Among The Oak And Ash - Devil Ship
[Intro]
Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C
[Verse 1]
Dm C Dm
"Well met, well met, my own true love
F
Well met, well met", said he
Dm C
"You've gone away with another, my love
Dm
And thus forsaken me"
[Verse 2]
C Dm
"I do not cry for my broken heart
F
And nor for your broken vow
Dm C
It's for your children who ask after you
Dm
That I'm crying now"
[Chorus]
F C
And I am just a house carpenter
F C
It's all I wanna be
Dm C
But you took from me everything that I had
Dm
And stole across the sea
[Verse 3]
C Dm
"But leave it to a messenger
F
To only bring bad news
Dm C
On the fly, he brought me to mine
Dm
None which I could use"
[Verse 4]
C Dm
"Set sail, set sail", the captain said
F
"I have what I've come for"
Dm C
He gave to her the strangest lands
Dm
She'd ever seen before
[Chorus]
F C
And I am just a house carpenter
F C
It's all I wanna be
Dm C
But you took from me everything that I had
Dm
And stole across the sea
[Verse 5]
C Dm
I've heard sad stories all my life
F
But none so sad as this
Dm C
A mile from shore a storm came forth
Dm
And stirred that black abyss
[Verse 6]
C Dm
The gallant ship spun one time around
F
She prayed, "Forgive me, please"
Dm C
"Too late, too late", said the devil's first mate
Dm
"Your soul belongs to the seas"
[Chorus]
F C
And I am just a house carpenter
F C
It's all I wanna be
Dm C
But you took from me everything that I had
Dm
And stole across the sea
[Verse 7]
C Dm
Now, I'm not a man of many words
F
Or one of great discern
Dm C
There are many lessons that we are taught
Dm
And few that we will learn
[Verse 8]
C Dm
What I can say, without regret
F
To keep you safe from wrath
Dm C
Content yourself with your circumstance
Dm
Be happy with the life you have