Jenny In The Roadstead

D G A D Em Jenny's anchored off in the roadstead now A D Lying to a three-inch rode F#7 G She should have been gone on the morning tide D A D But now the whole damn day's grown old Em G Sitting on the foredeck, windy and cold F#m Bm With the west wind making on G A Bm And that dumb-fool deckhand she's dreaming on D A D Has slipped his cable and gone F#m G Oh, Jenny, let the damn-fool go A D There's a good man down the line G You're going to meet him on the next short-tow A D G A D And he's going to treat you fine Em All those years growing up on the water A D Working on your daddy's crew F#7 G You've been barge-hand, deckhand and engineer D A D There ain't a damn thing you can't do Em G So now you're the skipper and your own damn boss F#m Bm G But the boss gets lonely, too A Bm She gets to thinking that any young buck D A D Is the best that she can do F#m G Oh, Jenny, let the damn-fool go A D There's a good man down the line G You're going to meet him on the next short-tow A D A And he's going to treat you fine D Em 'Cause you're strong and able, canny and kind A D You're the best thing he'll ever know F#7 G And that west wind's strolling along your deck D A D Singing, "Come on, Jenny, let's go" Em G Now you're the skipper and your own damn boss F#m Bm And the boss gets lonely, too G A Bm But don't you be thinking that any young buck D A D Is the best that you can do F#m G Oh, Jenny, let the damn-fool go A D There's a good man down the line G You're going to meet him on the next short-tow A D F#m And he's going to treat you fine G Hit the air now, fire up the Cat A D Throw in the gear to the windlass G Haul that big old anchor on board A D A And go on about your business D Em Oh, Jenny-with-the-wind-in-your-hair A D Just lay this day aside F#7 G Lay your head on the cool west wind D A D And tack your own sweet tide