The Wreck Of The Athens Queen
Key: CEnglish
C/B : x22010
Am/G : 302210
F/E : 003211
Intro
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We were Cdrinking C/Bdown to AmReedy's Am/Ghouse
When Ffirst we Gheard the Cblow
It Cseemed to C/Bcome from AmRipper Am/GRock
So Fboldly F/Eforth to Dmgo
And Fsure enough the Crusty tub
Could just be C/Bbarely Amseen
FAs her Cstern was high up in the air
We Ammade out Athens Queen
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Me Cboys I C/Bmust reAmmind you
Am/GThere's a Fbottle Gleft inCside
So Clet us C/Bgo and Amhave a Am/Gfew
And Fwait unF/Etil low Dmtide
And Fif the sea's not Cclaimed her
When the glasses C/Bare licked Amclean
FWe will Cthen set forth some dories lads
And Amsee what may be seen
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Some Csongs and C/Bold tall Amstories Am/Gthen
Came Fout to Gpass the Ctime
Nor Ccould a C/Bsingle Ambottle
Am/GKeep us Fall unF/Etil low Dmtide
And Fso it was beCfore we left
The house we C/Bwere at Amsea
FSo we Cscarcely can remember
How we Ammade the Athens Queen
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O the Cwaves C/Binside Amme Am/Gbelly
Were as Fhigh as Gthose outCside
And Cthough I'm C/Bnever Amseasick Am/GI
Lost Fdinner F/EoverDmside
T'was Fwell there was no Ccrew to save
For we'd have C/Bscared 'em Amgreen
FWe could Cscarcely keep ourselves
From falling Amoff the Athens Queen
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CWell ReeC/Bdy goes Amstraight down Am/Gbelow
And Fcomes up Gwith a Ccow
HelClo I C/Bsaid now Amwhat would Am/Gyou
Be Fwantin' F/Ewith that Dmnow
You'll Fnever take the Ccow home
In a dory C/Bon such Amsea
FWell me Cson he says I've always fancied
AmFresh cream in me tea
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I Cheaded C/Bfor the Amgalley Am/Gthen
Cause FI was Grather Cdry
And Cglad I C/Bwas to Amget there Am/Gquick
For Fwhat should F/EI Dmspy
O Fwhat a shame it Cwould have been
For to lose it C/Ball at Amsea
FForty Ccases of the best Napoleon
AmBrandy ever seen
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I Cloaded C/Btwenty Amcases Am/Gboys
Then Fheaded Gfor the Cshore
UnCloaded C/Bthem as Amquick as Am/Gthat
And Fthen pulled F/Eback for Dmmore
FSmith was pullin' Cfor the shore
But he could C/Bscarce be Amseen
FUnder Cnear two hundred chickens
And a Amleather couch of green
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So Chere's to C/Ball good AmsalvaAm/Ggers
LikeFwise to GRipper CRock
And Cto NaC/Bpoleon Ambrandy of Am/Gwhich
FNow we F/Ehave much Dmstock
We Feat a lot of Cchicken
And sit on a C/Bcouch of Amgreen
FAnd we Cwait for Ripper Rock
To claim aAmnother Athens Queen
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FO the Clovely GAthens Queen C/G (Intro)