The Shoals of Herring Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Wit[C]h o[G]ur nets and
gear we're [D]faring[G]
On [C]the wild and [G]waste[C] fu[G]l ocean.[D]
Its [G]there [C]that we hunt an
[D]d we earn our [G]bread
As we hunted for the [C]shoals of her[D]ring
[G]

[Verse 2]
O it was a fine [C]and a pleasant [G]day
Out of Yarmouth harbor I was [D]faring
As [G]a c[D]abi[C]nboy on a sa[D]iling lugg[G]er
For to go and hunt [C]the shoals of [D]herring
[G]

[Verse 3]
O the work was hard [C]and the hours [G]long
And the treatment,
sure it took some [D]bearing
There was [G]little [D]kindness
[C]and the [D]kicks were [G]many
As we hunted for [C]the shoals of [D]herring
[G][C][D][G]

[Verse 4]
O we fished the Swarth
[C]and the Broken [G]Bank
I was cook and I'd a quarter [D]sharing
[G]And[D] I used t[G]o sle[D]ep
[C]standing [D]on [G]my feet
And I'd dream about [C]the shoals of [D]herring
[G]

[Verse 5]
O we left the [C]homegrounds in
the month of June
[G]And to Canny Shiels we
soon were [D]bearing
With a [G]hundred [D]cran [C]of [D]silver dar[G]lings
That we'd taken from
[C]the shoals [D]of her[G]ring

[Verse 6]
Now you're [G]up on deck,
[C]you're a fish[G]erman
You can swear and show a manly [D]bearing
Take your [G]turn on [D]watch [C]with
the [D]other fel[G]lows
While you're searching for
the [C]shoals of [D]herring
[G][C][G][C][D][G][D][G]

[Verse 7]
In the stormy
seas [C]and the living [G]gales
Just to earn your daily
bread you're [D]daring
From the [G]Dover [D]Straits [C]to
the [D]Faroe Is[G]lands
As you're following [C]the shoals of [D]herring
[G]

[Verse 8]
O I earned my [D]keep [C]and I paid my way[G]
And I earned the gear [D]that I was wearing
[D]Sailed a [C]million miles,
caught ten [D]million [G]fishes
We were sailing [C]after shoals of [D]herring
[G]