Homeward Bound Chords

[Intro]
D   A D
G     D
G     D
D     A
D
G   A D
 
[Verse 1]
       D                  A   D
At the Blackwall Docks we bid adieu,
   G                  D
to Kate and Polly and Sal and Sue.
    G                        D
Our anchor's weighed and the sails unfurled,
      D              A
we've bound halfway across the world.
   D
Hoorah we're outward bound.
   G         A       D
Hoorah we're outward bound.
 
[Verse 2]
    D                  A        D
The wind it blows from east-nor'east,
    G                    D
our ships she sails nine knots at least.
        G                  D
And the girls stand on the docks and cry,
D                        A
While there's grog we'll ne'er say die.
   D
Hoorah we're outward bound.
   G         A       D
Hoorah we're outward bound.
 
[Verse 3]
   D                A      D
At last the captain comes aboard,
    G                        D
our sails are bent and we're manned and stored,
        G               D
and the Peter's hoisted at the fore.
    D                      A
Goodbye to the girls we'll see no more.
   D
Hoorah we're outward bound.
   G         A       D
Hoorah we're outward bound.
 
[Verse 4]
    D              A       D
One day the man on the lookout,
           G                      D
“There's a sail to the wind'ard", he will shout.
        G              D
She's a pilot standing out from the land,
         D          A
and it's up on deck comes every man.
   D
Hoorah we're homeward bound.
   G         A        D
Hoorah we're homeward bound.
 
[Verse 5]
    D                  A         D
Now when we get to the Blackwall docks,
     G                       D
them pretty young girls come down in flocks,
    G                       D
and one to the other you'll hear 'em say.
     D                        A
“Oh, here comes Jack with his ten months pay,
      D
for I see you're homeward bound,
  G          A        D
I see you're homeward bound”.
 
[Verse 6]
    D                  A       D
And when we get to the Dog and Bell,
      G                   D
where there's good poison for to sell.
G                    D
In comes old Grouser with a smile,
         D                   A
Saying, “Drink my lads, it's worth your while
      D
for I see you're homeward bound,
   G         A        D
hoorah we're homeward bound”.
 
[Verse 7]
    D                     A        D
But when your money's all gone and spent,
            G                       D
and there's none to be borrowed and none to be lent.
G                    D
In comes old Grouser with a frown
         D                 A
Saying, “Get up, Jack, let John sit down.
      D
for I see you're outward bound,
   G         A       D
hoorah we're outward bound”.
 
[Verse 8]
     D                  A    D
Then poor old Jack must understand,
    G                      D
the ships in the docks are wanting hands.
      G                    D
So he ups his gear as he's done before,
       D                   A
and he says goodbye to his native shore.
    D
For he is outward bound,
   G         A       D
hoorah we're outward bound.