Hang around, Willie Boy,
Bb C
Don't you raise the sails anymore

bass riff:
|F|E|D|C|
--Play this from the 8th fret
on the A string and then down
F(bass riff) Dm DmC G
It's for sure, I've spent my whole life at sea
Bb DmA G
And I'm pushin' age seventy three;
Eb EbD C
Now there's only one place that was meant for me:

guitar finger picking:
|C|D|E| --and then quick the F chord below
F Dm7 DmC
Oh, to be home again,
F C
Down in old Virginny,
F Dm F
With my very best friend,
They call him Ragtime Willie
Dm DmC
We're gonna soothe away the rest of our years,
F Dm DmC
We're gonna put away all of our tears,
Dm G7 C7
That big Rockin' Chair won't go nowhere

second verse end:
Mandolin finger picking:
|D|C|F|C|D|C|A|G|F|
third verse end:
Mandolin finger picking:
|D|C|F|C|D|C|A|A|C|A|G|F|
The entire song ends up with:
Mandolin finger picking:
|D|F|D|F|G|D|
Slow down, Willie Boy,
Your heart's gonna give right out on you
It's true, and I believe I know what we should do
Turn the stern and point to shore,
The seven seas won't carry us no more
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