Em              A6(9)
Out at daybreak to the sun
G                A9 A5(9)
Seas are drifting glass
    Em                A6(9)
The tides were turning to the storm
G                 A9
Winds were moving fast
C             D
Women waiting at the harbour
G              B
Silent stand around
C               D
Weather storms another day
    G               B
For men the sea has found

Em              A6(9)
Fisherman were laying nets
G                A9 A5(9)
The barrels spread the bait
    Em                A6(9)
The seagulls warning echoed round
G                 A9
Winds that wouldn't wait
C             D
People gathered at the harbour
G              B
Waiting for the tide
C               D
Eyes half closed against the spray
    G               B
And tears they cannot hide

Em              Am
Shadows falling at the harbour
D            G
Women stant around
Em               Am
Weather storms another way
    D       Bm      Em         
For man the sea had drowned

( A6(9)  G  A9  A5(9) )

Em              A6(9)
Hulls were creaking crashing sails
G                A9 A5(9)
Rains were slanting down
    Em                A6(9)
The oilskins flapping, decks awash
G                 A9
Slanting turning round
C             D
Thunder roaring at the harbour
G              B
Women drawn in fear
C               D
Huddle up to wait the time
    G               B
And pray the sky well clear

Em              A6(9)
Howling winds and the raging waves
G                A9 A5(9)
Cracked upon the boats
    Em                A6(9)
And torn from safety, torn from life
G                 A9
Men with little hope
C             D
Ghostly echoes at the harbour
G              B
Whispering of death
C               D
Women weeping holding hands
    G               B
Of those they still have left

Em              Am
Shadows falling at the harbour
D            G
Women stant around
Em               Am
Weather storms another way
    D       Bm      Em         
For man the sea had drowned

( A6(9)  G  A9  A5(9) )