[Intro]
E A E A
[Verse 1]
E
There's many ships tarry in the harbour
D A E
Many roads wind across the hill
A Em D Dm
And many roses grow on the arbour
A E A
Many's the girl waits for me there still
[Chorus]
E
For swiftly come all the tides returning
D A E
Swiftly go then and will not stay
A Em D Dm
There is no boatman can net the morning
A E A E
There is no boatman can net the day
[Verse 2]
A E
The fish run deep, oh, they run so deeply
D A E
I cannot find them in the seas
A Em D Dm
The lonely road winds the hill so steeply
A E A
I'll lie me down there and take my ease
[Chorus]
E
For swiftly come all the tides returning
D A E
Swiftly go then and will not stay
A Em D Dm
There is no boatman can net the morning
A E A E
There is no boatman can net the day
[Verse 3]
A E
The rose that blooms blows its petals over
D A E
And the thorns lie along the bough
A Em D Dm
The girls have gone now to a different lover
A E A
They will not linger beside me now
[Chorus]
E
For swiftly come all the tides returning
D A E
Swiftly go then and will not stay
A Em D Dm
There is no boatman can net the morning
A E A E
There is no boatman can net the day
[Verse 4]
A E
I will build me a boat of silver
D A E
Steer it with a golden oar
A Em D Dm
And I will row out of this sad harbour
A E A
And never sail back to this dark shore
[Chorus]
E
For swiftly come all the tides returning
D A E
Swiftly go then and will not stay
A Em D Dm
There is no boatman can net the morning
A E A
There is no boatman can net the day
Em D Dm
There is no boatman can net the morning
A E A
There is no boatman can net the day