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Tuning: Standard with capo on first fret.
Intro
C G Am F C G F C
e|-----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
B|-------5-------------------5-----------8-8-5-----------5-------------|
G|-5-5-7---7-7-7-7-5-4/5—5-7-------------------7-5-5h7-7---7-5-5h7-5---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Played on the mandolin.
Verse:
C F
The Howling wind it comes
C F
Knocking at her door
C Cmaj9 F
You know I want her here
F C
But it wants her more
C F
She's a sad eyed silver skinner
C F
With worn and broken decks
C Cmaj9 F
And you can hear her moan
F C
As the main sail sets.
Chorus:
Am G F Am
She says, Hang on Silver Girl
C F C F
It's going to be alright.
Verse 2
Alright I'll throw you over
Comes the ocean's pounding roar
All she ever wanted
Was someone to adore
Now the wind it swings around again
And she turns the boat to stern
Sometimes you have to sink
Before you learn.
Verse 3
Now the paralyzing cold
Tells her, this is it.
But she can't go down
On a sinking ship.
But now the wind is out of breathe
And the northern gales subside.
She gets her first sleep in days
Under starry skies.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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