Capo: 2

Written by the great Cyril Tawney. This refers to the British Navy (nicknamed the Grey Funnel Line) and the yearning for home when at sea. Transcribed from a magnificent performance from June Tabor for the BBC backed by Martin Simpson and others http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61FI86oV3qA Standard tuning capo 2 Intro ===== Em C D G Em C D G Verse 1 =======

Don't mind the ^Grain or the rolling sea The weary night never worri^Des me

But the hardest ^G/Btime in a sailor's ^Cmaj7day Is to watch the ^Emsun^C as it ^Ddies a-^Gway

Here's one more ^Emday on the ^CGrey ^DFunnel ^GLine Em C D G

Verse 2 =======

The finest ^Gship that sails the sea Is still a prison for the likes of ^Dme

But give me ^G/Bwings like Noah's ^Cmaj7dove I'll fly up ^Emharbour^C to the ^Dgirl I ^Glove

And it's one more ^Emday on the ^CGrey ^DFunnel ^GLine Em C D G

Verse 3 =======

Oh Lord if dreams were only ^Greal I'd have my hands on that wooden ^Dwheel

And with all my ^G/Bheart I'd turn her ^Cmaj7round And tell the ^Emboys^C that we're ^Dhomeward^G bound

And it's one more ^Emday on the ^CGrey ^DFunnel ^GLine = inst =

(as the verse) G D G/B Cmaj7 Em C D G Em C D G Verse 4 ======= I'll pass the time like some machine

Until the waters turn to ^Dgreen Then I'll dance on ^G/Bdown that walk a-^Cmaj7shore

And sail the ^EmGrey^C Funnel ^DLine no ^Gmore And sail the ^EmGrey Funnel ^CLine ^Dno ^Gmore

----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England October 2011 watfordkev@gmail.com

June Tabor - The grey funnel line