A brilliant song from the wonderful 10-piece Fisherman's Friends of Port Isaac in
Cornwall. I'm not sure about a couple of the chords, but this works fine for me.
*Sparse accompaniment*
[CHORUS]
G C
Come, all you no hopers,
G D
you jokers and rogues
G C
we're on the road to nowhere,
G D
let's find out where it goes
G D C D
It might be a ladder to the stars, who knows
G C
Come, all you no hopers,
D G
you jokers and rogues.
*Full accompaniment*
[VERSE 1]
G C G D
Leave all your furrows in the fields where they lie
G C
Your factories and offices;
G D
kiss them all goodbye
G D C D
Have a little faith in the dream maker in the sky
C D C D
There's glory in believing him
G C D
and it's all in the beholder's eye.
[CHORUS]
G C
Come, all you no hopers,
G D
you jokers and rogues
G C
we're on the road to nowhere,
G D
let's find out where it goes
G D C D
It might be a ladder to the stars, who knows
G C
Come, all you no hopers,
D G
you jokers and rogues.
[VERSE 2]
G C G D
Turn off your engines and slow down your wheels
G C G D
Suddenly your master plan loses its appeal
G D C D
Everybody knows that this reality's not real
C D C D G C D
So raise a glass to all things past and celebrate how good it feels.
[CHORUS]
G C
Come, all you no hopers,
G D
you jokers and rogues
G C
we're on the road to nowhere,
G D
let's find out where it goes
G D C D
It might be a ladder to the stars, who knows
G C
Come, all you no hopers,
D G
you jokers and rogues.
[BRIDGE]
D C G
Awash on the sea of our own vanity
D C G
We should rejoice in our individuality
C D C D D
Though it's gale force, let's steer a course for sanity
*Sparse accompaniment*
[CHORUS]
G C
Come, all you no hopers,
G D
you jokers and rogues
G C
we're on the road to nowhere,
G D
let's find out where it goes
G D C D
It might be a ladder to the stars, who knows
G C
Come, all you no hopers,
D G
you jokers and rogues.
*Full accompaniment*
[CHORUS]
*slowing to finish on last line*
G C
Come, all you no hopers,
G D
you jokers and rogues
G C
we're on the road to nowhere,
G D
let's find out where it goes
G D C D
It might be a ladder to the stars, who knows
G C
Come, all you no hopers,
D G
you jokers and rogues.
