Em D repeatedly
Em D Cmaj7 D
Old lady with a barrow; life near ending
Em D Cmaj7 D
Standing by the harbour wall; warm wishes sending
Am D
children on the cold sea swell ---
F G D
not fishers of men ---
Am D G Em
gone to chase away the last herring:
Am G D
come empty home again.
F G
So come all you lovers of the good life
F G D
on your supermarket run ---
F G
Set a sail of your own devising
C G D
and be there when the Dutchman comes,
Am G D B
you'd better be there when the Dutchman comes.
Em D...
Em D Cmaj7 D
Wee girl in a straw hat: from far east warring
Em D Cmaj7 D
Sad cargo of an old ship: young bodies whoring
Am D
Slow ocean hobo ---
F G D
ports closed to her crew
Am D G Em
No hope of immigration ---
Am G D
keep on passing through.
F G
So come all you lovers of the good life
F G D
your children playing in the sun ---
F G
Set a sympathetic flag a-flying
C G D
and be there when the Dutchman comes,
Am G D B
you'd better be there when the Dutchman comes.
Instrumental:
Am Em D x4
D C D x5 (?)
Em D Cmaj7 D
Death grinning like a scarecrow --- Flying Dutchman
Em D Cmaj7 D
Seagull pilots flown from nowhere --- try and touch one
Am D
as she slips in on the full tide
F G D
and the harbour-master yells
Am D G Em
All hands vanished with the captain ---
Am G D
no one left, the tale to tell.
F G
So come all you lovers of the good life
F G D
Look around you, can you see?
F G
Staring ghostly in the mirror ---
C G D
it's the Dutchman you will be
Am G D
..floating slowly out to sea
C
in a misty misery.
Em D repeatedly
End:
C G A A Em
