[Verse]
D G
Now me Dad was a fisherman bold
C D
And he lived till he grew old
C G Em
'Cause he'd open the pane and pop out the flame
D G D
To see how the winds do blow"
[Verse]
G D G
Now me Dad he says to me
C D
"If you're ever going to go to sea
C G Em
Do you open the pane and pop out the flame
D G D G D
To see how the winds do blow"
[Verse]
G D G
When the wind come out of the West
C D
She going to blow up rough, at best
C G Em
So I open the pane and pop out the flame
D G D
To see how the winds do blow
[Verse]
G D G
When the cold North wind do blow
C D
Well, we lie snug below
C G Em
'Cause I open the pane and pop out the flame
D G D G D
To see how the winds do blow
[Verse]
G D G
When the wind come out of the East
C D
It isn't fit for man nor beast
C G Em
So I open the pane and pop out the flame
D G D G D
To see how the winds do blow
[Verse]
G D G
When the South wind soft do blow
C D
Well, there ain't enough wind to go
C G Em
So I open the pane and pop out the flame
D G D
To see how the winds do blow
[Instrumental]
G D G C D
C G Em D G D
[Verse]
G D G
When me wife she says to me
C D
"We'll starve if you don't go"
C G Em
Well, I open the pane and pop out the flame
D G D
To see how the winds do blow
[Verse]
G D G
So if you'd be a fisherman bold
C D
And you'd live till you grow old
C G Em
Do you open the pane and pop out the flame
D G D G
To see how the winds do blow