----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cruel Mistress - Flogging Molly ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Russell Hacker Email: Ruzzell56@musician.net Tuning: Standard Next time out to sea Bring enough soil to bury me For I don't want my final jig In the belly of a squid F G F G F D# G F D# D F

^FNext time out to ^Gsea ^FBring enough soil to bury ^Gme ^FFor I don't want my f^D#inal jig In the ^Gbel^Fly ^D#of ^Da ^Fsquid ^FTake my trousers take my ^Gshirt ^FJust give me that sweet ^Gdirt ^FFor the water's cold and ^D#grim And I n^Gever ^Fdid l^D#earn ^Dto ^Fswim ^FNo her love never set me ^Gfree ^FSo I set off for the ^Gocean ^FNow in my dreams she comes ^D#to me ^GWhis^Fper^D#ing ^Dof ^Fpeace ^FBut I've known since the ^Gday ^FThat we sailed for Santia^Ggo ^FHer dry embrace would ^D#kiss my face ^GNo ^Fnev^D#er, ^DNo ^Fmore

^FThe sea is a ^Fcruel ^Gmistress ^FThe sea is a ^Fcruel ^Gmistress

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^FMany moons to the ^Gday ^FThat I threw her love ^Gaway ^FNow every whale spouts ^D#"go to hell" ^GAs the ^Fwind l^D#aughs ^Din my ^Fface ^FI've grown harder on the ^Geyes ^FAnd salty to the ^Gtaste ^FMy pride has gone with ^D#the wake As I ^Gwait ^Fa ^D#cold ^Dwet ^Fgrave ^FI rose to the ^Gsmell ^FOf a wet desert ^Ghell ^FAnd I thought to ^D#myself How'd I ^Gwind ^Fup ^D#in ^Dthis ^Fjail ^FTill a voice called to ^Gme ^FFrom deep within the ^Gsea ^FDry your eyes my dear^D# fisherman Your ^Gass ^Fbe^D#longs ^Dto ^Fme

^FThe sea is a ^Fcruel ^Gmistress ^FThe sea is a ^Fcruel ^Gmistress

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^G#The earth will rest my ^Gbones ^D#Lord I know, ^FLord I know ^G#But I'll see you when I get ^Ghome ^D#From the cold, ^Fyeah from the cold

No her love never set me free So I set out for the ocean Now in my dreams she comes to me Whispering of peace But I've known since the day That we sailed for Santiago Her dry embrace would kiss my face No never, no more

^FThe sea is a ^Fcruel ^Gmistress ^FThe sea is a ^Fcruel ^Gmistress

^FNext time out to sea Bring enough ^G#soil to bury me For ^GI don't want my final jig

In the belly of a squid

^FNext time out to sea Bring enough ^G#soil to bury me For ^Gin my dreams she comes to me

Whispering of peace

^FNext time out to ^Gsea ^FBring enough soil to bury ^Gme ^FFor I don't want my f^D#inal jig In the ^Gbel^Fly ^D#of ^Da ^Fsquid!

Flogging Molly - Cruel mistress