Thank You

D Bm A5 D Em F#m We all laugh and tell old stories G D just sittin' in the dark Em F#m And not one of them knows that G D when we land I'll disembark C D G We've spent so much time together C D G out prowling on the sea C D that somehow this strange group of men G D became a family Em F#m We started out no more than boys G D with more guts than brains Em F#m Doing what they said could not be done G D they thought we were insane C D G One by one they wandered to their bunks C D G ready for another day C D And I'm left alone here with the stars G D Where they can't hear me say: A Em Thank you, lads, for all you are D And all you've been to me A Em Thank you for the laughter and D For all the memories Bm F#m Thank you, for being there G A Through the good times and the bad D Bm And Thank you for being the A D best mates I've ever had! Em F#m We have seen success and we've G D watched our fortunes grow Em F#m And We have shared more happy times G D than many men will know C D G We were all there together C D G when each of us found a wife C D and we proudly watched the children grow G D and have a happy life! Em F#m And we have shared great tragedy G D that none should bear alone Em F#m and with every loss and heartache G D our brotherhood has grown C D G I'm not the first to leave, it's true C D G some have gone before C D I know without me the crew G D will reinvent once more A Em Thank you, lads, for all you are D And all you've been to me A Em Thank you for the laughter and D For all the memories Bm F#m Thank you, for being there G A Through the good times and the bad D Bm And Thank you for being the A D best mates I've ever had! Em F#m With that the coughing starts again G D the crimson hard to hide Em F#m I'm sorry my brothers G D hope you never know I lied C D G But this one won't get better, lads C D G and I know it's true C D So I choose to walk away G D before I burden you Em F#m I will say the time is right G D for me to go my way Em F#m And I know you'll understand G D or at least that's what you'll say C D G I will wish you luck and watch you C D G sail upon the sea C D For the first time in forever G D I will just be me A Em Thank you, lads, for all you are D And all you've been to me A Em Thank you for the laughter and D For all the memories Bm F#m Thank you, for being there G A Through the good times and the bad D Bm And Thank you for being the A D best mates I've ever had! A Em Thank you, lads, for all you are D And all you've been to me A Em Thank you for the laughter and D For all the memories Bm F#m Thank you, for being there G A Through the good times and the bad D Bm And Thank you for being the A D best mates I've ever had! D Bm And Thank you for being the A D best mates I've ever had!