MARK LANEGAN - SHANTY MAN'S LIFE
album version - I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU
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Capo on the first fret.
A Dave Van Ronk cover.
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[INTRO]
Dm
[VERSE ONE]
Dm C Dm
A shanty man's life is a wearysome one
C Dm
Though some say it's free from care
A Dm C
It's the swinging of an axe from morning till night
Dm A# Dm
In the forest wild and drear
[VERSE TWO]
Dm C Dm
Transported as we are from a lady so fair
C Dm
To the banks of some lonely stream
A Dm C
Where the wolf, bear and owl give a terrifying howl
Dm A# Dm
And disturb our nightly dreams
[VERSE THREE]
Dm C Dm
Oh sleeping at night in our bunks without cheer
C Dm
While the cold winter winds do blow
A Dm C
But as soon as the morning star does appear
Dm A# Dm
To the wild woods we must go
[VERSE FOUR]
Dm C Dm
Had we ale, wine or beer our spirits for to cheer
C Dm
When we're in those woods so wild
A Dm C
Where a glass of whiskey shone, while we're in the woods alone
Dm A# Dm
For to pass away our long exile
[INTERLUDE]
A Dm C Dm A# Dm
[VERSE FIVE]
Dm C Dm
A shanty man's life is a wearysome one
C Dm
Though some say it's free from care
A Dm C
It's the swinging of an axe from morning till night
Dm A# Dm
In the forest wild and drear
