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 ===== Am F C C Am F C C Verse 1 =======

Don't mind the ^Crain or the rolling sea The weary night never worri^Ces me

But the hardest ^C/Etime in a sailor's ^Fmaj7day Is to watch the ^Amsun^F as it ^Cdies a-^Cway

Here's one more ^Amday on the ^FGrey ^CFunnel ^CLine Am F C C

Verse 2 =======

The finest ^Cship that sails the sea Is still a prison for the likes of ^Cme

But give me ^C/Ewings like Noah's ^Fmaj7dove I'll fly up ^Amharbour^F to the ^Cgirl I ^Clove

And it's one more ^Amday on the ^FGrey ^CFunnel ^CLine Am F C C

Verse 3 =======

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

And with all my ^C/Eheart I'd turn her ^Fmaj7round And tell the ^Amboys^F that we're ^Chomeward^C bound

And it's one more ^Amday on the ^FGrey ^CFunnel ^CLine = inst =

(as the verse) C C C/E Fmaj7 Am F C C Am F C C Verse 4 ======= I'll pass the time like some machine

Until the waters turn to ^Cgreen Then I'll dance on ^C/Edown that walk a-^Fmaj7shore

And sail the ^AmGrey^F Funnel ^CLine no ^Cmore And sail the ^AmGrey Funnel ^FLine ^Cno ^Cmore

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

June Tabor - The grey funnel line