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Let Her Go Down by Steeleye Span CAPO 2nd Fret INTRO: C G C F (2x) VERSE 1:
CSometime in OcFtober, We?G? sailed frFom EnglCand's shore When we?G? sailedC intoG a rCaging storm Like I've?F? never, evGer sCeen before And Fall of the crew, they were?G? brave men But the?C? captain, he wC7asÂF braver He said,ÂG &quoCt;NeverÂG mind thCe ship, me boys, There's none of us here can?F? save her”
CHORUS:
“Let heCr goÂ?C?dowGnÂ?F? Swim for your?C? liveCs G F Swim for your?C? children DmSwim for your?G? wives But let her Cgo doCwnÂG F Let her go?C? downâ?CG F
VERSE 2:
CLost in the open Focean There were Gsome of the Fcrew and Cme As the Gcaptain Csteered our Gwounded Cship To the Fbottom of an Gangry Csea And with his Fdying breath we all Gheard him say, "It'sC the fortune C7of aF sailor" And he said, &Gquot;NCever mindG the shipC, me boys, There's none of us here can Fsave her”
CHORUS:
“Let heCr goÂ?C?dowGnÂ?F? Swim for your?C? liveCs G F Swim for your?C? children DmSwim for your?G? wives But let her Cgo doCwnÂG F Let her go?C? downâC€G D
* Key change - Up 2 semitones * VERSE 3:
DHe wondered if his Gshipmates Were Aready just to Gpray and give Din So he Acalled their Dnames out Aone by Done But there was no Gone else aAround but Dhim He saw the Gship go down in the fAading light And he Dknew he could have D7saved Gher He said, "A;The capDtain lied, whenA the capDtain cried", 'There's none of us here can Gsave her";
CHORUS:
“Let heDr goÂ?D?dowAnÂ?G? Swim for your?D? liveDs A G Swim for your?D? children EmSwim for your?A? wives But let her Dgo doDwnÂA G Let her go?D? down D A G Let her go?D? down D A G Let her go?D? down”