A              D
It was on last Sunday evening
       A                 E
Just about the hour of three
         A               D
When my darling started leaving
    A           E         A
To sail on the deep blue sea

[Instrumental]
A D A E A D A E A

[Verse 2]
     A                  D
He promised to write a letter
     A                  E
He promised to write to me
       A                     D
And I haven't heard from my darling
     A            E         A
Who sails on the deep blue sea

[Instrumental]
A D A E A D A E A

[Verse 3]
    A                  D
My mother is dead and buried
    A              E
My papa's forsaken me
       A              D
And I have no one to love me
         A             E         A
But the sailor on the deep blue sea

[Instrumental]
A D A E A D A E A

[Verse 4]
     A                D
Oh, Captain, can you tell me
         A                   E
Can you tell me where he may be
     A              D
Oh, yes, my little maiden
       A              E         A
He's drownded in the deep blue sea

[Instrumental]
A D A E A D A E A

[Verse 5]
     A                     D
Farewell to friends and relations
          A                 E
It's the last you'll see of me
     A                D
I'm going to end my trouble
     A              E         A
By drowning in the deep blue sea