C F C
It's a long way down from Edinburgh
Am G C
From the docks of Portsmouth town
F C
It's a long way down from Edinburgh
G F
But further to where I'm bound
Am C
He put a fine ring on my finger so thin
F C
And he gave me his solemn vow
Am C
And he said that he would be waiting for me
F G C
In the beautiful port of Bilbao
C F C
There's many a mighty fine ship to be found
Am G C
In the depths of the Bizkaia bay
F C
With cannons and sailors that roared so loud
G F
As they sank their watery way
Am C
Still I'll pray to the lord and I'll clamber aboard
F C
The first boat with a wake to its bow
Am C
Cos he said that he would be waiting for me
F G C
In the beautiful port of Bilbao
G
C F C
He's pretty, oh yes he be pretty for sure,
Am G C
He's the bonniest boy that I've seen
F C
And oh how he danced me around and around
G F
In his jacket of jaunty green
Am C
But there's still no sign of his coat so fine
F C
As I stand on the deck looking out
Am C
And he said that he would be waiting for me
F G C
In the beautiful port of Bilbao
F C F C Am
(For C, F at the start of this verse palm mute then full strum at Am)
C C
Oh sister dear, oh sister
C
Far beyond the sea's dark foam
C C
Take heed of them handsome young men and their money
F F
Who'd a-charm you from your home
Am C
For if I'd not a curse on a gentleman's purse
F C
I sure do now
Am C
Every night after ten I'll be waiting for them
F G C
In the beautiful port of Bilbao