Last Boat Leaving

 D                  Am
Hush my little one don't cry so
B7                     Em        A
You know your daddy was bound to go
D                  A
They took his pride they took his 
voice
Bm                 F#
Don't upset him now don't make a 
noise
G                            Gm
They said, "You're lucky son still 
got the choice"
Bm        G
Last boat leaving

[Chorus]
A     D     A       D   A    
Don't waste your tears it's 
D       A        D
not as if I'm in chains
A D          A  Bm      A     
I don't want to go now, it 
      A7/A#      Bm      E
would be better for you too
       A                D/F#
If you don't look back when we sail
(Last boat leaving, last boat 
leaving)

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[Verse]
D                     Am
Hush my dear, while I whisper it in 
your ear
B7                              
We're not going to sail tonight 
Em                  A
we're going to disappear
D                                 
And it feels like punishment, but I 
A
don't know what for
Bm                                
Take care of your mother son it's 
F#
you that she adores
G                                 
'Cause no matter how long we sail 
     Gm
we'll never reach the shore
Bm        G
Last boat leaving

[Chorus]
A  D   A       D  A    D      
So dry your tears it's not as 
    A       D
if I'm in chains
A    D      A  Bm               
When you go to school son you'll
 A       A7/A#    Bm      E
 read my story in history books
    A                      D/F#
Only they won't mention my name
(Last boat leaving, last boat 
leaving)

[Verse]
  A               G     D/F#
So hush now, my darling, my sweet 
little one
   A             G     D/F#
I hope that you never have to do 
what I've done

Do you know what I've done?
         Am                B7     
Why I'm going away? On the last 
           Em            A
boat leaving this stinking town
Bm        G                 Bm  
Last boat leaving, it’s the last
      E
 boat leaving

A#                      C
You've had my innocence, you've had 
my heartbreak
Gm
You've taken the place where I once 
belonged
    C/E               D   Bm   
Now what more can you take?
A#   Gm   D