CHORDS: The Longest Johns – Old Maui Chords on Piano & Ukulele

These are the chords for Old Maui by The Longest Johns on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Verse 1]
       Em         B7
It's a damn tough life full
   G        D
of toil and strife
   Em        B7   Em
We whalermen undergo.
                    B7
And we won't give a damn when
    G      D
the gales are done
    Em       B7        Em
How hard the winds did blow.
          G
For we're homeward bound
         D
from the Arctic ground
       Em                  B7
With a good ship, taut and free.
       Em           B7
And we won't give a damn when
   G         D
we drink our rum
         Em       B7   Em
With the girls of Old Maui.

[Chorus]
        G             D
Rolling down to Old Maui,
me boys
         Em           B7
Rolling down to Old Maui.
      Em       B7
We're homeward bound from
    G      D
the Arctic ground,
        Em      B7    Em
Rolling down to Old Maui.

[Verse 2]
     Em      B7
Once more we sail with
    G         D
the northerly gale
            Em
Through the ice,
    B7       Em
and wind and rain.
             B7
Them coconut fronds
    G        D
and tropical shores
   Em         B7   Em
We soon shall see again.
        G
For six hellish months
      D
we've passed away
       Em             B7
On the cold Kamchatka Sea.
    Em        B7
But now we're bound from
    G      D
the Arctic ground
        Em      B7    Em
Rolling down to Old Maui.

Check out Musical Tips from our BLOG

[Chorus]
        G             D
Rolling down to Old Maui, me boys
         Em           B7
Rolling down to Old Maui.
      Em       B7
We're homeward bound from
    G      D
the Arctic ground,
        Em      B7    Em
Rolling down to Old Maui.

[Verse 3]
     Em      B7
Once more we sail with
    G         D
the northerly gale
  Em        B7     Em
Towards our island home.
            B7
Our whaling done,
    G        D
our mainmast sprung,
       Em        B7     Em
And we ain't got far to roam.
    G                    D
Our stuns'l bones is carried away,
       Em             B7
What care we for that sound?
   Em    B7      G      D
A living gale is after us,
      Em        B7       Em
Thank God we're homeward bound.

[Chorus]
        G             D
Rolling down to Old Maui,
me boys
         Em           B7
Rolling down to Old Maui.
      Em       B7
We're homeward bound from
    G      D
the Arctic ground,
        Em      B7    Em
Rolling down to Old Maui.

Master all Chord Shapes easily with our Guitar and Ukulele Chord Tab Generator

[Verse 4]
    Em       B7
How soft the breeze through
    G      D
the island trees,
        Em     B7  Em
Now the ice is far astern.
             B7
Them native maids,
     G        D
them tropical glades
      Em      B7    Em
Is a-waiting our return.
     G                   D
Even now their big brown eyes
look out
       Em               B7
Hoping some fine day to see
    Em    B7
Our baggy sails runnin'
 G        D
'fore the gales
        Em      B7    Em
Rolling down to old Maui.

[Chorus]
        G             D
Rolling down to Old Maui,
me boys
         Em           B7
Rolling down to Old Maui.
      Em       B7
We're homeward bound from
    G      D
the Arctic ground,
        Em      B7    Em
Rolling down to Old Maui.
        G             D
Rolling down to Old Maui,
me boys
         Em           B7
Rolling down to Old Maui.
      Em       B7
We're homeward bound from
    G      D
the Arctic ground,
        Em      B7    Em
Rolling down to Old Maui.