Artist: Tom Russell
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[INTRO]
[G]
[VERSE 1]
My name is Isaac Lewis, I'm an [C]able-bodied [G]man
On the ship the Royal Charter, bound off [Am]for Van Diemen's [D]Land
Oh, the sea that took six [G]months to cross, we could do in [C]two
So it's [Bm]up that Mersey River, out of [Am]Liverpool we [D]flew
[VERSE 2]
And [G]some of us were sailors, all [C]hardy, young and old
And [Bm]some of us were pioneers, [C]bound off for the [D]gold
There were merchants and mu[G]sicians, Christian soldiers of the [C]cross
We [Bm]stared into that foamy sea, saw our [Am]dreams there in the [D]broth
[CHORUS]
Sail [G]on, sail [C]on and [D]on and [G]on
My [C]name is Isaac [Bm]Lewis, [Am]this shall be my [G]song
[VERSE 3]
So we landed there in Botany Bay, and the [C]boys went on the [G]town
And I met a girl named Emma Gray, I [Am]loved her up and [D]down
And I swore that I'd re[G]turn for her, one more tour at [C]sea
But I [Bm]had to tell my father [Am]what he meant to [D]me
[VERSE 4]
For every night, I [G]dreamed a dream, as the wind swept through the [C]sails
That [Bm]I was in my father's house, [C]back in northern [D]Wales
And I reached out for my [G]father, I said, "I love you very [C]much,"
But the [Bm]ship rolled o'er and the dream was drowned be[Am]fore we got to [D]touch
[CHORUS]
Sail [G]on, sail [C]on and [D]on and [G]on
My [C]name is Isaac [Bm]Lewis, [Am]this shall be my [G]song
[VERSE 5]
So I kissed the lips of Emma Gray and set [C]sail for Liver[G]pool
And the parrots perched in the riggings, boys and the [Am]dolphins swam in [D]schools
Our trip, it was a [G]pleasant one, till we reached the coast of [C]Wales
And [Bm]one day out from Liverpool, [Am]god unleashed a [D]gale
[VERSE 6]
Good [G]lord, I've seen some squalls, me boys and [C]hurricanes at [G]sea
And many nights I'd rediscovered, [Am]faith on bended [D]knee
But I never seen it [G]blow so hard, we anchored her at [C]last
But the [Bm]waves rolled o'er the top of us, we [Am]had to cut the [D]mast
[VERSE 7]
And all the [G]mining magnates clutched their gold, be[C]lieving they'd be [G]saved
But their bloody greed destroyed them first, be[Am]neath the angry [D]waves
All the women and the [G]children, lost to eterni[C]ty
Ah, [Bm]man has tamed and shaped the land, he'll [Am]never tame the [D]sea
[VERSE 8]
And every night I had [G]dreamed a dream, as the wind swept through the [C]sails
That [Bm]I was in my father's house, [Am]back in northern [D]Wales
And I reached for my [G]father, I said, "I love you very [C]much,"
But the [Bm]ship rolled o'er and the dream was drowned be[Am]fore we got to [D]touch
[CHORUS]
Sail [G]on, [C]hmmm, [D]hmmm, [G]hmmm
[C]hmmm, [Bm]hmmm, [Am]hmmm, [G]hmmm
[VERSE 9]
We were caught upon the rocks, just [C]ten yards from the [G]shore
And we saw men standing on the rocks, [Am]maybe three or [D]more
And I swear I saw my [G]father waving at me through the [C]squall
And I [Bm]screamed that I was coming home, that's [Am]all that I re[D]call
[VERSE 10]
For the [G]waves they swept me overboard with the [C]broken mast and [G]sails
And I [Bm]drowned, where as a child I'd fished, on the [C]rocks of northern [D]Wales
And in three days time I [G]washed up on the whitened sandy [C]shore
One [Bm]hundred yards from Moelfre and my [Am]father's white oak [D]door
[CHORUS]
Sail [G]on, sail [C]on and [D]on and [G]on
My [C]name is Isaac [Bm]Lewis, [Am]this shall be my [G]song
[VERSE 11]
And some will shout coincidence, or [C]say this can't be [G]true
I only say, just tell your loved ones [Am]what they mean to [D]you
For you shall sail the [G]seas of life, pursuing golden [C]schemes
Yet, [Bm]drown so closely to your home, the [Am]cradle of your [D]dreams
[CHORUS]
Sail [G]on, sail [C]on and [D]on and [G]on
My [C]name is Isaac [Bm]Lewis and [Am]this has been my [G]song
My [C]name is Isaac [Bm]Lewis and [Am]this has been my [G]song
[INTRO]
[G]
[VERSE 1]
My name is Isaac Lewis, I'm an [C]able-bodied [G]man
On the ship the Royal Charter, bound off [Am]for Van Diemen's [D]Land
Oh, the sea that took six [G]months to cross, we could do in [C]two
So it's [Bm]up that Mersey River, out of [Am]Liverpool we [D]flew
[VERSE 2]
And [G]some of us were sailors, all [C]hardy, young and old
And [Bm]some of us were pioneers, [C]bound off for the [D]gold
There were merchants and mu[G]sicians, Christian soldiers of the [C]cross
We [Bm]stared into that foamy sea, saw our [Am]dreams there in the [D]broth
[CHORUS]
Sail [G]on, sail [C]on and [D]on and [G]on
My [C]name is Isaac [Bm]Lewis, [Am]this shall be my [G]song
[VERSE 3]
So we landed there in Botany Bay, and the [C]boys went on the [G]town
And I met a girl named Emma Gray, I [Am]loved her up and [D]down
And I swore that I'd re[G]turn for her, one more tour at [C]sea
But I [Bm]had to tell my father [Am]what he meant to [D]me
[VERSE 4]
For every night, I [G]dreamed a dream, as the wind swept through the [C]sails
That [Bm]I was in my father's house, [C]back in northern [D]Wales
And I reached out for my [G]father, I said, "I love you very [C]much,"
But the [Bm]ship rolled o'er and the dream was drowned be[Am]fore we got to [D]touch
[CHORUS]
Sail [G]on, sail [C]on and [D]on and [G]on
My [C]name is Isaac [Bm]Lewis, [Am]this shall be my [G]song
[VERSE 5]
So I kissed the lips of Emma Gray and set [C]sail for Liver[G]pool
And the parrots perched in the riggings, boys and the [Am]dolphins swam in [D]schools
Our trip, it was a [G]pleasant one, till we reached the coast of [C]Wales
And [Bm]one day out from Liverpool, [Am]god unleashed a [D]gale
[VERSE 6]
Good [G]lord, I've seen some squalls, me boys and [C]hurricanes at [G]sea
And many nights I'd rediscovered, [Am]faith on bended [D]knee
But I never seen it [G]blow so hard, we anchored her at [C]last
But the [Bm]waves rolled o'er the top of us, we [Am]had to cut the [D]mast
[VERSE 7]
And all the [G]mining magnates clutched their gold, be[C]lieving they'd be [G]saved
But their bloody greed destroyed them first, be[Am]neath the angry [D]waves
All the women and the [G]children, lost to eterni[C]ty
Ah, [Bm]man has tamed and shaped the land, he'll [Am]never tame the [D]sea
[VERSE 8]
And every night I had [G]dreamed a dream, as the wind swept through the [C]sails
That [Bm]I was in my father's house, [Am]back in northern [D]Wales
And I reached for my [G]father, I said, "I love you very [C]much,"
But the [Bm]ship rolled o'er and the dream was drowned be[Am]fore we got to [D]touch
[CHORUS]
Sail [G]on, [C]hmmm, [D]hmmm, [G]hmmm
[C]hmmm, [Bm]hmmm, [Am]hmmm, [G]hmmm
[VERSE 9]
We were caught upon the rocks, just [C]ten yards from the [G]shore
And we saw men standing on the rocks, [Am]maybe three or [D]more
And I swear I saw my [G]father waving at me through the [C]squall
And I [Bm]screamed that I was coming home, that's [Am]all that I re[D]call
[VERSE 10]
For the [G]waves they swept me overboard with the [C]broken mast and [G]sails
And I [Bm]drowned, where as a child I'd fished, on the [C]rocks of northern [D]Wales
And in three days time I [G]washed up on the whitened sandy [C]shore
One [Bm]hundred yards from Moelfre and my [Am]father's white oak [D]door
[CHORUS]
Sail [G]on, sail [C]on and [D]on and [G]on
My [C]name is Isaac [Bm]Lewis, [Am]this shall be my [G]song
[VERSE 11]
And some will shout coincidence, or [C]say this can't be [G]true
I only say, just tell your loved ones [Am]what they mean to [D]you
For you shall sail the [G]seas of life, pursuing golden [C]schemes
Yet, [Bm]drown so closely to your home, the [Am]cradle of your [D]dreams
[CHORUS]
Sail [G]on, sail [C]on and [D]on and [G]on
My [C]name is Isaac [Bm]Lewis and [Am]this has been my [G]song
My [C]name is Isaac [Bm]Lewis and [Am]this has been my [G]song
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