Shoals Of Herring

A Dadd9 E A With the nets and gear we're faring A Dadd9 E On the wild and wasteful ocean A Dadd9 A E It's there in the deep we harvest and reap our bread A Dadd9 E A As we hunt the bonny shoals of herring A Dadd9 A Oh, it was a fine and a pleasant day A E Esus4 Out of Yarmouth harbour I was faring A E Dadd9 F#m7 As a cabin boy on a sailing lugger A Dadd9 E A For to go and hunt the shoals of herring A Dadd9 A Oh, the work was hard and the hours long A E Esus4 And the treatment, sure it took some bearing A E Dadd9 F#m7 There was little kindness and the kicks were many A Dadd9 E A As we hunted for the shoals of herring A Dadd9 A Oh, we fished the Swarte and the Broken Bank A E Esus4 I was cook and I'd a quarter-sharing A E Dadd9 F#m7 And I used to sleep standing on my feet A Dadd9 E F#m7 And I'd dream about the shoals of herring | A | A | F#m7 | F#m7 | E | A Dadd9 A Now you're up on deck, you're a fisherman A E You can swear and show a manly bearing A E Dadd9 F#m7 Take your turn on watch with the other fellas A Dadd9 E A While you're searching for the shoals of herring A Dadd9 A In the stormy seas and the living gales A E Esus4 Just to earn your daily bread you're daring A E Dadd9 F#m7 From the Dover Straits to the Faroe Islands A Dadd9 E A As you're following the shoals of herring A Dadd9 A Oh, I earned my keep and I paid my way A E Esus4 And I earned the gear that I was wearing Dadd9 E Dadd9 F#m7 Sailed a million miles, caught ten million fishes A Dadd9 E A We were sailing after shoals of herring