The Shoals Of Herring Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
With our nets and
gear we're faring
On the wild and wasteful ocean.
[G]Its there that we hunt
and we earn our bread

[Verse 2]
As we hunted for the shoals of herring
[G]O it was a fine a[D]nd a[G] pl[C]easan[G]t day
Out of Yarmouth har[D]bor I was faring
As [G]a c[D]abinboy on a sailing lugg[G]er
For to [D]go and [G]hunt the shoals of [D]herring[G]

[Verse 3]
[G]O the work w[D]as h[G]ard a[C]nd
the [D]hours [G]long
And the treatment,
sure [D]it took some bearing
There was [G]little [D]kindness
and the kicks were [G]many
As we hunted for [D]the shoals of herring
[G]

[Verse 4]
O we fished the Swarth
[C]and the [D]Broken [G]Bank
I was cook and I'd a [C]quarter [D]sharing
An[G]d I used to s[D]leep
standing on [G]my feet
And I'd dream about the
shoals [D]of [G]herring

[Verse 5]
[G]O we left the homegrounds in
the month of June
And to Canny Shiels we
soon were [D]bearing
With a [G]hundred [D]cran [C]of
[D]silver dar[G]lings
That we'd taken from
the shoals [D]of [G]herring

[Verse 6]
[G]Now you're up on deck,
[C]you're [D]a fisher[G]man
You can swear and show a [C]manly [D]bearing
Take your turn on watch
[G]with the [D]other fellows
[G]While you're searching for
[D]the shoals of herring
[G]

[Verse 7]
In the stormy seas an
[C]d the livi[G]ng gales
Just to earn your daily
bread you're [D]daring
From the [G]Dover [D]Straits to the Faroe [G]Islands
As you're following the [C]shoals of [D]herring
[G]

[Verse 8]
O I earned my keep [C]and I paid my [G]way
And I earned the gear
[C]that I was wea[D]ring
Sailed a [G]million [D]miles,
caught ten million [G]fishes
We were sailing after [D]shoals of [G]herring