The Last Serenade Sailors And Fishermen

D    F#7    Bm    G    D    A    D    A

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Sailors and Fishermen
   Bm               G
go down to the harbor where
D               A          D    A
many a good soul set sail
D                         F#7
But the ships they have gone
          Bm            G
with the hake and the cod
D          A       D
never to return again

          Bm                A
Without nets lives are torn
            G                   D
without a captain forever moored
        Bm        A                F#7
All aboard’s requiem haunts the waves
          D             A
With no hands upon deck
        F#7              Bm
and no love waving back
        D       A               D
Oh darling, we’ve lost our way

    G                           D
So hail to the sailors and fishermen
Em            A        D       F#7
Hail to their last serenade

[Interlude]

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Tinkers and travelers born to our caravans
         D          A                    D    A
though ivy grows wild round their doors
                D            F#7
But like the horse and the cart
          Bm            G
there’s no turning back
   D             A              D
So welcome to our fixed abode

                Bm            A
They say a song’s never done
            G                      D
while the song’s still being sung
        Bm                A          F#7
but a voice with the road disappears
        D               A
Our traditions now spent
          F#7             Bm
With no cash for the rent
        D               A           D
Left standing with no place to go

    G                           D
So hail to the sailors and fishermen
G                               A
hail to their ghosts that remain
        D               F#7               Bm               G
So goodbye to your dreamers, vagabonds and true believers
D          A            Bm
long may sing once again
         Em              A             Bm
I said long may you sing once again

[Interlude]

G    F#7    Bm

G
Lai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai-dai
Bm
Lai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai-dai
F#7
Lai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai-dai de-dai
Bm
Lai

           G
May this life take you there
           Bm
May this life take you there
           F#7
May this life, may this life
           F#7                                 Bm
May this life, may this life take you there

           G
May this life take you there
           Bm
May this life take you there
           F#7
May this life, may this life
           F#7                                 Bm
May this life, may this life take you there

    G                           D
Ah, hail to the sailors and fishermen
G                               A
hail to their ghosts that remain
        D              F#7               Bm              G
So goodbye to your dreamers, vagabonds and true believers
D              A            D
long may you sing once again
             D              F#7                 Bm                  G
I said goodbye to your dreamers, you vagabonds and true believers
D              A            D
long may you sing once again