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Devil Down Below

Gaelic Storm
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D-DU-UDU
 I used  to be a fisherman, on the icy  crests we'd ride
 Like a banshee  on the wind, we'd sail  the ocean wide.
 From the shoals  of Yarmouth bay to Newfoundland  we'd go
 and we'd shout,  shout, shout,  shout at the Devil down below
 Out to  the snows of Greenland, into  the screaming gale
 Out  into the storm chasing  down  the whale
 When  the harpoon struck the mighty  fish would pull
 and we'd shout,  shout, shout,  shout at the Devil down below
 In our bunks  we'd find no solace, no comfort  just remorse
 We'd curse  at the bad fortune that set  us on  this course
 Gathered  'round the lamplight we'd sing  both high and low
 and we'd shout,  shout, shout,  shout at the Devil down below
 From the rocks  of Lizard Reef to Plymouth  we are bound
 The skipper's  yelling blood as the jagged cliffs  we round
 Jack Duggan  in the forsail, Billy Reilly  in the crow
 and we'd shout,  shout, shout,  shout at the Devil down below
 Only  when we'd quenched the mighty  vessel's appetite
 Would the captain  tell us, "Lads, we'll be going home  tonight"
 We'd turn  to the raging sea and raise  our fists and yell,
 "You won't be seeing  us today you won't be seeing  us in Hell!"
 Once ashore  we'd head into the pub for a tankard  full of ale
 One day  would turn into a week and the time  would come  to sail
 We'd say  goodbye to the girls to we love, then off  from the shore we'd row
 and we'd shout,  shout, shout,  shout at the Devil down below
 and we'd shout,  shout, shout, shout,  shout at the Devil down below

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Readable chord sheet for Devil Down Below by Gaelic Storm

[Em]   [Bm]   [D]    [Em]
[Em]   [Bm]   [Em]   [Em]

I u[Em]sed to be a fisherman, on the [Bm]icy crests we'd [Em]ride
Like a b[Em]anshee on the wind, we'd s[G]ail the [A]ocean [Em]wide.
From the s[G]hoals of Yarmouth bay to Ne[D]wfoundland we'd go
and we'd s[C]hout, shout, shout,[D] shout at the Devil down below

[Em]  [Bm]

Out [Em]to the snows of Greenland, in[Bm]to the screaming g[Em]ale
O[Em]ut into the storm ch[G]asing d[A]own the w[Em]hale
W[G]hen the harpoon struck the m[D]ighty fish would pull
and we'd s[C]hout, shout, shout,[D] shout at the Devil down below

[Em]  [Bm]

In our b[Em]unks we'd find no solace, no c[Bm]omfort just re[Em]morse
We'd c[Em]urse at the bad fortune that [G]set us [A]on this [Em]course
G[G]athered 'round the lamplight we'd s[D]ing both high and low
and we'd s[C]hout, shout, shout,[D] shout at the Devil down below

[Em]

From the r[Em]ocks of Lizard Reef to P[Bm]lymouth we are b[Em]ound
The sk[Em]ipper's yelling blood as the [G]jagged [A]cliffs we [Em]round
Jack D[G]uggan in the forsail, Billy R[D]eilly in the crow
and we'd s[C]hout, shout, shout,[D] shout at the Devil down below

[Em]   [Bm]   [D]    [Em]
[Em]   [Bm]   [Em]   [Em]

O[Em]nly when we'd quenched the m[Bm]ighty vessel's appe[Em]tite
Would the c[Em]aptain tell us, "Lads, we'll be g[G]oing [A]home to[Em]night"
We'd t[G]urn to the raging sea and r[D]aise our fists and yell,
"You won't be s[C]eeing us today you won't be s[D]eeing us in [Em]Hell!"

[Em]       [Bm]   [Em]
[Em]       [G] [A]  [Em]
[G]        [D]
[C]        [Bm]

Once as[Em]hore we'd head into the pub for a t[Bm]ankard full of [Em]ale
One [Em]day would turn into a week and the t[G]ime would [A]come to [Em]sail
We'd s[G]ay goodbye to the girls to we love, then o[D]ff from the shore we'd row
and we'd s[C]hout, shout, shout,[D] shout at the Devil down b[Em]elow
and we'd s[C]hout, shout, shout, shout,[D] shout at the Devil down b[Em]elow

[Em]   [Bm]   [D]    [Em]
[Em]   [Bm]   [Em]   [Em]

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