Intro: EmDEm (6x)
Now the time had come for Elzevir and John
DEm
To be sent from Holland's shore
And to end their days in pain and misery
DEm
To be slaves so far from home
CDEm
Oh oh - how sweet the salt sea air
CDEm
Oh oh - how bright the sun
CDEm
Oh oh - but little did they know
CDEm
Of the storm that was to come
CDEm
And the ship that would go down
CGDEm
Hey, boys and listen well and a story I will tell
CGD
Send for the prisoners down below (down below!)
CGDEm
Hey boys and wish 'em well and the fate that them befell
CDC
And pray that you will never see the day
DEm
You'll fight for your life on Moonfleet Bay!
Well the storm hit hard and the waves were high
DEm
It was every man for himself
By a twist of Fate, t'was on Moonfleet Bay
Where the ship would meet its end
CDEm
Oh oh - with a roar of wind and sail
CDEm
Oh oh - the ship was gone
CDEm
Oh oh - in the night, they saw a light
CDEm
T'was the candle Grace had shone
CDEm
And her boy was coming home
CGDEm
Hey, boys the ship is down, every man must swim or drown
CGD
Head for the breakers on the shore (on the shore!)
CGDEm
Hey, boys for Elzevir, he put John in Fortune's care
CDC
For no man ever was there 'til that day
DAm
Saved from the sea on Moonfleet Bay!
"What shall we do with the boy who's drowning?
G
What shall we do with the boy who's drowning?
AmGAm
What shall we do with the boy who's drowning, early in the morning?"
"Throw him a rope and god go with him
G
Throw him a rope and god go with him
AmGAm
Throw him a rope and god go with him, early in the morning?"
Instrumental: FCGAmFCGFCGAmFGF
And Elzevir, he gave his life away
GF
But John was the only man that day
GAm
Saved from the sea on Moonfleet Bay!
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.