The Ropeworkers Song

Intro
Am Em  F  F  G  Am  F  Em
Am Em  F  F  G  Am  F  E7

Verse 1
AmRopewalkers EmRise At DFawn, Boots CAlways WGorn, And AmTar-Stained CFlothiEmng,
AmMoving Through LaEmndport StFreets, On CWeary FeGet, The DAmay UnFfoldiEmng.
AWork — The Ropewalk Was LF#ong, One Thousand FBmeet, Slowly We PaEced In The DuE7st And The HeAat,
ATar On Our F#Palms, We Twisted The YBmarn, Backwards We MoEved, Pulling TaE7ut On The RFopes,
FCompleted On TCime, For Ships Of The ELine.    E7​

Chorus
AmTwist EmAnd FLay, DFay After DGay, UAmnder And FOveEmr.
AmHeel TEmo ToFe, BacFkwards We GGo, TAmhe Life OFf AEm Roper.

Verse 2
AmDrums On TheEm Morning FKey, White CSails SeGt Free, BAmright PennantFs FlyEming,
AmBoys Ran AloEmng The ShFore, Ships COff To WGar, And LAmoved Ones CryFing. Em​
AStays, From Twisted Up SF#trands, Then Tamed By My HBmands,
For Ships That Would ESail To Those E7Far Foreign LAands
AWind In The F#Spars, Guided By StBmars, The Stories I LeEarned Of The LE7ife Of A TFar,
TFhey Called Out To MeC, A Life On The ESea.   E7​

Chorus
AmTwist EmAnd FLay, DFay After DGay, UAmnder And FOveEmr.
AmHeel TEmo ToFe, BacFkwards We GGo, TAmhe Life OFf AEm Roper.

Verse 3
WitAmh Winter The EmCoughing FCame, My ThCroat AflGame, And AmChest Was BurFning.Em​
My AmDreams Of ThEme Open SFea, I CFoolishlGy, IgAmnored That FWarniEmng.
ASo, I Stood With The F#Rest, And Hoped To IBmmpress, I Asked For AE Berth On A SE7hip Headed WeAst.
A“There’s Dust On Your LF#ungs,  It’s Sad, Your So YBmoung”  That Ended My HoEpes, So BackE7 To The RFopes,
NFow Forever I’ll  SCtand,  Both Feet On Dry LEand.   E7​

Chorus
AmTwist EmAnd FLay, DFay After DGay, UAmnder And FOveEmr.
AmHeel TEmo ToFe, BacFkwards We GGo, TAmhe Life OFf AEm Roper.

Verse 4
AmNow I Am EmBent With FAge, I've TCurned A GPage, My AmLife 'S ConteFnted.Em​
AmIn Portsea I’ve EmLived My FLife Not COn A GShip But AmRepreFsentEmed
ATen Thousand Cables I’ve F#Laid, With The Tools Of My TBmrade,
Mountains Of HEemp On The RoE7pewalk’s LongA Ways,
AWalked, Half Of The F#World, Though Never At SBmea,
Ships That I EServed Sailing E7Wild And FFree,
FAnd The Rigging They CClimb, Made With Skills That Were EMine.E7​

Chorus
AmTwist EmAnd FLay, DFay After DGay, UAmnder And FOveEmr.
AmHeel TEmo ToFe, BacFkwards We GGo, TAmhe Life OFf AEm Roper.

AmTwist EmAnd FLay, DFay After DGay, UAmnder And FOveEmr.
AmHeel TEmo ToFe, BacFkwards We GGo, TAmhe Life OFf AEm Roper.