Blow The Man Down Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]
[A]Come

[Verse 1]
[D]all ye young [Bm]fellows
that [D]follow the [Bm]sea
To me [F#m]weigh, [D]hey, [Em]blow the man [A]down
And pray, pay attention and [Em]listen to [A]me
Give me some [D]time to
blow the man down

[Verse 2]
I'm a [D]deep water [Bm]sailor
just [D]in from Hong [Bm]Kong
To [F#m]me weigh, [D]hey, [Em]blow the man [A]down
If you'll [Em]give [G]me some rum
[A]I'll [Em]sing you a song
[A]Give me some [D]time [Em]to b[A]low
the [Asus4]man down

[Interlude 1]
[D]
[A]T'was

[Verse 3]
[D]on a Black Baller I
first spent my [Bm]time
To [F#m]me weigh, [D]hey, [Em]blow the man [A]down
And [G]on that [A]Black Baller I
[Em]wasted my prime
[A]Give me some [Bm]time [D]to [Em]blow
[Asus4]the man down[D]

[Verse 4]
'Tis [D]when a Black [Bm]Baller's
[D]preparing for [Bm]sea
To [F#m]me weigh, [D]hey, [Em]blow the man [A]down
You'd [G]split your sides laugh[A]ing
at [Em]the sights that you [A]see
Give me some [D]time [A]to blow
[D]the man down

[Interlude 2]
[D][A]

[Verse 5]
With the [D]tinkers and [Bm]tailors
and [D]soldiers and [Bm]all
To [F#m]me weigh, [D]hey, [Em]blow the man [A]down
That ship [Em]for prime sea
[A]men on[Em]board a Black Ball
[A]Give me some tim[Bm]e to[A][Asus4]
blow the [D]man down

[Verse 6]
'Tis [D]when a [Bm]Black
Baller is [D]clear of the [Bm]land
To me [F#m]weigh, [Bm]hey,
[D]blo[Bm]w the[Em] man down[A]
Our [G]boatswain then [Em]gives us
the word of com[A]mand
Give me some time to [Asus4]blow

[Interlude 3]
the man down
[D][A]

[Verse 7]
Lay [D]aft is the [Bm]cry to the break [D]of the p[Bm]oop
To me [F#m]weigh, [D]hey, [Em]blow the man [A]down
Or I'll help you along with
the [Em]toe of my [A]boot[Em]
[A]Give me some tim[D]e to
[A]blo[D]w the man down

[Verse 8]
'Tis [D]larboard and starboard
on the deck you will [Bm]sprawl
To me [F#m]weigh, [D]hey, [Em]blow the man [A]down
For [G]kicking Jack Willi[A]ams com
[Em]mands the Black Ball
[A]Give me some [D]time [Em]to blow
[Asus4]the man down[D]

[Verse 9]
Aye [D]first it's a [Bm]fist and [D]then it's a [Bm]pall
To me [F#m]weigh, [D]hey,
[Bm]blow[Em] the man down
When [A]you [G]ship as a [A]sailor
[Em]aboard the Black [A]Ball
Give me some [Bm]time [D]to[A]
[Asus4]blow the man down[D]

[Verse 10]
[D]Blow the man down, [F#m]blow the man down
[Em]Give me some [A]time to [D]blow the man down