Song of the Master and Boatswain
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Lyrics adapted from "Song of the Master and Boatswain" by W. H. Auden.
Tablature for guitar tuned EADGBE and relative to a capo on fret 1.

a:= 2x0222                  d:= x02210
    3x0333                      20021x
                                30021x
a2:= 2x0222
    3x0330                  d2:= x02210
                                x2021x
b:= 0220xx                      x3021x
    3200xx
    0220xx                  d3:= 13321x
    x0222x                      02210x
    x0202x
                            e:= 13321x
c:= x04430                      35543x
    x0202x
    (twice)                 a3:= 200222
    x04430                      300222
    02210x
    02010x                  a4:= 200222
                                3x0330

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a, a2, a, a, a, a2, b

At Dirty Dick's and Sloppy Joe's
We drank our, our liquor straight,
Some went upstairs with Margery,
And some, alas, alas, with Kate;
And two by two like cat and mouse
The homeless played at keeping, keeping house.

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a, a2, a, a, a, a2, b

There Wealthy Meg, the Sailor's Friend,
And Marion, cow-eyed,
Opened their arms to me
They opened their arms to me but I
Refused to step inside;
I was not looking for a cage
In which to mope my

c

old age.
No, i wasn't looking for a cage to mope in
Who's moping?
I'm not moping.

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d, d2, d, d3 (twice), e

The nightingales are sobbing in
The orchards of our mothers,
And hearts that we broke long ago
Have long been breaking others;

Nightingales are sobbing in
The orchards of our mothers,
Hearts that we broke long ago
Have long been breaking
Long been breaking

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a3, a4, a3, 200222

Tears are round, the sea is deep:
Roll them overboard and sleep.

Tears are round, the sea is deep:
Roll them

b

They opened their arms to me but I
Refused to step inside;

a3, a4, a3, a4

Tears are round, the sea is deep:
Roll them overboard and sleep.
Tears are round, the sea is deep:
Roll them overboard

650xxx, 540xxx, 320xxx, 323xxx, 3203xx

Roll them overboard and sleep

a, a2, xx0330 (slight bend), xx0232