D Dm

A    Dm
The wind is on the river
         Dm/C
and the tide has turned too late,
          Bb      Gm7  C
so we're sailing for another shore
           F      A      Dm
where some other ladies wait.
 

      Em
To throw us silken whispers:
          Em/D
catch us by the anchor chains -
       Am         D    Em  E
But we all laugh so politely
        G       B        Em
and we sail on just the same.
 

 C#  F#m  E    F#m            A          Bm  D
For Queen and Country in the long dying day,
          F#m       E       F#m
And it's been this way for five long years,
          A          Bm     D
since we signed our souls away.
 

     Em
We bring back gold and ivory;
          Em/D
rings of diamonds; strings of pearls -
       Am      D      E     Em
make presents to the government
             G          B       Em
so they can have their social whirl
 

 C#   F#m  E    F#m            A          Bm  D
With Queen and Country in the long dying day.
          F#m       E       F#m
And it's been this way for five long years
          A               Bm      D
since we signed our souls away.
 

Dm... C Bb
 

 C#  F#m  E    F#m            A          Bm  D
For Queen and Country in the long dying day.
          F#m       E       F#m
And it's been this way for five long years
          A          Bm     D
since we signed our souls away.
 

              Em
They build schools and they build factories
           Em/D
With the spoils of battles won.
        Am            D     Em
And we remain their pretty sailor boys -
          G        B      Em
hold our heads up to the gun
 

C#   F#m E    F#m            A          Bm  D
Of Queen and Country in the long dying day.
          F#m       E       F#m
And it's been this way for five long years
          A          Bm     D
since we signed our souls away.
 

C#   F#m E    F#m            A          Bm  D
To Queen and Country in the long dying day.
          F#m       E       F#m
And it's been this way for five long years
          A          Bm      D
since we signed our souls away.
 

C#   F#m E    F#m            A          Bm  D
To Queen and Country in the long dying day.
          F#m       E       F#m
And it's been this way for five long years
          A          Bm     D
since we signed our souls away.