Father Neptune — Connie Converse
Chords and lyrics for Father Neptune by Connie Converse (key of Em).
Intro
E B7/E (x2)
Verse
When [E]my man goes to [B7/E]sea
He [E]steps so high and [B7/E]free
I [E]think I know as I [B7/E]watch him go that he [E]has no need for [B7/E]me
For [E][B7/E]me[B7/E][E]
Verse
And [E]when my man comes [B7/E]home
And [E]waits a while to [B7/E]roam
I [E]think I see when he [B7/E]smiles at me that he's [E]dreaming of the [B7/E]foam
The [E][B7/E]foam[B7/E][E]
Chorus
I'm [A7]not a pious [D]Christian
I [A7]do not go to [D]mass
But I [G]pray to [C]Father [G]Neptune
To [Am]let him safely [E]pass
[B7]I.... [E]sing to the God with the [B7/E]three-pronged rod
And the [E]whiskers wild and [A7]free
That [E]I've got a man with a [B7/E]beard and tan
And a [A7]passion for the [E]sea
Verse
[E]He rides through the [B7/E]storm, and the [E]cold and the [B7/E]warm
And he [E]loves to risk his [A7]neck
And I [E]like to [B7/E]know when he [E]goes [B7/E]below
That it's [E]just [B7/E]below the [E]deck
Chorus
Oh [A7]Neptune, Father [D]Neptune
I [A7]tell you fair and [D]true
That if [G]you should [C]lose my [G]sailor
I'll [Am]sing no more to [E]you
[B7]When he's [E]home from sea he is [B7/E]half with me
And he's [E]gone when I close the [A7]door
And it's [E]still his creed that he [B7/E]has no need
For a [A7]wife except [E]onshore
Outro
I [E]know it's a [B7/E]boat that [E]keeps him [B7/E]afloat
But I [E]like to think it's [A7]me
And [E]if it were not for [D7add9]this
I would [C7add9]sink to the [B7add9]depths of the [E][B7/E][E]sea[E][B7/E]
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