Fairport Convention - Honour and praise

On a ^Cfine summer's ^Fmorning as we ^Clay at the ^Fquay The ^Cholds were filled ^Dmhigh with the ^Ftreasures of the ^Gsea So that ^Cthey could be trans^Fported by ^Cmen such as ^Fwe To ^Chomeland ^Dm7and for ^GQueen ^{C G G/A}

^G/BWhen the ^Cloading was ^Fdone, we ^Choisted full ^Fsail Prayed for ^Cgood winds to ^Dmguide us and de^Fliverance from ^Ggales ^{G/A G/B}And the ^Cthoughts of the ^Fcrew turned to ^Chome and strong ^Fale As we ^Ccast off the ^Gropes and set ^Fsail

^GFight for honour ^Cand for ^Fpraise ^GSailed the sea throughout the ^Cdays In cold ^G/Bground I'll never ^Amlay I'd ^Frather ^Gdie on the ^Amocean ^{F G Am}

Thirty ^Cdays out to ^Fsea and the ^Cweather was ^Ffine The ^Cwind that we'd ^Dmprayed for and ^Fmaking good ^Gtime The ^Chonour of ^Ffirst home was ^Csoon to be ^Fmine To ^Chomeland ^Dm7and to ^GQueen ^{C G}

But the ^Cnight became ^Fstormy and the ^Cwind changed our ^Fcourse A ^Cgale was a-^Dmblowing and the ^Fwind gathered ^Gforce And I ^Cwondered if ^Fever we'd ^Creach our home ^Fport Or if ^Cwe'd all be ^G/Blost in the ^Fstorm

^GFight for honour ^Cand for ^Fpraise ^GSailed the sea throughout the ^Cdays In cold ^G/Bground I'll never ^Amlay I'd ^Frather ^Gdie on the ^Amocean ^{F G Am}

Well, the ^Cwaves washed the ^Fdeck, in the ^Cwind we were ^Flocked I ^Cfought with the ^Dmwheel to stay ^Fclear of the ^Grocks But the ^Cfighting is in ^Fvain, in the ^Cstorm we were ^Flost And our ^Cprayers blew a^Dm7way on the ^Gwind ^{C G}

Well, I ^Ccoughed and I ^Fchoked and I ^Ctasted the ^Fsea I looked ^Cover the ^Dmsands, there was ^Fno one but ^Gme And I ^Cknew that the ^Fmight of the ^Csea had finished ^Fme And I ^Cwished that I'd ^G/Bdrowned in the ^Fstorm

^GFight for honour ^Cand for ^Fpraise ^GSailed the sea throughout the ^Cdays In cold ^G/Bground I'll never ^Amlay I'd ^Frather ^Gdie on the ^Amocean

And I've ^Clived with the ^Fthought for the ^Crest of m' ^Fdays That I'd ^Cgiven the ^Dmlives of the ^Fcrew just to ^Gpay In ^Csearch of the ^Fgarlands of ^Chonour and ^Fpraise And I ^Cwish that I'd ^Gdrowned in the ^Fstorm

^GFight for honour ^Cand for ^Fpraise ^GSailed the sea throughout the ^Cdays In cold ^G/Bground I'll never ^Amlay I'd ^Frather ^Gdie on the ^Amocean

^GFight for honour ^Cand for ^Fpraise ^GSailed the sea throughout the ^Cdays In cold ^G/Bground I'll never ^Amlay I'd ^Frather ^Gdie on the ^Amocean ^{F G Am}