Dark-eyed Sailor Chords

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C F C

CAs I roved oFut one evCening fAmair

 It bein' the sumCmertime to tFake the aCir F

 I spied a saAmilor and a lGady gCay F C

 And I stAmood to liCsten

 And I stFood to liCsten to hGear what they would Csay. F C

CHe said "Fair lFady, why dCo you rAmoam

 For the day is spCent and the niFght is oCn"

 She heaved a sAmigh while the teGars did rColl

 "For my dAmark-eyed saCilor

 For my daFrk-eyed saCilor, so yoGung and stout and bCold." F C

C"'Tis seven long yeFars since he leCft this lAmand

 A ring he tCook from off his lFily-white hCand F C

 One half of the rAming is still hGere with mCe F C

 But the oAmther's roCllin'

 But the otFher's roCllin' at the boGttom of the sCea." F C

CHe said "You may drFive him oCut of your mAmind

 Some other yoCung man you will suFrely fCind F C

 Love turns asAmide and soon coGld has grCown F C

 Like the wiAmnter's morCning

 Like the wiFnter's moCrning, the hiGlls are white with sCnow."

CShe said "I'll nFever forCsake my dAmear

 Although we're paCrted this mFany a yCear F C

 Genteel he Amwas and a rGake like yCou F C

 To inAmduce a mCaiden

 To indFuce a maCiden to slGight the jacket bClue."

COne half of the rFing did young WiClliam sAmhow

 She ran disCtracted in grFief and wCoe F C

 Sayin' "WiAmlliam, William, I have gGold in stCore F C

 For my daAmrk-eyed saCilor

 For my daFrk-eyed saCilor has prGoved his honour lCong"

CAnd there is a coFttage by yoCnder lAmea

 This couple's marCried and dFoes agCree F C

 So maids be lAmoyal when your lGove's at sCea F C

 For a clAmoudy morCning

 For a clFoudy morCning brings iGn a sunny dCay. F C

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