Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
3 Bars D
Three / fishers went / sailing out / into the / west,
Out / into the / west as the / sun went / down,
Each / thought on the / woman that / loved him the / best, and
The / children stood / watching them / out of the / town,
For / men must / work and / women must / weep,
For there's / little to / earn and / many to / keep, and
The / harbour / bar be / moa - nin', / and
The / harbour / bar be / moa - / nin'. / / /
Three / wives sat / up in the / lighthouse / tower,
They / trimmed the / lamps as the / sun went / down, and
They / looked at the / squall and they / looked at the / shower, and
The / night-wrack came / rollin' in, / ragged and / brown.
Chorus
For / men must / work and / women must / weep,
Though / storms be / sud - den and the / waters be / deep, and
The / harbour / bar be / moa - nin', / and
The / Harbour / bar be / moa - / nin'.
Break
One Chorus Instrumental then Repeat last Chorus:
Three / corpses lay / out on the / shining / sand,
In the / morning / gleam as the / tide went / down, and
The / women were / weepin' and / wringin' their / hands,
For / those who would / never come / back to the / town.
For / men must / work and / women must / weep, and
The / sooner it's / over, the / sooner to / sleep, and
Good - / bye to the / bar and its / moa - nin', / and
Good - / bye to the / bar and it's / moa - / nin',
Oh / men must / work and / women must / weep, and
The / sooner it's / over, the / sooner to / sleep, and
Good - / bye to the / bar and its / moa - nin', / and
Good - / bye to the / bar and it's / moa - / nin',