Blow Ye Winds Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
'Tis advertised in [G]Boston
New York and Buffalo
A [C]hundred hearty [G]sailors
[D]A whalin' for to go
[G]Blow, ye winds, o' mornin',

[Verse 2]
[G]
blow, ye winds, hi ho
[C]Haul away your [G]runnin' gear and blow,
boys, blow

[Verse 3]
They [G]tell you of the clipper ships
A- runnin' in and out
[C]They say you'll take five [G]hundred whales
Be[D]fore you're six months out

[Verse 4]
[G]Blow, ye winds, o' mornin',
blow, ye winds, hi ho
[C]Haul away your [G]runnin' gear and blow,
boys, blow

[Verse 5]
The skipper's on the [G]after deck
A- squintin' at the sails
When [C]up above [G]the lookout spots
[D]A mighty school of whales
[G]Blow, ye winds, o'

[Verse 6]
[G]mornin',
blow, ye winds, hi ho
[C]Haul away your [G]runnin' gear and blow,
boys, blow

[Verse 7]
Then [G]lower down the boats, my boys
And after him we'll travel
But [C]if you get too [G]near his tail
[D]He'll kick you to the devil

[Verse 8]
[G]Blow, ye winds, o' mornin',
blow, ye winds, hi [Am]ho[C]
[G]Haul away your runnin' gear and blow,
boys, blow

[Verse 9]
And [G]now that he is ours, my boys
We'll bring him alongside
Then [C]over with our [G]blubber hooks
And [D]rob him of his hide

[Verse 10]
[G]Blow, ye winds, o' mornin',
blow, ye winds, hi [C]ho
[G]Haul away your runnin' gear and blow,

[Interlude 1]
boys, blow
[G][C][G][D][G]

[Verse 11]
When we get home, [G]our ship made fast
And we get through our sailin'
A [C]brimmin' glass around
[G]We'll pass and han[D]g this
blubber whalin'
[G]Blow, ye winds, o'

[Verse 12]
[G]mornin',
blow, ye winds, hi [C]ho
[G]Haul away your runnin' gear and blow,
boys, blow