(corrected version)
(Verse 1)
Am E
A gargantuan hole in the bow, will the ocean to enter allow.
Am Dm E Am
Oh but more a sin than letting it in it's letting our good fortune out.
Am E
The nest to the storm did succumb, while the crow hid his fear in the rum.
Am Dm E Am
And the mast, it broke and threw out the bloke and well now he's surely my chum.
Am E
Love letters from under his bed, holds the cabin boy over his head
Am Dm E Am
A futile try to keep it dry what tears have already wet.
Am E
They were penned by a girl in Merak, and the Javanese value their tact.
Am Dm E Am
She'll conclude he's horribly rude 'cause he's sure as hell not writing back.
(Chorus)
[tracet] Dm Am
'Cause this ship's going down
E
All on account of the weather
Am
Though we'll drown
Dm
There's no need to frown
E Am
'Cause we're all going together
Dm Am
And I won't say "Woe is me"
E
As I disappear into the sea
Am Dm
'Cause I'm in good company
E Am
As we're all going together
(Verse 2)
Am E
I've had women of every kind, but the only one truly was mine
Am Dm E akm
Is the one at home who'll be alone when I am full-up with brine.
Am E
For my son I had always a plan, for to raise him as best as I can.
Am Dm E Am
Oh well you can bet, my only regret is to not see him grow to a man.
(Chorus)
[tracet] Dm Am
'Cause this ship's going down
E
All on account of the weather
Am
Though we'll drown
Dm
There's no need to frown
E Am
'Cause we're all going together
Dm Am
And I won't say "Woe is me"
E
As I disappear into the sea
Am Dm
'Cause I'm in good company
E Am
As we're all going together
(Verse 3)
Am E
I was sinking down into the brine, when a curious sight caught my eye.
Am Dm E Am
Seaman Shaft had found him a raft and was makin' a speedy goodbye.
Am E
At the risk of sounding absurd, I have always been good as my word.
Am Dm E Am
So a fishgig I, lanced into his eye and I knocked his ass overboard.
(Chorus)
[tracet] Dm Am
'Cause this ship's going down
E
All on account of the weather
Am
Though we'll drown
Dm
There's no need to frown
E Am
'Cause we're all going together
Dm Am
And I won't say "Woe is me"
E [let ring]
As I disappear into the sea
Oh hell!
am [strum once] dm [strum once]
'Cause you've all been so good to me
E [strum once] Am
So we're all going together.
