Biography:
The Waifs (originally styled as The WAiFS) are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 in Albany, Western Australia, by Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocals), and sistersVikki Thorn (née Simpson) (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals). Their tour band includes Ben Franz (bass) and David Ross Macdonald (drums).
The band's 2003 album Up All Night reached the top five of the Australian Albums Chart, it achieved double platinum status and won four ARIA Awards in October.
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Other songs:
- 6000 Miles
- Blindly Believing
- Brain Damage
- Bridal Train
- Done And Dusted
- Fishermans Daughter
- Fourth Floor
- Gillian
- Haircut
- Highway One
- How Many Miles
- I Wont Go Down
- Ironbark
- Lest We Forget
- Lighthouse
- London Still
- Nothing New
- Pony
- Sad Sailor Song
- Shiny Apple
- Since Ive Been Around
- Spotlight
- Sundirtwater
- Sweetest Dream
- Vermillion
- When I Die
- Willow Tree
- Without You
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Capo on 2nd fret
Intro E A x 4 times
A
Sailing to the end of the world
E A E A
My ship is grand, so tall she stands.
I’ve been trying to wake the captain
E A E A
Ahoy land, Ahoy land.
He’s been up all night with the devil
E A E A
Been drinking up been drinking up
He’s been up all night with the devil
E A E A
Dancin’ up a storm storm storm
A
The ocean’s she’s a dancin’ all over us
E A E A
Man overboard man overboard
We got a big night up ahead of us
E A E A
Sad sailor song, the devil’s storm
E A E A
Sad sailor song, the devil’s storm
[Solo: Play E A x 8 times]
A
I said my prayers to my mumma
E A E A
Don’t cry too long, don’t cry for me
My bones lay at the bottom of the ocean
E A E A
The captain and me, my ship and me
E A E A
The captain and me, my ship and me
Outtro
[repeat last line several times and finish on E]
Intro E A x 4 times
A
Sailing to the end of the world
E A E A
My ship is grand, so tall she stands.
I’ve been trying to wake the captain
E A E A
Ahoy land, Ahoy land.
He’s been up all night with the devil
E A E A
Been drinking up been drinking up
He’s been up all night with the devil
E A E A
Dancin’ up a storm storm storm
A
The ocean’s she’s a dancin’ all over us
E A E A
Man overboard man overboard
We got a big night up ahead of us
E A E A
Sad sailor song, the devil’s storm
E A E A
Sad sailor song, the devil’s storm
[Solo: Play E A x 8 times]
A
I said my prayers to my mumma
E A E A
Don’t cry too long, don’t cry for me
My bones lay at the bottom of the ocean
E A E A
The captain and me, my ship and me
E A E A
The captain and me, my ship and me
Outtro
[repeat last line several times and finish on E]
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