The Sailors Grave

F Ab Bb Bb Gm Dm Our Embark Was Far, Far From The Land Gm F C F When The Fairest Of Our Gallant Band Ab Bb Gm F Gm Dm F Grew Deadly Pale And Weaned Away, Like The Twilight Of An Autumn Day Bb Gm F We Had Watched Him Through Long Hours Of Pain Eb Dm C F Our Cares Were Great, Our Hopes In Vain Ab Bb Gm Dm Gm F Ab Bb Death’s Stroke He Gave No Coward’s Alarm, But He Smiled And Died In His Mess Mate’s Arm Gm F Ab Bb Bb Gm Dm Gm F C F We Had No Costly Winding Sheet, We Placed Two Round Shots At His Feet Ab Bb Gm F Gm Dm C F He Laid In His Hammock As Snug And As Sound As A King In His Long Shroud Marble Bound Bb F Gm F Eb Dm Cm F We Proudly Decked His Funeral Vest With The Starry Flag Upon His Breast Ab Bb Gm Dm Gm F Ab Bb We Gave Him This As A Badge Of The Brave And Then He Was Fit For A Sailor’s Grave Gm F Ab Bb Bb Dm Dm Bbm Gm F C F Our Voices Broke And Hearts Turned Weak, Oft Tears Were Seen On The Brownest Check Ab Bb Gm F Gm Dm Cm F Our Quiver Played On The Lip Of Pride As We Lowered Him Down The Ships Dark Side Bb F Gm F Eb Dm Cm F Then A Splash And A Plunge And Our Task Was ‘ore And The Billows Rolled As They Rolled Before Ab Bb Gm Dm F Ab Bb And Many Wild Prayers Hallowed The Waves And He Sank Beneath The Sailor’s Grave Gm F Ab Bb