Let Her Go Down by Steeleye Span CAPO 2nd Fret (INTRO:( C G C F (2x) VERSE 1: C F Sometime in October, G F C We sailed from England's shore G C G C When we sailed into a raging storm F G C Like I've never, ever seen before F G And all of the crew, they were brave men C C7 F But the captain, he was braver G C G C He said, "Never mind the ship, me boys, F There's none of us here can save her?? CHORUS: C CGF ??Let her go down C F Swim for your lives C Swim for your children Dm G Swim for your wives C F But let her go down C F Let her go down?? VERSE 2: C F Lost in the open ocean G F C There were some of the crew and me G C G C As the captain steered our wounded ship F G C To the bottom of an angry sea F G And with his dying breath we all heard him say, C C7 F "It's the fortune of a sailor" G C G C And he said, "Never mind the ship, me boys, F There's none of us here can save her?? CHORUS: C CGF ??Let her go down C F Swim for your lives C Swim for your children Dm G Swim for your wives C F But let her go down C D Let her go down?? * Key change - Up 2 semi-tones * VERSE 3: D G He wondered if his shipmates A G D Were ready just to pray and give in A D A D So he called their names out one by one G A D But there was no one else around but him G A He saw the ship go down in the fading light D D7 G And he knew he could have saved her A D A D He said, "The captain lied, when the captain cried", G 'There's none of us here can save her"; CHORUS: D DAG ??Let her go down D G Swim for your lives D Swim for your children Em A Swim for your wives D G But let her go down D G Let her go down D G Let her go down D Let her go down??