The Lifeboat Mona Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Remember December 59[G]
[Am]The howling winds and
the driving [E]rain
[Esus4]Remem ber[Am] the gallant
men who [C]drowned
On the [Dm]lifeboat Mona [E]was [Am]her name
The wind did blow,
and the [G]sea rose [Am]up ,
and beat the land with mighty
[Em]waves.[E][Em]
[Esus4]At St. Andrew[Am]'s Bay,
the light ship [C]fought for sea
[Am]un t[Dm]il her moorin[E]gs gave.
[Am]Remember December 59,
the howling winds on the driving [E]rain.
Re[Am]member the gallant men
who [C]drowned on the [Dm]lifeboat
Mona [E]was her [Am]name.
The captain signaled to the shore,
we must have help or we'll go [E]down.
[Esus4]From Brou[Am]ghty Ferry at 2 a .m. [C]they sent[Dm]
the lifeboat [E]Mona out[Am].
Remember December [Esus4]fifty -ni[E]ne,
[Am]the howling winds and
the driving [E]rain.
[Esus4]Remember th[Am]e gallant men
who [C]drowned on the [Dm]lifeboat
Mona [E]was her [Am]name.
Eight men formed that [E]gallant crew,
[Am]
they set their boat against the [E]main.[Em]
[E]The [Am]wind so hard, the sea so [C]rough,
we'll [Dm]never see land or [E]home
[Am]again.
Remember December 59,
the howling winds and
the driving [E]rain.
[Esus4]Remember th[Am]e gallant men
who [C]drowned on the [Dm]lifeboat
Mona [E]was her [Am]name.
Three hours went by
and the [E]mona [Am]called.
The wind blows hard and the seas run [E]high.
In the [Am]morning on Carnoustie [C]Beach,
the [Dm]mona and her [E]crew did lie.
[Am]Remember December fift[E]y -nine,
[Am]the howling winds
and the driving [E]rain.
Re[Am]member the gallant man
who [C]drowned on the [Dm]lifeboat,
Mona [E]was her [Am]name.
Five lay drowned in the [E]cabin [Am]there,
two were washed up on the [E]shore.[Em][E]
[Am]Eight men died when the
boat cap[C]sized,
and the [Dm]eighth is lost [E]forevermore.
[Am]Remember December 59,[E][Am]
the howling winds and the
driving [E]rain.
Remem[Am]ber the gallant men
who [C]drowned on the [Dm]lifeboat
Mona [E]was her [Am]name.
Remember December [E]59,[Am]
the howling winds and the driving rain.
[E]The men[Am] who leave the land behind
[C]And the men[Dm] who'll
never see [E]land again
[Am]Remember December 59[E]
[Am]The howling winds and
the driving [E]rain
Remem[Am]ber the gallant
men who [C]drowned
On the [Dm]lifeboat Nona [E]was her [Am]name you