Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

3 Bars D

 Three / fishers went / sailing out / into the / west,

 Out / into the / west as the / sun went / down,

 Each / thought on the / woman that / loved him the / best, and

 The / children stood / watching them / out of the / town,

 For / men must / work and / women must / weep,

 For there's / little to / earn and / many to / keep, and

 The / harbour / bar be / moa - nin', / and

 The / harbour / bar be / moa - / nin'. / / /

 Three / wives sat / up in the / lighthouse / tower,

 They / trimmed the / lamps as the / sun went / down, and

 They / looked at the / squall and they / looked at the / shower, and

 The / night-wrack came / rollin' in, / ragged and / brown.

Chorus

 For / men must / work and / women must / weep,

 Though / storms be / sud - den and the / waters be / deep, and

 The / harbour / bar be / moa - nin', / and

 The / Harbour / bar be / moa - / nin'.

Break

One Chorus Instrumental then Repeat last Chorus:

 Three / corpses lay / out on the / shining / sand,

 In the / morning / gleam as the / tide went / down, and

 The / women were / weepin' and / wringin' their / hands,

 For / those who would / never come / back to the / town.

 For / men must / work and / women must / weep, and

 The / sooner it's / over, the / sooner to / sleep, and

 Good - / bye to the / bar and its / moa - nin', / and

 Good - / bye to the / bar and it's / moa - / nin',

 Oh / men must / work and / women must / weep, and

 The / sooner it's / over, the / sooner to / sleep, and

 Good - / bye to the / bar and its / moa - nin', / and

 Good - / bye to the / bar and it's / moa - / nin',