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Intro:
D-G-D-G
We (D)rise in the (Bm)morning, sail (G)out on
the (A)tide
Silent we slip from
the (D)quay -A
With the
(D)gulls over(Bm)head and the (G)seals along(A)side
Proudly we head out to (D)sea
Chorus
It's (D)five o'(Bm)clock in the (G)mor(A)ning
(D)Time to get (Bm)ready, we're (G)sailing a(A)way
It's (D)five o'(Bm)clock in the (G)mor(A)ning
(D)Time to get (A)ready to (D)sail -A
We'll (D)fish in the (Bm)Minches fair (G)weather or (A)foul
Living our lives on the (D)sea -A
It's (D)hard and it's (Bm)tough and the (G)pay's not e(A)nough
But what other life can there (D)be
Chorus
A (D)trawlerman's
(Bm)plight is to (G)work day and (A)night
And grab an hour's sleep in bet(D)ween -A
(D)Casting the (Bm)nets out and (G)hauling them (A)in
Sometimes not a fish to be (D)seen
Chorus
We'll be (D)cold, tired and (Bm)hungry and (G)drenched
to the (A)skin
As we head
back to Stornoway (D)town -A
With
our (D)catch safely (Bm)landed we'll (G)have a good (A)dram
In The Clachan, The Lewis or The (D)Crown
Chorus twice
(D)Time to
get (A)ready to (D)sail
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