Strike The Bell

[Intro]
[G] [C]

[G]Out on the [C]poop deck, walkin' about
[G]Second mate Hawkins is [C]so sturdy and so stout
[G]What he is thinkin' [C]of, he doesn't know himself
[G]We wish that he would hurry [C]up and strike, strike the bell
[G]Strike the [C]bell, second mate
[G]Let us [C]go below
[G]Look away [C]to windward
[G]You can see [C]it's gonna blow
[G]Look at [C]the glass
[G]You can see [C]that it has fell
[G]We wish that you would hurry [C]up and strike, strike the bell
[G]Down in the engine [C]room, workin' on the pumps
[G]Leftie's gettin' oily and [C]he's ready for his bunk
[G]He cannot find the spanner [C]and he swears likе merry hell
[G]Wishin' that the sеcond mate [C]would strike, strike the bell
[G]Strike the [C]bell, second mate
[G]Let us [C]go below
[G]Look away [C]to windward
[G]You can see [C]it's gonna blow
[G]Look at [C]the glass
[G]You can see [C]that it has fell
[G]We wish that you would hurry [C]up and strike, strike the bell
[G]Up on the main [C]deck, haulin' on the rope
[G]The brown boys look to windward [C]and they are not filled with hope
[G]They see on the [C]horizon, headin' in to swell
[G]Wishin' that the second mate [C]would strike, strike the bell
[G]Strike the [C]bell, second mate
[G]Let us [C]go below
[G]Look away [C]to windward
[G]You can see [C]it's gonna blow
[G]Look at [C]the glass
[G]You can see [C]that it has fell
[G]We wish that you would hurry [C]up and strike, strike the bell
[G]Up in the wheelhouse, [C]Jason leads the band
[G]Holdin' a squeezebox in [C]his cold and weary hands
[G]Plays a tune to tell [C]us, 'We're sailin' into hell'
[G]Wishin' that the second mate [C]would strike, strike the bell
[G]Strike the [C]bell, second mate
[G]Let us [C]go below
[G]Look away [C]to windward
[G]You can see [C]it's gonna blow
[G]Look at [C]the glass
[G]You can see [C]that it has fell
[G]We wish that you would hurry [C]up and strike, strike the bell
[G]♪
[C]Forward in the foc'sle [G]head, keepin' sharp lookout
[C]Johnny Mac is bawlin' [G]in his brood Northern shout
[C]"The lights are burnin' [G]brightly, sir, everything is well"
[C]He's wishin' that the second [G]mate would strike, strike the bell
[C]Strike the [G]bell, second mate
[C]Let us [G]go below
[C]Look away [G]to windward
[C]You can see [G]it's gonna blow
[C]Look at [G]the glass
[C]You can see [G]that it has fell
[C]We wish that you would hurry [G]up and strike, strike the bell
[C]Down on the mess [G]deck, Toby's out of bed
[C]Ready for the dog watch [G]with a tricorn on his head
[C]Thinks about Demelza, makes [G]his poor heart swell
[C]Hopin' that the second mate [G]will strike, strike the bell
[C]Strike the [G]bell, second mate
[C]Let us [G]go below
[C]Look away [G]to windward
[C]You can see [G]it's gonna blow
[C]Look at [G]the glass
[C]You can see [G]that it has fell
[C]We wish that you would hurry [G]up and strike, strike the bell
[C]Up on the main [G]deck, Captain Cleave does stand
[C]On the hunt for mermaids [G]with a spyglass in his hand
[C]What he is thinkin' of, [G]we all know very well
[C]He's dreamin' more of chasin' [G]tail than strikin' the bell
[C]Strike the [G]bell, second mate
[C]Let us [G]go below
[C]Look away [G]to windward
[C]You can see [G]it's gonna blow
[C]Look at [G]the glass
[C]You can see [G]that it has fell
[C]We wish that you would hurry [G]up and strike, strike the bell
[C]Strike the [G]bell, second mate
[C]Let us [G]go below
[C]Look away [G]to windward
[C]You can see [G]it's gonna blow
[C]Look at [G]the glass
[C]You can see [G]that it has fell
[C]We wish that you would hurry [G]up and strike, strike the bell

The song is played in its original key of G without a capo.

This song is built on the key of G. Here are the 7 diatonic chords (Chord Family) that harmonize according to music theory: