Steeleye Span - Let her go down
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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 herâ
CHORUS:
âLet 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?C? G 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 herâ
CHORUS:
âLet 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? downâCG 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:
âLet 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? downâ