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