F#m F#m Bm C#m Bm C#m
F#m F#m Bm C#m Bm C#m Em

[Verse 1]
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The Greyhound's sinking in the waves, as fast the sea receives her
                  E                  D          E     F#m
Curse the Reaper, bend your back and cheat your sorry grave!
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And Captain Bryce is on her deck, so we, her hands, may leave her
                  E                  D          E     F#m
Curse the Reaper, bend your back and cheat your sorry grave!


[Chorus]
F#m       E                C#m                  D       E
Curse the Reaper cowled in black, he's laughing at your failing
F#m       E            C#m                            Bm C#m
Pull that oar until it cracks, we're bound for better sailing
                 Bm C#m
Bound for better sailing
F#m


[Verse 2]
F#m
At Bryce's word we went aloft, and fought the screaming bluster
                  E                  D          E     F#m
Curse the Reaper, bend your back and cheat your sorry grave!
F#m
We shortened sails and trimmed the ropes, with all that we could muster
                  E                  D          E     F#m
Curse the Reaper, bend your back and cheat your sorry grave!


[Chorus]
F#m       E                C#m                  D       E
Curse the Reaper cowled in black, he's laughing at your failing
F#m       E            C#m                            Bm C#m
Pull that oar until it cracks, we're bound for better sailing
                 Bm C#m
Bound for better sailing
F#m


[Verse 3]
F#m
The Greyhound fought to stay aright as, cruel, the wild waves tossed her
                  E                  D          E     F#m
Curse the Reaper, bend your back and cheat your sorry grave!
F#m
But when the mast began to crack, we knew that we had lost her
                  E                  D          E     F#m
Curse the Reaper, bend your back and cheat your sorry grave!


[Chorus]
F#m       E                C#m                  D       E
Curse the Reaper cowled in black, he's laughing at your failing
F#m       E            C#m                            Bm C#m
Pull that oar until it cracks, we're bound for better sailing
                 Bm C#m
Bound for better sailing
F#m


[Solo]
F#m   F#m   Bm  C#m  Bm C#m
F#m   F#m   Bm  C#m  Bm C#m


[Outro]
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So put your back into it lads, and haul against the thunder
                  E                  D          E     F#m
Curse the Reaper, bend your back and cheat your sorry grave!
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And cry a prayer into the winds the ship won't pull us under
                  E                  D          E     F#m
Curse the Reaper, bend your back and cheat your sorry grave!


[Chorus]
F#m       E                C#m                  D       E
Curse the Reaper cowled in black, he's laughing at your failing
F#m       E            C#m                            Bm C#m
Pull that oar until it cracks, we're bound for better sailing
                 Bm C#m
Bound for better sailing
F#m       E                C#m                  D       E
Curse the Reaper cowled in black, he's laughing at your failing
F#m       E            C#m                            Bm C#m
Pull that oar until it cracks, we're bound for better sailing
                 Bm C#m
Bound for better sailing
F#m