The Ropeworkers Song

Intro
Em Bm  C  C  D  Em  C  Bm
Em Bm  C  C  D  Em  C  B7

Verse 1
EmRopewalkers BmRise At DCawn, Boots GAlways WDorn, And EmTar-Stained CClothiBmng,
EmMoving Through LaBmndport StCreets, On GWeary FeDet, The DEmay UnCfoldiBmng.
EWork — The Ropewalk Was LC#ong, One Thousand FF#meet, Slowly We PacBed In The DusB7t And The HeaEt,
ETar On Our C#Palms, We Twisted The YF#marn, Backwards We MovBed, Pulling TauB7t On The RoCpes,
CCompleted On TGime, For Ships Of The BLine.    B7​

Chorus
EmTwist BmAnd CLay, DCay After DDay, UEmnder And COveBmr.
EmHeel TBmo ToCe, BacCkwards We DGo, TEmhe Life OCf ABm Roper.

Verse 2
EmDrums On TheBm Morning CKey, White GSails SeDt Free, BEmright PennantCs FlyBming,
EmBoys Ran AloBmng The ShCore, Ships GOff To WDar, And LEmoved Ones CryCing. Bm​
EStays, From Twisted Up SC#trands, Then Tamed By My HF#mands,
For Ships That Would BSail To Those B7Far Foreign LEands
EWind In The C#Spars, Guided By StF#mars, The Stories I LeaBrned Of The LiB7fe Of A TaCr,
TChey Called Out To MeG, A Life On The BSea.   B7​

Chorus
EmTwist BmAnd CLay, DCay After DDay, UEmnder And COveBmr.
EmHeel TBmo ToCe, BacCkwards We DGo, TEmhe Life OCf ABm Roper.

Verse 3
WitEmh Winter The BmCoughing CCame, My ThGroat AflDame, And EmChest Was BurCning.Bm​
My EmDreams Of ThBme Open SCea, I GFoolishlDy, IgEmnored That CWarniBmng.
ESo, I Stood With The C#Rest, And Hoped To IF#mmpress, I Asked For A BBerth On A ShB7ip Headed WesEt.
E“There’s Dust On Your LC#ungs,  It’s Sad, Your So YF#moung”  That Ended My HopBes, So Back B7To The RoCpes,
NCow Forever I’ll  SGtand,  Both Feet On Dry LBand.   B7​

Chorus
EmTwist BmAnd CLay, DCay After DDay, UEmnder And COveBmr.
EmHeel TBmo ToCe, BacCkwards We DGo, TEmhe Life OCf ABm Roper.

Verse 4
EmNow I Am BmBent With CAge, I've TGurned A DPage, My EmLife 'S ConteCnted.Bm​
EmIn Portsea I’ve BmLived My CLife Not GOn A DShip But EmRepreCsentBmed
ETen Thousand Cables I’ve C#Laid, With The Tools Of My TF#mrade,
Mountains Of HBemp On The RoB7pewalk’s LongE Ways,
EWalked, Half Of The C#World, Though Never At SF#mea,
Ships That I BServed Sailing B7Wild And CFree,
CAnd The Rigging They CGlimb, Made With Skills That Were BMine.B7​

Chorus
EmTwist BmAnd CLay, DCay After DDay, UEmnder And COveBmr.
EmHeel TBmo ToCe, BacCkwards We DGo, TEmhe Life OCf ABm Roper.

EmTwist BmAnd CLay, DCay After DDay, UEmnder And COveBmr.
EmHeel TBmo ToCe, BacCkwards We DGo, TEmhe Life OCf ABm Roper.