Cruel Mistress Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Nex[Em]t time out to[B] sea bring
enough [Em]soil to bury [B]me
[Am]For I don't want my [G]final jig in the [B]belly of
[Em]a squid[B][Em][B][Em][B][Am]
[Em]
Next time out [B]to sea bring
enough [Em]soil to bury [B]me
For [Am]I don't want my fi[G] nal
jig in the [B]belly of a squid
[Em]Take my trousers

[Verse 2]
take [B]my shirt
just [Em]give me that sweet [B]dirt
For the [Am]wa ter's cold and gr[G]im
and I [B]never did learn to swim
[Em]No her love never set me f[B]ree
so [Em]I set off for [B]the ocean
[Am]Now in my dreams she c[G]omes to
[Em]me w[B]hispering of[Em] peace
But I've known since the [B]day
that we [Em]sailed for santi[B]ago
Her [Am]dry embrace would [G]kiss m[Em]y face no [B]never,
no more
[Em]The sea

[Verse 3]
is a [Am]cruel [B]mistress
Yeah the [Em]sea is a [Am]cruel [G]mistress

[Interlude 1]
[G][B]
[Em][B][Em][B][Em]
[B][Am]
[Em]Many moons

[Verse 4]
to
[B]the day that I [Em]threw her [B]love away
Now [Am]every whale spouts, go to [G]hell
As the [B]wind laughs in [Em]my face
I've grown harder on the [B]eye
s and [Em]salty on the [B]taste
My [Am]pride has gone [G]with [Em]the wake
[B]as I wait a cold wet [Em]grave
I rose to [B]the smell of a [Em]wet desert hell
[B]And I tho[Am]ught to mys[G]elf
how'd I [B]wind up in this [Em]jail
[B]Till a voi[Em]ce cal[B]led to me from
[Em]deep within [B]the sea
Dry [Am]your eyes my dear [G]fisher
[Em]man your a[B]ss belongs to [Em]me

[Verse 5]
The [Em]sea is a c[Am]ruel m[B]istress
Yeah the [Em]sea is a [Am]cruel mist[G]ress

[Verse 6]
[G]The[B][Em][Am][B][Am][G][Em][B][Em]
[B][Em][B][Am][G][B][Em][C]
earth will rest my [Em]bones lord I [Am]know,
lord I [Em]know[G][D][G][D][G][D]
[C]
But I'll see you when I get [Em]home from the [Am]cold,

[Interlude 2]
yeah from the cold
[F#][B][Em][B][Em][B]
[Am][G][B][Em]

[Verse 7]
No [Em]her love never set [B]me free so
I [Em]set off for the [B]ocean
Now [Am]in my dreams she c[G]omes
to me whis[B]pering of [Em]peace
But I've known since the [B]day
that [Em]we sailed for santi[B]ago
Her [Am]dry embrace would [G]kiss my face n[B]o never,
no more
[Em]

[Verse 8]
The sea is [Am]a cruel [B]mistress
[Em]The sea is a [Am]cruel [B]mistress

[Verse 9]
[Em]Next time out to sea bring enough
[Am]soil to bury me
For [B]I don't want my final jig
in the belly of a squid

[Verse 10]
[Em]Nex t time out to sea bring
[Am]enough soil to bury me
For [B]in my dreams she comes to

[Verse 11]
me whispering of peace
[Em]Next time out [B]to sea bring
enough [Em]soil to bury [B]me
For [Am]I don't want my fi[G]
nal jig in the [B]belly [Em]of a squid