hoist up the thing Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Asus4][A][D]
[Asus4][D]

[Verse 1]
Fresh out of college
with grades straight from Hell
I browsed for a trade at which
[A]I could ex[D]cel
An ad for a ship in [G]need of some
[D]manning
Men, sails, and purpose,
but lacking a captain
[G]What luck,

[Verse 2]
says I, to [D]find such good fortune
A [A]few white lies later,
I [D]ran down the pier
[G]Bought me a coat and a
[D]cutlass or two
[A]Jumped on the deck,
and I [Asus4]yelled at th[A]e crew

[Verse 3]
[G]Hoist up the thing! [D]Batten down
the whatsit!
[A]What's that thing spinning?
Some[D]body should stop it!
[G]Turn hard to port! (That's not
[D]port?) Now I've got it!
[A]Trust me, I'm in con[D]trol!
[Asus4]

[Verse 4]
[D]I can't sing the shanties,
it [G]has to [D]be said
And all of that grog just goes
[A]right to my head
[D]Whale meat is gross,
and I miss a girl's laugh
Five weeks at sea,
even [A]Dave seems a catch!
[G]Hoist up the thing!

[Verse 5]
[D]Batten down
the whatsit!
[A]What's that thing spinning?
Some[D]body should stop it!
[G]Turn hard to port! (That's not
[D]port?) Now I've got it!
[A]Trust me, I'm in con[D]trol!

[Verse 6]
We've [D]hit icy waters, no land to be seen
The food's getting low,
and the beer has gone green
There's [Bb]murmurs
of discontent [Gm]under the deck
If [F]I don't act fast, it [Asus4]could be my neck[A]!
So [D]pull up the charts and those

[Verse 7]
[D]
weird gold machines
I see what it says,but no
[A]clue what it means!
Just [D]pull on some levers
and yank on some chains
Feign a bad back til' we've
[A]landed [Asus4]again[A]

[Verse 8]
[G]Hoist up the thing! [D]Batten down
the whatsit!
[A]What's that thing spinning?
Some[D]body should stop it!
[G]Turn hard to port! (That's not
[D]port) Now I've got it!
[A]Trust me, I'm in con[D]trol!

[Verse 9]
[G]Hoist up the thing! [D]Batten down
the whatsit!
[A]What's that thing spinning?
Some[D]body should stop it!
[G]Turn hard to port! (That's not
[D]port?) Now I've got it!
[A]Trust me, I'm in con[D]trol! Come on

[Verse 10]
[G]Hoist up the thing! [D]Batten down
the whatsit!
[A]What's that [Asus4]thing spin[A]ning? Some
[D]body should stop it!
[G]Turn hard to port! (That's not
[D]port?) Now I've got it!
[A]Trust me, I'm in con[D]trol!

[Verse 11]
[G]Hoist up the thing! [D]Batten down
the whatsit!
[A]What's that thing spinning?
Some[D]body should stop it!
[G]Turn hard to [D]port! (This is jail?) Now
I've got it!
[A]Trust me, I'm [Bm]in con[F#m]trol!
(ahh, help [G]me!)
Trust me, I'm [A]in control!