Stormy Weather Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[A] [D] [E] [A] [E]

[VERSE]
We were [A]laying in Surry [D]Dock one day
When the [E]mate knew it was time to [Bm]get underway
He's [A]homeward bound, but he's [D]out of luck
'Cause the [E]skipper's half drunk in The [Bm]Dog and Duck

[CHORUS]
And it's [A]stormy weather, boys
[Bm]Stormy weather, boys
[E]When the wind blows
The [A]barge will go [E] [A]

[VERSE]
Well, the skipper comes aboard with a [D]girl on his arm
He's going to [E]give up barging and [Bm]take on a farm
So the [A]mate ran forward and the [D]cook fell in the dock
And the [E]skipper caught his knackers in the [Bm]mainsheet block

[CHORUS]
And it's [A]stormy weather, boys
[Bm]Stormy weather, boys
[E]When the wind blows
The [A]barge will go [E] [A]

[VERSE]
So the mate's at the wheel and he's [D]gybed her twice
'Cause the [E]skipper's got his knackers in a [Bm]bowl of ice

[CHORUS]
And it's [A]stormy weather, boys
[Bm]Stormy weather, boys
[E]When the wind blows
The [A]barge will go

[VERSE]
At last we're off down the [D]Lime House Reach
When our [E]leeboard knocked on the [Bm]Greenwich Beach
The [A]barge went ashore and [D]scared our whore
And she [E]says, "Chuck this, I'm [Bm]off ashore!"

[CHORUS]
And it's [A]stormy weather, boys
[Bm]Stormy weather, boys
[E]When the wind blows
The [A]barge will go

[VERSE]
We shoved her off and a[D]way we did go
But the [E]skipper's got a bottle of [Bm]beer below
She [A]fills away with a [D]roar and a crack
But there [E]ain't no bargemen [Bm]up on her deck

[CHORUS]
And it's [A]stormy weather, boys
[Bm]Stormy weather, boys
[E]When the wind blows
The [A]barge will go [E] [A]

[VERSE]
Then up comes a mermaid [D]covered in mud
And the [E]skipper says, "I think we're off the [Bm]Whittaker Spit"
Then [A]up comes another one [D]covered in slime
So we [E]took her down the fo'c'sle and we [Bm]had a good time

[CHORUS]
And it's [A]stormy weather, boys
[Bm]Stormy weather, boys
[E]When the wind blows
The [A]barge will go [E] [A]

[VERSE]
On the [A]top of the tide the [D]barge did fleet
But the [E]mate saw a ghost on the [Bm]tops'il sheet
So a[A]way we did go and the [D]ghost did steer
And the [E]cook got in the dregs of the [Bm]Old Man's beer

[CHORUS]
And it's [A]stormy weather, boys
[Bm]Stormy weather, boys
[E]When the wind blows
The [A]barge will go [E] [A]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[A] [D] [E] [Bm]
[A] [D] [E] [Bm]

[VERSE]
We [A]laid close-hauled around [D]Orford Ness
When the [E]wind backed round to the [Bm]south-sou'-west
We [A]reached our port all [D]safe and sound
And [E]tied her up in [Bm]Yarmouth Town

[CHORUS]
And it's [A]stormy weather, boys
[Bm]Stormy weather, boys
[E]When the wind blows
The [A]barge will go [D] [E] [Bm]

[VERSE]
So [A]after all our [D]fears and alarms
We [E]all ended up in The [Bm]Druid's Arms

[CHORUS]
And it's [A]stormy weather, boys
[Bm]Stormy weather, boys
[E]When the wind blows
The [A]barge will go