Homeward Bound Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[C]

[VERSE]
They will take us [F]from the [C]moorings
They will tow us [F]down the [C]Bay
They will pluck us up to [G]windward when we [C]sail
We will hear the [F]keen wind [C]whistle
We will feel the [F]sting of [C]spray
When we've seen the deep-sea [G]pilot o'er the [C]rail

[VERSE]
Then it's [F]Johnnie [G]heave and [C]start her
Then it's [F]Johnnie [G]roll and [C]go
When the [F]mates have [G]picked the [C]watches
There is little rest for [G]Jack [C]
We will sing the [F]good old [C]chorus
That the Homeward [F]Bounders [C]know
For the girls have got the [G]towrope
And they're [F]hauling in the [C]slack [G] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C]

[VERSE]
Through the dusty [F]streets and [C]dismal
Through the noises [F]of the [C]town
You can hear the West wind [G]humming through the [C]shrouds
And we'll see the [F]lightning [C]leaping
As the tropic [F]suns go [C]down
And the dapple of the [G]shadows on the [C]clouds

[VERSE]
And the [F]salt blood [G]dances [C]in us
To the [F]tune of [G]Homeward [C]Bound
To the [F]call to [G]weary [C]watches
To the sheet and to the [G]tack [C]
When they bid us [F]man the [C]capstan
All hands will [F]walk her [C]round
For the girls have got the [G]tow-rope
And they're [F]hauling in the [C]slack [G] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C]

[VERSE]
Through the sunshine [F]of the [C]tropics
Round the bleak and [F]dreary [C]Horn
Half across the sleepy [G]planet lies our [C]way
And we'll leave the [F]land be[C]hind us
Like a welcome [F]long out[C]worn
When we see the reeling [G]mastheads swing and [C]sway

[VERSE]
Through the [F]weather [G]fair and [C]stormy
Through the [F]calm and [G]in the [C]gale
We will [F]heave and [G]haul to [C]help her
We will keep her [G]on her [C]track
And we'll sing the [F]good old [C]chanties
As all hands are [F]making [C]sail
For the girls have got the [G]tow-rope
And they're [F]hauling in the [C]slack

[OUTRO]
Heave a[G]way (haul a[C]way)
Haul a[G]way (haul a[C]way)
Heave a[G]way (heave a[C]way)
Haul aw[G]ay (haul a[C]way)