G D G
Three fishers went sailing out into the west
G D G Em
Out into the west as the sun went down
Am Em Bm C
Each thought on the woman that loves him the best
C Em B7
And the children stood watching them out of the town
(Chorus, start fingerpicking pattern)
G Em C D
For men must work and women must weep
G Em C D
For there's little to earn and many to keep
G D/G Em D G
And the harbor bar be moaning
(The same thing repeats from now on)
G Em Bm Em G
G Em Bm Em G
G D G
Three wives sat up in the lighthouse tower
G D G Em
They trimmed the lamps as the sun went down
Am Em Bm C
And they looked at the squall and they looked at the shower
C Em B7
And the night-wrack came rolling in ragged and brown
(Picking)
G Em C D
For men must work and women must weep
G Em C D
‘Though storms be sudden and the waters be deep
G D/G Em D G
And the harbor bar be moaning
(Chords)
G D G
Three corpses lay out on the shining sand
G D G Em
In the morning gleam as the tide went down
Am Em Bm C
And the women were weeping and wringing their hands
C Em B7
For those who would never come back to the town
G Em C D
For men must work and women must weep
G Em C D
And the sooner it's over, the sooner to sleep
G D/G Em D G
And good-bye to that bar and its moaning
G Em C D
For men must work and women must weep
G Em C D
And the sooner it's over, the sooner to sleep
G D/G Em D G
And good-bye to that bar and its moaning
I made this because there were no other tabs for
Joan's version of this song. It's absolutely
beautiful, I hope I got everything right :)
