C         Cmaj9    Fmaj9
This young sailor's going to drown
          C       Cmaj9  Fmaj9
This old ship is sinking down
         C                   Cmaj9
And his cheeks are black and blue
         Bb               F
And he's murdered all his crew
           C        Cmaj9        Fmaj9
This young sailor's going to drown


[Verse 2]
           C      Cmaj9    Fmaj9
This young man is goin' to die
          C          Cmaj9   Fmaj9
Cursed as soon as he saw the sky
        C                   Cmaj9
And the clouds are black as Hell
       Bb             F
And as far as we can tell
           C      Cmaj9      Fmaj9
This young man is goin' to die


[Chorus]
Am      G          Fmaj9   C
He's off to do the Devil's dance
        Am                    G
Waitin' deep in hand with the man
Am      Fmaj9      C
He's off to do the Devil's deed
          Am             G              F
And he'll never see the shoreline again
          Am             G               F
And he'll never see the shoreline again


[Verse 3]
             C           Cmaj9         Fmaj9
The youngest captain the world's ever seen
 C         Cmaj9      Fmaj9
Striking a lightning bolt dream
  C   Cmaj9            Bb             F
Only seventeen, living far beyond his means
             E                        F
The youngest captain the world's ever seen


[Chorus]
Am      G          Fmaj9   C
He's off to do the Devil's work
            Am                 G
But to him it's a favor for a friend
Am      G             Fmaj9   C
He's off to learn the Devil's craft
Am                        G            F
But to him it's the only freedom for a man
Am                G             F
Death is the only freedom for a man
Am                G             Fmaj9
Death is the only freedom for a man