Intro
G#m C# G#m C#
[Verse 1]
G#m
I was born in a dirty old seaport
F# G#m
Raised just on water and bread
G#m
My father drank), my mother was a whore
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I always went hungry to bed
G#m
No work, no aim, but a burning heart
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And the wish to leave this place
G#m
I stood there lost right on the quay
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When a man came up to me
G#m
And he said:
[Pre-Chorus]
D#m A#m
I'm a captain
C# D#m
I see that you suffer, my friend
A#m
Come with me we're gonna sail away
C# D#m N.C.
Let me be your helping hand
[Chorus]
G#m F# C#
Get on board, get on board
G#m F# C#
The ship is put to sea tonight
G#m F# C#
Get on board, get on board
Fb
The anchor is weighed
F#
So don't hesitate
[Interlude]
G#m C# G#m C#
[Verse 2]
G#m
I sailed around the world with him
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Got money and got fame
G#m
And when he died I got his boat
F# G#m
And I took the captain's name
G#m
He told me what I'm living for
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And I want to act his way
G#m
I'm gonna talk to the people in town
F# G#m
And I know what I've got to say:
[Pre-Chorus]
D#m A#m
I'm a captain
C# D#m
I see that you suffer, my friend
A#m
Come with me we're gonna sail away
C# D#m N.C.
Let me be your helping hand
[Chorus]
G#m F# C#
Get on board, get on board
G#m F# C#
The ship is put to sea tonight
G#m F# C#
Get on board, get on board
Fb
The anchor is weighed
F#
So don't hesitate
G#m F# C#
Get on board, get on board
G#m F# C#
The ship is put to sea tonight
G#m F# C#
Get on board, get on board
Fb
The anchor is weighed
F#
So don't hesitate
G#m F# C#
Get on board, get on board
G#m F# C#
The ship is put to sea tonight
G#m F# C#
Get on board, get on board
Fb
The anchor is weighed
F#
So don't hesitate
G#m F# C#
Get on board, get on board
G#m F# C#
The ship is put to sea tonight
G#m F# C#
Get on board, get on board
Fb
The anchor is weighed
F#
So don't hesitate
G#m F# C#
Get on board, get on board