White Squall
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Well it's just my luck to have the watch, with nothing left to do
But to watch the deadly waters glide as we roll north to the 'Soo',
Wonder when they'll turn again and pitch us to the rail
Whirl off one more youngster in the gale.
The kid was so damned eager. It was all so big and new.
Never had to tell him twice, or find him work to do.
And evenings on the mess deck he was always first to sing,
Show us pictures of the girl he'd wed in spring.
But I told that kid a hundred times "Don't take the Lakes for granted.
They go from calm to a hundred knots so fast they seem enchanted."
But tonight a red-eyed Wiarton girl lies staring at the wall,
And her lover's gone into a white squall.
It's a thing that us oldtimers know. In a sultry summer calm
There comes a blow from nowhere, and it goes off like a bomb.
And a fifteen thousand tonner can be thrown upon her beam
While the gale takes all before it with a scream.
The kid was on the hatches, lying staring at the sky.
From where I stood I swear I could see tears fall from his eyes.
So I hadn't the heart to tell him that he should be on a line,
Even on a night so warm and fine.
REPEAT CHORUS
And I could feel her keeling over with the fury of the blow.
And I watched the rail go under then, so terrible and slow.
Then, like some great dog she shook herself and roared upright again.
Far overside, I heard him call my name.
FINAL CHORUS
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Readable chord sheet for White Squall by Enter The Haggis
[C] Well it's [C]just my luck to have the watch, with [Am]nothing [G]left to [F]do But to [C]watch the deadly [F]waters glide as we [Am]roll north to the '[G]Soo', [C]Wonder when they'll turn again and [Am]pitch us [Em]to the [F]rail Whir[C]l off one more youn[G]gster in the gale[F]. The [C]kid was so damned eager. It was [Am]all so [G]big and [F]new. [C]Never had to [F]tell him twice, or [Am]find him work to [G]do. And [C]evenings on the mess deck he was [Am]always [Em]first to [F]sing, Show us [C]pictures of the [G]girl he'd wed in [C]spring. But I [G]told that kid a hundred times "Don't [F]take the Lakes for [C]granted. They [F]go from calm to a [C]hundred knots so [Am]fast they seem en[G]chanted." But to[C]night a red-eyed [Dsus2]Wiarton girl lies [Em]staring at the [F]wall, And her [Am]lover's gone in[G]to a white [F]squall. It's a [C]thing that us oldtimers know. In a [Am]sultry [G]summer [F]calm There [C]comes a blow from [F]nowhere, and it [Am]goes off like a [G]bomb. And a [C]fifteen thousand tonner can be [Am]thrown up[Em]on her [F]beam While the [C]gale takes all be[G]fore it with a [F]scream. The [C]kid was on the hatches, lying [Am]staring [G]at the [F]sky. From [C]where I stood I [F]swear I could see [Am]tears fall from his [G]eyes. So I [C]hadn't the heart to tell him that he [Am]should be [Em]on a [F]line, [C]Even on a [G]night so warm and [C]fine. REPEAT CHORUS And I could [C]feel her keeling over with the [Am]fury [G]of the [F]blow. And I [C]watched the rail go [F]under then, so [Am]terrible and [G]slow. Then, like [C]some great dog she shook herself and [Am]roared up[Em]right ag[F]ain. Far [C]overside, I [G]heard him call my [C]name. FINAL CHORUS (end final chorus with [C] instead of [F])