Back of the Moon - The Final Trawl

      
 
 Intro 
 
 C F (8x)
 
 Verse 1 
 
          C                         F        C  
 Now it's three long years since we made her pay
      F                   C 
 Sing haul away my laddie O
                Am                     F  
 And the owners say that she's had her day
                              G 
 And sing haul away my laddie O
 
 Verse 2 
 
           C           F     C    
 So heave away for the final trawl
      F                   C 
 Sing haul away my laddie O
              Am                    F    
 It's an easy pull for the catch is small
                              C F 
 And sing haul away my laddie O
 
 Verse 3 
 
                C               F      C   
 Then stow your gear, lads, and batten down
      F                   C 
 Sing haul away my laddie O
              Am                       F    
 I'll tak the wheel an' I'll turn her 'round
                              G 
 And sing haul away my laddie O
 
 Verse 4 
 
                C               F       C   
 We'll join the Venture and the Morning Star
      F                   C 
 Sing haul away my laddie O
                 Am                F  
 Riding high and empty towards the bar
                              G 
 And sing haul away my laddie O
 
 Verse 5 
 
                C                F      C   
 For I'd rather beach her on the Skerry rock
      F                   C 
 Sing haul away my laddie O
                 Am                       F   
 Than to see her torched in the breaker's dock
                              G 
 And sing haul away my laddie O
 
 Bridge 
 
            C                   F   
 And when I die you can stow me down
              Am                     F     
 In her rusty hold where the breakers pound
       Am   F 
 Haul away____
       Am   F 
 Haul away____
 
 Verse 6 
 
 N.C. C F C
 I'll make the haven of the Fiddler's Green
      F                   C 
 Sing haul away my laddie O
                   Am                      F    
 Where the grub is good, and the bunks are clean
                              G 
 And sing haul away my laddie O
 
 Verse 7 
 
                   C         F       C  
 For I've fished a lifetime, boy and man
      F                   C 
 Sing haul away my laddie O
               Am                     F   
 And the final trawl scarcely makes a cran
                              G 
 And sing haul away my laddie O
          F                   C F C F C F C 
 And sing haul away my laddie O