C)Saw her walking (F)by the (C)harbour, (F)where the (C)fishing (Am)boats are (G)tied,
(C)Sunlight shining (F)on the (C)water, (F)summer (C)dancing (G7)in her (C)eyes. -F-G
(C)Young men standing (F)on the (C)sea shore, (F)watch the (C)water's (Am)ebb and (G)flow,
(C)Old men standing (F)on the (C)quayside, (F)telling (C)tales of (G7)long a(C)go.

 

Chorus

(F)Sailed my ship on (C)lakes of summer, (F)sailed her (C)through the (G)winter's blast,
(F)Ainster Harbour (C)holds me safely, (G)come to rest at (F)last. –F-G-C

 

All the (C)colours of the (F)world are (C)fading, (F)as the (C)sun sinks (Am)from the (G)sky.
(C)Old men standing (F)on the (C)quayside (F)turn their (C)heads as (G7)she goes (C)by. -F-G
(C)Even now I'm (F)dreaming (C)softly, (F)singing (C)gently (Am)through the (G)night.
(C)Dawn will break on (F)many (C)harbours, (F)gilded (C)by the (G7)morning (C)light.

 

Chorus

 

(C)I have travelled (F)far and (C)lonely, (F)beat a(C)gainst the (Am)raging (G)seas,
(C)Anchored out be(F)yond the (C)islands, (F)sailed with (C)every (G7)rising (C)breeze. -F-G
(C)There between the (F)scattered (C)rockpools, (F)by the (C)water's (Am)rising (G)foam,
(C)Watch her footsteps (F)guide me (C)landwards, (F)watch her (C)footsteps (G7)guide me (C)home.

 

(F)Sailed my ship on (C)lakes of summer, (F)sailed her (C)through the (G)winter's blast,
(F)Ainster Harbour (C)holds me safely, (G)come to rest at (F)last,

(G)come to rest at (F)last.-F-G-C