Bellowhead - Ten thousand miles away

^DIt's^G Ho! for a brave and a gallant ship, With a fair and a favouring' ^Cbreeze, With a ^Gbully crew and a ^Emcaptain too To ^Amcarry me over the ^D7seas; To ^Gcarry me over the seas, me lads, To me true love far a^Cway, For I'm ^Gtaking' a trip on a ^EmGovernment ^Gship Ten ^Dthousand miles a^Gway.

^D7And sing ^Gblow the winds heigh-ho! A-roving I will ^Cgo. I'll ^Gstay no more on ^EmEngland's shore to ^Amhear the music ^D7play I'm ^Goff on the morning train and I won't be back a^Cgain. I'm ^Gtaking a trip on a ^Emgovernment ^Gship Ten ^Dthousand miles ^Gaway.

^DOh me ^Gtrue love, she was beautiful, Me true love, she was ^Cfair, Her ^Geyes were like two ^Emdiamonds bright And ^Amgolden was her ^D7hair And ^Ggolden was her hair, me boys As the big ship sailed a^Cway And she ^Gsaid, "Will you re^Emmember ^Gme Ten ^Dthousand miles ^Gaway!"

^DOh, ^Gdark and dismal was the day When last I saw me ^CMeg She'd a ^GGovernment band a^Emround each hand And a^Amnother one around her ^D7leg And a^Gnother one around her leg, me boys As the big ship left the ^Cbay, And I ^Gswore I would be ^Emtrue to ^Gher Ten ^Dthousand miles ^Gaway!

^DWell, I ^Gwish I was a bosun bold Or even a bombar^Cdier I'd ^Gbuild a boat and a^Emway I'd float And ^Amstraight for me true love's ^D7steer; And ^Gstraight for me true love steer, me boys Where the dancing dolphins ^Cplay, Wher^Ge the whales and sharks have ^Emall their ^Glarks Ten ^Dthousand miles a^Gway.

^DOh the ^Gsun may shine through the London fog Or the river run quite ^Cclear, Or the ^Gocean brine turn ^Eminto wine Or ^AmI'll forget my ^D7beer (Oh no!) Or ^GI'll forget my beer, me lads Or the landlord's quarter-^Cpay But I ^Gwon't forget my ^Emown true ^GMeg Ten ^Dthousand miles a^Gway.