D   054000
A   x02200
G   550000
Bm  x24400


[Intro]  
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    G      D    A

[Verse 1]
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Cruel were my parents, to tear my love from me
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Cruel was the pressgang that took him to the sea
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Cruel was the little boat that rowed him off the strand
    Bm            G              D                 A
And cruel was the big ship, that took him from the land

[Chorus]
G                     D          A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G                     D          A
Haul away, boys, haul away

[Verse 2]
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Cruel was the water, that ship it sailed upon
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Cruel was the fair wind, for now my loves he's gone
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Had you blown a roaring gale they'd have left him on dry land
      Bm              G            D                A
Where he would walk besides me and I would hold his hand

[Chorus]
G                     D          A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G                     D          A
Haul away, boys, haul away

[Verse 3]
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The ring beneath my pillow, is the ring he gave to me
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I'll wear it on my finger, for all the world to see
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But cruel was the captain, the bo'sun, and the men
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For they didn't give a farthing if I saw my love again

[Chorus]
G                     D          A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G                     D          A
Haul away, boys, haul away

[Verse 4]
D             A           G                 D
Cruel were my parents, to tear my love from me
A             Bm             G               D
Cruel was the pressgang that took him to the sea
D             Bm               G                 A
Cruel was the little boat that rowed him off the strand
    Bm            G              D                 A
And cruel was the big ship, that took him from the land

[Chorus]
G                     D          A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G                     D          A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G                     D          A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G                     D          A
Haul away, boys, haul away