Jolly Roving Tar
Great Big SeaVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Ships may come and ships may go
As long as the sea does roll.
Each sailor lad just like his dad,
He loves the flowing bowl.
A trip on shore he does adore
With a girl who's nice and round.
When the money's gone
It's the same old song,
"Get up Jack! John, sit down!"
Come along, come along, You jolly brave boys,
There's lots of grog in the jar.
We'll plough the briny ocean
With the jolly roving tar.
When Jack comes in, it's then he'll steer
To some old boarding house.
They'll welcome him with rum and gin,
And feed him on pork scouse.
He'll lend, spend and he'll not offend
Till he's lyin' drunk on the ground
When the money's gone
It's the same old song,
"Get up Jack! John, sit down!"
Come along, come along, You jolly brave boys,
There's lots of grog in the jar.
We'll plough the briny ocean
With the jolly roving tar.
Jack, he then, oh then he'll sail
Bound down for Newfoundland
All the ladies fair in Placentia there
They love that sailor man.
He'll go to shore out on a tear
And he'll buy some girl a gown.
When the money's gone
It's the same old song,
"Get up Jack! John, sit down!"
Come along, come along, You jolly brave boys,
There's lots of grog in the jar.
We'll plough the briny ocean
With the jolly roving tar.
When Jack gets old and weatherbeat,
Too old to roam about,
They'll let him stop in some rum shop
Till eight bells calls him out.
Then he'll raise his eyes up to the skies,
Sayin' "Boys, we're homeward bound."
D
When the money's gone
It's the same old song,
"Get up Jack! John, sit down!"
Come along, come along, You jolly brave boys,
There's lots of grog in the jar.
We'll plough the briny ocean
With the jolly roving tar.
Come along, come along, You jolly brave boys,
There's lots of grog in the jar.
We'll plough the briny ocean
With the jolly roving tar.
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Readable chord sheet for Jolly Roving Tar by Great Big Sea
[D] [G] [Bm] [A]
[D] [G] [Bm] [A] [D]
[D] [A]
[D]Ships may come and [G]ships may go
As [A]long as the sea does [D]roll.
Each sailor lad just [G]like his dad,
He [A]loves the flowing [D]bowl.
A trip on shore he [G]does adore
With a [Bm]girl who's nice and [A]round.
When the [D]money's gone
It's [G]the same old song,
"Get [Bm]up Jack! [A]John, sit [D]down!"
Come along, come along, You [G]jolly brave boys,
There's [Bm]lots of grog in the [A]jar.
We'll [D]plough the briny [G]ocean
With the [Bm]jolly [A]roving [D]tar.
[D] [A]
When [D]Jack comes in, it's [G]then he'll steer
To [A]some old boarding [D]house.
They'll welcome him with [G]rum and gin,
And [A]feed him on pork [D]scouse.
He'll lend, spend and he'll [G]not offend
Till he's [Bm]lyin' drunk on the [A]ground
When the [D]money's gone
It's [G]the same old song,
"Get [Bm]up Jack! [A]John, sit [D]down!"
Come along, come along, You [G]jolly brave boys,
There's [Bm]lots of grog in the [A]jar.
We'll [D]plough the briny [G]ocean
With the [Bm]jolly [A]roving [D]tar.
[D] [A]
Jack, he then, oh [G]then he'll sail
Bound [A]down for Newfound[D]land
All the ladies fair in [G]Placentia there
They [A]love that sailor [D]man.
He'll go to shore out [G]on a tear
And he'll [Bm]buy some girl a [A]gown.
When the [D]money's gone
It's [G]the same old song,
"Get [Bm]up Jack! [A]John, sit [D]down!"
Come along, come along, You [G]jolly brave boys,
There's [Bm]lots of grog in the [A]jar.
We'll [D]plough the briny [G]ocean
With the [Bm]jolly [A]roving [D]tar.
[D] [G] [Bm] [A]
[D] [G] [Bm] [A] [D]
[D] [A]
When [D]Jack gets old and [G]weatherbeat,
Too [A]old to roam a[G]bout,
They'll [D]let him stop in [G]some rum shop
Till [A]eight bells calls him [D]out.
Then he'll [D]raise his eyes up [G]to the skies,
Sayin' [Bm]"Boys, we're homeward [A]bound."
D [If you want, you can keep playing here, but you're]
When the money's gone [supposed to do the rest of the verse a capella]
It's [G]the same old song,
"Get [Bm]up Jack! [A]John, sit [D]down!"
Come along, come along, You [G]jolly brave boys,
There's [Bm]lots of grog in the [A]jar.
We'll [D]plough the briny [G]ocean
With the [Bm]jolly [A]roving [D]tar.
Come along, come along, You [G]jolly brave boys,
There's [Bm]lots of grog in the [A]jar.
We'll [D]plough the briny [G]ocean
With the [Bm]jolly [A]roving [D]tar.
[D] [G] [Bm] [A]
[D] [G] [Bm] [A] [D]