Down By The Dockyard Wall Chords - Shep Woolley

Intro

G Am D C D

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G C Down by the dockyard wall I will wait for you, Am D D7 As you come across that walk-ashore in your suit of blue, G C My love for you will never change - my heart is always true, G Em Am D G Down by the dockyard wall - I will wait for you

Verse 1

D G C Just a boy of 17, he said farewell to home, Am D To sail across the mighty seas so far away to roam, G C She said that she would wait for him 'til he returned again, G Em Am D G As the anchor chain came up and down he heard this soft refrain:

Chorus

D G C Down by the dockyard wall I will wait for you, Am D D7 As you come across that walk-ashore in your suit of blue, G C My love for you will never change - my heart is always true, G Em Am D G Down by the dockyard wall - I will wait for you

Verse 2

D G C Around the world he traveled, beneath the ensign high, Am D He saw the South sea's flying fish, the starless arctic sky, G C But in his heart a-pining for someone so far away, G Em Am D G As the bow wave split the cool night air, - he heard the lee wind say:

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Verse 3

D G C Home again and the good times came, her arms were open wide, Am D He held her safely close to him and she walked by his side, G C But dark clouds soon filled up the sky, the sea it beckoned on, G Em Am D G 'Til once again a sad farewell; a young girl stands alone.

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Verse 4

D G C That's a long, long time ago, now there's a picture in a frame G Am D D7 And tears shed every Christmas for the memories still the same. G C And if the young man in the photograph could hear what she has to say G Em Am D G He'd likely join her in the words - she sings it every day.

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