Fairport Convention – Honour And Praise chords

[Intro]
C  Dm  C  F  C  G  F  C G/B

[Verse]
     C             F             C          FOn a fine summer's morning as we lay at the quay
    C                 Dm            F                GThe holds were filled high with the treasures of the sea
        C                  F         C           FSo that they could be transported by men such as we
   C        Dm7     G     C G G/ATo homeland and for Queen

[Verse]
G/B      C           F        C            FWhen the loading was done, we hoisted full sail
           C             Dm             F              G     G/APrayed for good winds to guide us and deliverance from gales
G/B     C               F              C               FAnd the thoughts of the crew turned to home and strong ale
      C            G             FAs we cast off the ropes and set sail

[Chorus]
G                C       FFight for honour and for praise
G                             CSailed the sea throughout the days
        G/B               AmIn cold ground I'll never lay
    F      G          Am     F G AmI'd rather die on the ocean

[Verse]
       C           F           C           FThirty days out to sea and the weather was fine
    C              Dm             F           GThe wind that we'd prayed for and making good time
    C         F              C          FThe honour of first home was soon to be mine
   C        Dm7    G     C GTo homeland and to Queen

[Verse]
        C            F              C                FBut the night became stormy and the wind changed our course
  C          Dm              F             GA gale was a-blowing and the wind gathered force
      C           F         C              FAnd I wondered if ever we'd reach our home port
      C           G/B         FOr if we'd all be lost in the storm

[Chorus]
G                C       FFight for honour and for praise
G                             CSailed the sea throughout the days
        G/B               AmIn cold ground I'll never lay
    F      G          Am     F G AmI'd rather die on the ocean

[Verse]
          C                F            C            FWell, the waves washed the deck, in the wind we were locked
  C               Dm            F            GI fought with the wheel to stay clear of the rocks
        C              F            C             FBut the fighting is in vain, in the storm we were lost
        C             Dm7        G    C GAnd our prayers blew away on the wind

[Verse]
        C             F            C          FWell, I coughed and I choked and I tasted the sea
         C        Dm               F          GI looked over the sands, there was no one but me
      C             F            C                FAnd I knew that the might of the sea had finished me
      C               G/B            FAnd I wished that I'd drowned in the storm

[Chorus]
G                C       FFight for honour and for praise
G                             CSailed the sea throughout the days
        G/B               AmIn cold ground I'll never lay
    F      G          AmI'd rather die on the ocean

[Verse]
         C              F               C          FAnd I've lived with the thought for the rest of m' days
         C         Dm           F            GThat I'd given the lives of the crew just to pay
   C             F           C          FIn search of the garlands of honour and praise
      C             G              FAnd I wish that I'd drowned in the storm

[Chorus]
G                C       FFight for honour and for praise
G                             CSailed the sea throughout the days
        G/B               AmIn cold ground I'll never lay
    F      G          AmI'd rather die on the ocean

[Chorus]
G                C       FFight for honour and for praise
G                             CSailed the sea throughout the days
        G/B               AmIn cold ground I'll never lay
    F      G          Am     F G AmI'd rather die on the ocean