Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

(Standard Tuning, capo on first fret, ¾ time, Key A) [Intro] A D E A [Riff 1] f |---0----------------------------------------2--0---------------------------| C |-----3--2-0-2-----0-2-3-2-3-0---0-2-3-2-3--------0-2-----------------------| G#|--------------2------------------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1]

^AI am a young fellow who s^Dails a salt sea ^E Byhearted wherever I roa^Am ^A Until thine sweet Anne fr^Dom the town of Tralee ^E And now I think only of ^Ahome ^A When I am out on the oce^Dan there far ^E I dream that I’m holding^A her tight ^A For her I would raid the^D moon and the stars ^E Just to lie in her arms^A through the night

[Chorus]

^D Oh if I h^Ead the wings ^Aof an eagle ^A ^A I'd fly ^Dto my love on^E the shore ^E ^A And neve^Dr again would^E I leave her ^E ^B For she is ^Ethe girl I a^Adore B E A

[Verse 2]

^A They married that spring^D and contented were they ^E As only true lovers can ^Abe ^A But his captain did call^D That he had to obey ^E And return one last time^A to the sea

[Chorus]

^D Oh if I ha^Ed the wings o^Af an eagle ^A ^A I'd fly to^D my love on ^Ethe shore ^E ^A And never ^Dagain would^E I leave her ^E ^BFor she is the^E girl I ado^Are B E A

[Verse 3]

^A A storm it is raging The ^Dsails are all torn ^E Our ship it is far from th^Ae land ^A I grieve for my life Thou^Dgh I face death with scorn ^E But I grieve ten times mo^Are for sweet Anne

[Chorus]

^D Oh if I had^E the wings ^Aof an eagle ^A ^A I'd fly to ^Dmy love on^E the shore ^E ^A And never a^Dgain would^E I leave her ^E ^B For she is th^Ee girl I adore ^A

[Bridge] A D E A (x2) [Riff 1] f |---0----------------------------------------2--0---------------------------| C |-----3--2-0-2-----0-2-3-2-3-0---0-2-3-2-3--------0-2-----------------------| G#|--------------2------------------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 2] f |---0------------------------------------------2--0-------------------------| C |-----3---2-0-2-----0-2-3-2-3-0----0-2-3-2-3--------0-----------------------| G#|--------------2--------------------------------------2---------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (Key change up 1 step to Key B) [Verse 4]

^B Sometimes in the night S^Ehe'll go down to the sea ^F# Call out his name from th^Be shore ^B Its been many long years ^EBut she waits faithfully ^F# For her love who'll retur^Bn nevermore

[Chorus] (x2)

^E Oh if I ^F#had the wing^Bs of an eagle ^B ^B I'd fly ^Eto my love o^F#n the shore ^F# ^B And nev^Eer again woul^F#d I leave her ^F# ^C# For she is th^F#e girl I ador^Be ^EOh if I ha^F#d the wing^Bs of an eagle ^B ^B I'd fly t^Eo my love o^F#n the shore ^F# ^B And neve^Er again woul^F#d I leave her ^F# ^C# For she i^F#s the girl I ad^Bore

[Outro] B E F# F# C# F# B

The Irish Rovers - Sweet anne