Intro
G C (x4) 
 
Verse
G                       C        G 
Men in the harbour, and women on shore, 
                                   D              G 
When they go out to sea, will they come back once more? 
                             C          G 
High rollin' waves sometimes wash them away, 
                               D                 G 
To get back to port some ways, that's where they stay. 
 
Chorus
                    C            G 
On those high seas, high rollin' seas, 
                 D              G 
Oh what a misery you've been to me. 
                    C            G 
It's the high seas, high rollin' seas, 
              D             C 
High rollin', high rollin', seas. 
 
Break
G C (x4) 
 
Verse
G                          C           G 
Girls in the harbour, they look to the waves, 
             D            G 
Prayin' that they'd see a sign. 
                                 C             G 
But the fishin' boats, they disappeared in the night, 
                    D            G 
They keep driftin' around in our minds. 
 
Chorus
                    C            G 
On those high seas, high rollin' seas, 
                 D              G 
Oh what a misery you've been to me. 
                    C            G 
It's the high seas, high rollin' seas, 
              D             C 
High rollin', high rollin', seas. 
 
Break
G C (x4) 
 
Verse
G                                C            G 
When the season is over, and the fishin' is done, 
                         D           G 
Some made a livin', some others made none, 
                                C             G 
They chalk up their losses, and wait for next year, 
                 D              G 
It's back to the sea with their gear. 
 
Chorus
                     C            G 
And those high seas, high rollin' seas, 
                 D              G 
Oh what a misery you've been to me. 
                    C            G 
It's the high seas, high rollin' seas, 
              D             C 
High rollin', high rollin', seas. 
 
Break
G C (x4) 
 
Verse
      G                         C             G 
Young men and young women, they leave Newfoundland, 
                         D              G 
Pick up odd jobs, do the best that they can. 
                         C            G 
It's hard to imagine the isle without youth, 
                          D           G 
When you leave, you leave behind your roots. 
 
Chorus
                     C            G 
And those high seas, high rollin' seas, 
                 D              G 
Oh what a misery you've been to me. 
                    C            G 
It's the high seas, high rollin' seas, 
              D             C 
High rollin', high rollin', seas. 
 
Break
G C (x4) 
 
Verse
   G                          C           G 
It seems like forever, but it ain't long ago, 
                               D             G 
A cod seemed to be, worth it's own weight in gold. 
                              C            G 
New life style it seems, that we've had to cast, 
                    D        G 
As traditions drift into the past. 
 
Chorus
                   C            G 
No more high seas, high rollin' seas, 
                 D            G 
No more a misery you'll be to me. 
                   C            G 
No more high seas, high rollin' seas, 
              D             C 
High rollin', high rollin', seas. 
 
Chorus
        G          C            G 
No more high seas, high rollin' seas, 
                 D            G 
No more a misery you'll be to me. 
                   C            G 
No more high seas, high rollin' seas, 
              D             C 
High rollin', high rollin', seas. 
 
Outro
G C (x4) 
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