The Big Ships A Sailing chords

[VERSE 1]
[G]Oh the big ship's a sailing far a[D]cross the [G]ocean
Fare thee [D7]well lovely Annie I [D]bid you [G]a-[D]dieu
And I [G]cant return where [C]small birds are n[G]esting
Or [C]take you dear [G]Annie and [D]make you my [G]bride

[VERSE 2]
[G]You remember dear Annie when we w[D]alked on the [G]mountain
And we [D7]saw all those young [D]men a m[G]arching [D]away
To [G]fight for her [C]country and f[G]ree her from bondage
When [C]I left you dear [G]Annie I [D]went with them that [G]day

[VERSE 3]
[G]We fought hard through winter and [D]many died [G]bravely
7 [D] [G] [D]
And we thought of our loved ones, our country unfree
And my [G]heart nearly broke when I [C]thought of the [G]mountain
Where [C]I held you in my [G]arms on that [D]warm summer's [G]day

[VERSE 4]
[G]But our names they were given by a [D]Judas in[G]former
I re[D7]member his face, he [D]fought [G]right beside [D]me
I was [G]given the assignment to [C]kill him one [G]evening
And [C]bury his body [G]in the deep [D]flowing [G]sea

[VERSE 5]
[G]So now you know Annie why [D]I must [G]leave you
And [D7]why I can't take you and [D]make you [G]my [D]bride
For I [G]am in danger and [C]fear every [G]stranger
In [C]village and [G]city who [D]walks by my [G]side

[VERSE 6]
[G]So come with me Annie once [D]more to the [G]mountain
And w[D7]alk with me slowly to the [D]ship [G]by the [D]sea
And [G]let me carress you and [C]kiss you and [G]bless you
For [C]ever and always [G]you'll be [D]dearest to [G]me

[VERSE 7]
[G]Farewell to my homeland, my [D]parents and [G]comrades
The [D7]brave men who [D]died and [G]fought beside [D]me
To the [G]mountains and [C]valleys, the g[G]reen fields of Erin
May the [C]young men of [G]Ireland bring [D]you liber[G]ty