Great Big Sea - Wave Over Wave

“wave over wave” ( jim payne )
as recorded by gbs on “up” ( 1995 )

use a capo on the first fret . ( dadgad tuning optional )

intro : | Em A | x2

D G D
oh me name’s abel rogers , a share – man Am i ,
G D Em A
on a three – masted schooner from twillingate isle
G A D A
i’ve been the world over , north south east and west ,
G D Em A
but the middle of nowhere’s where i likes it best

chorus :

G D G D
where it’s wave over wave , sea over bow
G D Em A
i’m as happy a man as the sea will allow
G D G D
there’s no other life for a sailor like me ,
G D Em A
but to sail the salt sea , boys , to sail the sea
G A D
there’s no other life but to sail the salt sea

D A x2

well , i leave my wife lonely ten months of the year
for she built me a home and raised my children dear
she never come out to bid farewell to me
or ken why a sailor must sail the salt sea

chorus

ah , the work it is hard and the hours are long ,
but my spirit is willing , my back it is strong ,
and when the work’s over the whiskey will pour
we’ll dance with the girls upon some foreign shore

Em a x4

i’ve sailed the world over , four decades or more
and oft times i wonder what i do it for
i don’t know the answer it’s pleasure and pain
but with life to live over i’d do it again

chorus x2
intro

dadgad chords : dadgad dadgad dadgad dadgad
D : 000100 G : 020020 A : x02202 Em : x22022