The Holy Ground (C, quick 2/2)
C
G7 C
C G7 C
A dieu, my fair young maiden. A thousand
times a-dieu
C C Am F Em Dm
C G7
We must bid fare-well to the
Holy Ground and the girls that we love true
G7 C
G7 C
C Am
G7 F G7
We will sail the salt sea over and return again
for sure___
F
F Am
C C G7 C
To see the girls who wait for
us in the Holy Ground once more
Hollered! C C Am
G7 F G7
FINE GIRL YOU ARE! You're the girl that I a - dore___
F F Am
C C G7
C Hollered!
And still I live in hopes to see the
Holy Ground once more
FINE GIRL YOU ARE!
C G7
C C G7 C
Oh the night was dark and
stormy. You scarce could see the moon
C C Am F Em Dm
C G7
And our gallant ship was
tossed about and her rigging all was torn
G7 C G7 C C C Am
G7 F
G7
With her seams all a-gape and
leaky with her timbers dozed and old__
F F Am C C G7 C
And still I live in hopes to
see the Holy Ground once more
C
G7 C
C G7 C
And now the storm is over and
we are safe on the shore
C C Am
F
Em Dm C C G7
Let us drink a health to the
Holy Ground and the girls that we a-dore
G7 C G7 C C Am G7 F
G7
We will drink strong ale and
porter till we make the tap room roar___
F F Am
C C G7 C
And when our money all is
spent we will go to sea once more.