolling sea
F C G C
But sweeter and dearer by far when 'tis bearing
F G C
The barque of my true love in safety to me
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south that my lover may come
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze and bring him safe home
verse 4
C G C G
My sweetheart had fared through the winter quite unfriendly
C G D G
His ship came along in the early spring tide
F C G C
Now my heartache is ended all rifts are now ended
F G C
My lover will soon be right here by my side
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me
Verse 5
C G C G
The ships there were many a blowing and bowing
C G D G
And bending right o'er in the salty sea foam
F C G C
'Til my eye did behold it as many had told it
F G C
The great bonnie ship of my lover come home
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me