Originally in A, I play in G
Intro
| G |
Drums only, chords implied
Vox on the 5 on “get”, on 6 5 of the key on “water”
| G | C | |
| Come | get your duds in order cause we’re bound to cross the w | ater |
Vox on the 5 on the first “way”, on the 4 on the second “way”
| G | C | |
| Heave a | way, me jollies heave a | way |
| G | C | |
| Come g | et your duds in order cause we’re bound to leave tomo | rrow |
| G | D | G | |
| Heave a | way, me jolly boys we’re al | l bound aw | ay |
Vox stays on the 5 of the key on “Spain”, which is not intuitive
| G | C | |
| Somet | imes we’re bound for Liverpool, sometimes we’re bound for Sp | ain |
| G | C | |
| Heave aw | ay, me jollies heave aw | ay |
| G | D/A | G/B | C | |
| But n | ow we’re bound for | old St. John’s where | all the girls are da | ncing |
| G | D | G | |
| Heave a | way, me jolly boys we’re a | ll bound aw | ay |
Band enters
| G |
| G | C | |
| I | wrote me love a letter, I was on the Jenny | Lind |
| G | C | |
| Heave aw | ay, me jollies heave aw | ay |
| G | D/A | G/B | C | |
| I wr | ote me love a l | etter and I | signed it with a | ring |
| G | D | G | |
| Heave aw | ay, me jolly boys we’re a | ll bound aw | ay |
| G | C | |
| Some | times we’re bound for Liverpool, sometimes we’re bound for | Spain |
| G | C | |
| Heave aw | ay, me jollies heave aw | ay |
| G | D/A | G/B | C | |
| But n | ow we’re bound for | old St. John’s where | all the girls are da | ncing |
| G | D | G | |
| Heave a | way, me jolly boys we’re a | ll bound aw | ay |
Solo on verse chords
| G | G | G | C |
| G | G | C | C |
| G | D/A | G/B | C |
| G | G | D | G |
| G | C | |
| So it’s f | arewell Nancy darling cause it’s now I’m gonna | leave ya |
| G | C | |
| Heave a | way, me jollies heave aw | ay |
| G | D/A | G/B | C | |
| You p | romised that you’d | marry me but | how you did dece | ive me |
| G | D | G | |
| Heave a | way, me jolly boys we’re a | ll bound aw | ay |
| G | C | |
| Some | times we’re bound for Liverpool, moretimes we’re bound for | Spain |
| G | C | |
| Heave a | way, me jollies heave aw | ay |
| G | D/A | G/B | C | |
| But n | ow we’re bound for | old St. John’s where | all the girls a d | ancing |
| G | D | G | |
| Heave aw | ay, me jolly boys we’re a | ll bound aw | ay |
Solo on verse chords
| G | G | G | C |
| G | G | C | C |
| G | D/A | G/B | C |
| G | G | D | G |
Drums only, chords implied
| G | C | |
| Somet | imes we’re bound for Liverpool, sometimes we’re bound for Sp | ain |
| G | C | |
| Heave aw | ay, me jollies heave aw | ay |
| G | D/A | G/B | C | |
| But n | ow we’re bound for | old St. John’s where | all the girls are da | ncing |
| G | D | G | |
| Heave a | way, me jolly boys we’re a | ll bound aw | ay |
Band enters
| G | C | |
| Some | times we’re bound for Liverpool, moretimes we’re bound for | Spain |
| G | C | |
| Heave a | way, me jollies heave aw | ay |
| G | D/A | G/B | C | |
| But n | ow we’re bound for | old St. John’s where | all the girls a d | ancing |
| G/D | D | G | |
| Heave a | way, me jolly boys we’re a | ll bound aw | ay |
| G | D | G | |
| Heave a | way, me jolly boys, we’ll | all bound a | way |
| G | D | G | |
| Heave a | way, me jolly boys, we’ll | all bound a | way |