G C G
Well we're going round the cape, gold and shores to find,
D
900 miles of wind and waves smashing up the sides.
G C G
We're going round the cape, there is no other way,
C D G
For trade, and king, and countrymen, we'll brave the foam and spray.
[Chorus]
C G
So tell my love that I'll be back someday.
D G
It's rock and roll a-, rock and roll a-, rock and roll away.
C G Em
When I return, I swear I'm gonna stay,
D D C G
So rock and roll a-, rock and roll a-, rock and roll away.
[Verse 2]
G C G
I left my home and land to sail a clipper ship
D
Into the parts of my own map that barely have been writ.
G C G
I must be out my mind to leave England in my wake,
D G
But I'll get that silver in my ear, we're goin' round the cape
[Chorus]
C G
So tell my love that I'll be back someday.
D G
It's rock and roll a-, rock and roll a-, rock and roll away.
C G Em
When I return, I swear I'm gonna stay,
D D C G
So rock and roll a-, rock and roll a-, rock and roll away.
[Bridge]
C Em D
It's a long way home, but many miles to go.
C Em D
There's a gale that's trying to drag us all below.
C Em D
And I long to dream of any better fate,
C D
But what awaits the brave around the cape?
[Verse 3]
G C G
I heard the sailors say, "By God you must be mad.
D
There's waves as tall as houses and the gales'll knock you flat,
G C G
And when the storm has fled and the fog is thick as mud,
D G
It's pray for your deliverance and pray you rightly should."
[Chorus]
C G
So tell my love that I'll be back someday.
D G
It's rock and roll a-, rock and roll a-, rock and roll away.
C G Em
When I return, I swear I'm gonna stay,
D D C G
So rock and roll a-, rock and roll a-, rock and roll away.
[Chorus]
C G
So tell my love that I'll be back someday.
D G
It's rock and roll a-, rock and roll a-, rock and roll away.
C G Em
When I return, I swear I'm gonna stay,
D D C G
So rock and roll a-, rock and roll a-, rock and roll away.
[Outro]
C
Rock and roll a-
Cadd9
(Rock and roll a-)
D C G
Rock and roll away
