Rolling Down to Old Maui — Stan Rogers
Chords and lyrics for Rolling Down to Old Maui by Stan Rogers (key of Dm).
Verse 1
It's a [Dm]damn tough [A]life, full of [F]toil and [A]strife, we [F]whaler-men [C]undergo[Dm]
And we [Dm]don't give a [A]damn when the [F]gale is [A]done, how [F]hard the [C]winds did [Dm]blow
For we're [F]homeward bound from the[C] Arctic ground with a [Dm]good ship, taut and
[A]free
And we [Dm]won't give a [A]damn when we [F]drink our [A]rum with the [F]girls of [C]old [Dm]Maui
Chorus
Rolling [F]down to old [C]Maui, me boys, rolling [Dm]down to old [A]Maui
We're [Dm]homeward [A]bound from the [F]Arctic [A]ground, rolling [F]down to [C]old [Dm]Maui
Verse 2
Once [Dm]more we [A]sail with the [F]northerly [A]gale through the [F]ice and [C]wind and [Dm]rain
Them [Dm]coconut [A]fronds, them [F]tropical [A]lands, we [F]soon shall [C]see [Dm]again
Six [F]hellish months we've[C] passed away on the [Dm]cold Kamchatka [A]sea
But [Dm]now we're [A]bound from the [F]Arctic [A]ground, rolling [F]down to [C]old Maui[Dm]
Chorus
Rolling [F]down to old [C]Maui, me boys, rolling [Dm]down to old [A]Maui
We're [Dm]homeward [A]bound from the [F]Arctic [A]ground, rolling [F]down to [C]old [Dm]Maui
Verse 3
Once [Dm]more we [A]sail with the [F]northerly [A]gale, [F]towards our [C]island [Dm]home
Our [Dm]mainmast [A]sprung, our [F]whaling [A]done, and [F]we ain't [C]got far to[Dm] roam
Our [F]stu'n's'l booms is[C] carried away, what [Dm]care we for that [A]sound?
A [Dm]living [A]gale is [F]after [A]us, thank [F]God we're [C]homeward [Dm]bound!
Chorus
Rolling [F]down to old [C]Maui, me boys, rolling [Dm]down to old [A]Maui
We're [Dm]homeward [A]bound from the [F]Arctic [A]ground, rolling [F]down to [C]old [Dm]Maui
Verse 4
How [Dm]soft the [A]breeze through the [F]island [A]trees, now the [F]ice is [C]far [Dm]astern
Them [Dm]native [A]maids, them [F]tropical [A]glades, is [F]awaiting [C]our [Dm]return
Even [F]now their big brown [C]eyes look out, hoping [Dm]some fine day to [A]see
Our [Dm]baggy [A]sails, running [F]'fore the [A]gales, rolling [F]down to [C]old [Dm]Maui
Chorus
Rolling [F]down to old [C]Maui, me boys, rolling [Dm]down to old [A]Maui
We're [Dm]homeward [A]bound from the [F]Arctic [A]ground, rolling [F]down to [C]old [Dm]Maui
Rolling [F]down to old [C]Maui, me boys, rolling [Dm]down to old [A]Maui
We're [Dm]homeward [A]bound from the [F]Arctic [A]ground, rolling [F]down to [C]old [Dm]Maui
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