Shanty Mans Life Chords & Lyrics - Mark Lanegan

Capo on the first fret.
A Dave Van Ronk cover.
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[INTRO]

[Dm]

[VERSE ONE]

A [Dm]shanty man's life is a [C]wearysome [Dm]one
Though some say it's [C]free from [Dm]care
It's the [A]swinging of an [Dm]axe from morning till [C]night
In the [Dm]forest [A#]wild and [Dm]drear

[VERSE TWO]

Trans[Dm]ported as we are from a [C]lady so [Dm]fair
To the banks of some [C]lonely [Dm]stream
Where the [A]wolf, bear and [Dm]owl give a terrifying [C]howl
And dis[Dm]turb our [A#]nightly [Dm]dreams

[VERSE THREE]

Oh [Dm]sleeping at night in our [C]bunks without [Dm]cheer
While the cold winter [C]winds do [Dm]blow
But as [A]soon as the [Dm]morning star does [C]appear
To the [Dm]wild woods [A#]we must [Dm]go

[VERSE FOUR]

Had we [Dm]ale, wine or beer our [C]spirits for to [Dm]cheer
When we're in those [C]woods so [Dm]wild
Where a [A]glass of whiskey [Dm]shone, while we're in the woods [C]alone
For to [Dm]pass away our [A#]long [Dm]exile

[INTERLUDE]

[A] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [A#] [Dm]

[VERSE FIVE]

A [Dm]shanty man's life is a [C]wearysome [Dm]one
Though some say it's [C]free from [Dm]care
It's the [A]swinging of an [Dm]axe from morning till [C]night
In the [Dm]forest [A#]wild and [Dm]drear