The Last Serenade
[Intro]
D A D G D A D A
D A
Sailors and Fishermen
G Bm
go down to the harbor where
D A D A
many a good soul set sail
D A
But the ships they have gone
Bm G
with the hake and the cod
D A D
never to return again
Bm D
Without nets lives are torn
G D
without a captain forever moored
Bm D G F#
All aboard’s requiem haunts the waves
D A
With no hands upon deck
Bm G
and no love waving back
D A D
Oh darling, we’ve lost our way
G D
So hail to the sailors and fishermen
A D A
Hail to their last serenade
[Interlude]
Bm G D A D A
D A G Bm
Tinkers and travelers born to our caravans
D A D A
though ivy grows wild round their doors
D A
But like the horse and the cart
Bm G
there’s no turning back
D A D
So welcome to our fixed abode
Bm D
They say a song’s never done
G D
while the song’s still being sung
Bm D G F#
but a voice with the road disappears
D A
Our traditions now spent
Bm G
With no cash for the rent
D A D
Left standing with no place to go
G D
So hail to the sailors and fishermen
G A
hail to their ghosts that remain
D A Bm G
So goodbye to your dreamers, vagabonds and true believers
D A Bm
long may sing once again
G A Bm
I said long may you sing once again
[Interlude]
G F# Bm
G
Lai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai-dai
Bm
Lai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai-dai
F#
Lai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai dai-de-dai-dai de-dai
Bm
Lai
G
May this life take you there
Bm
May this life take you there
F#
May this life, may this life
F# Bm
May this life, may this life take you there
G
May this life take you there
Bm
May this life take you there
F#
May this life, may this life
F# Bm
May this life, may this life take you there
G D
Ah, hail to the sailors and fishermen
G A
hail to their ghosts that remain
D A Bm G
So goodbye to your dreamers, vagabonds and true believers
D A Bm
long may you sing once again
D A Bm G
I said goodbye to your dreamers, you vagabonds and true believers
D A D
long may you sing once again