Solomon Browne

Intro and A Dadd9 A |-O--2--2--O--2--4--2--O--------------O--O-| A E A |-O--2--2--O--2--4--2--O--------------O--2-| A Dadd9 A E A |-O--2--2--O--2--4--2--O--------------O--O------4--4-| Dadd9 E A At fair Mounts Bay on that Christmas week Dadd9 E A Was such a raging storm no man could speak Dadd9 E F#m7 That lifeboat thundered through an angry sea Dadd9 E A Was called Solomon Browne and her company Dadd9 A Good courage it was called E A Our heroes brave and bold Dadd9 A Good courage it was called E A Upon that night The stricken coaster called the Union Star Her maiden voyage she never thought that far With Captain Moreton and his four man crew A woman to save and her daughters two Never had a lifeboat fought in vain She could have made a dash for port but they tried again All sixteen perished in that mighty wave It tossed them overboard into a watery grave Good courage it was called Our heroes brave and bold Good courage it was called Upon that night Now back at Penlee Point time stood still Twelve young children cried for their fathers killed A nation shed tears for years as the news went round The constant courage of our Solomon Browne Good courage it was called Our heroes brave and bold Good courage it was called Upon that night Good courage it was called Our heroes brave and bold Good courage it was called Upon that night