Intro: G G G G G C G G G G G D G (Bo Diddley beat) X2
In [G]Yarmouth town there [Em]lived a man
He h[C]ad a little t[C/B]avern [Am]by the str[D]and
And the [G]landlord had a [Em]daughter f[C]air
[C]pretty little t[G]hing with [Am]golden [D]hair
CHORUS:
Wo[G]n't you come down, wo[C]n't you come down
Wo[G]n't you come down to Yar[D]mouth t[G]own
Repeat Intro
One [G]night there came a [Em]sailor man
he [C]asked the [Am]daughter[D] for her hand
Well, [G]I won't marry [Em]you she [C]said
I [C]have all I [G]want with[Am]out being [D]wed
but [G]if with me you'd [Em]like to linger
I'll [C]tie some [Am]string all[D] around my finger
As [G]you walk by, pull [Em]on my [C]string
and [C]I'll come [G]down and let [Am]you right [D]in
CHORUS X2, Intro X1
Well, the [G]very next day at [Em]closing time
the s[C]ailor man[Am] goes off [D]to the strand
And[G] as he walks by pulls [Em]on that [C]string
[C]She came d[G]own and let h[Am]im right i[D]n
Well, [G]he's never seen such a [Em]sight [C]before
the [C]string around her f[G]inger was [Am]all she wo[D]re
BREAK: G Em C Am D G Em G Em C Am D
CHORUS X2, Intro X1
So a[G]ll you men who to[Em] Yarmouth go
If ya [C]see those [Am]girls with[D] their hair hung low
[G]all you gotta do is [Em]pull their [C]strings
and [C]they'll come [G]down and let [Am]you right [D]in
CHORUS X4, Intro X1
In [G]Yarmouth town there [Em]lived a man
He h[C]ad a little t[C/B]avern [Am]by the str[D]and
And the [G]landlord had a [Em]daughter f[C]air
[C]pretty little t[G]hing with [Am]golden [D]hair
CHORUS:
Wo[G]n't you come down, wo[C]n't you come down
Wo[G]n't you come down to Yar[D]mouth t[G]own
Repeat Intro
One [G]night there came a [Em]sailor man
he [C]asked the [Am]daughter[D] for her hand
Well, [G]I won't marry [Em]you she [C]said
I [C]have all I [G]want with[Am]out being [D]wed
but [G]if with me you'd [Em]like to linger
I'll [C]tie some [Am]string all[D] around my finger
As [G]you walk by, pull [Em]on my [C]string
and [C]I'll come [G]down and let [Am]you right [D]in
CHORUS X2, Intro X1
Well, the [G]very next day at [Em]closing time
the s[C]ailor man[Am] goes off [D]to the strand
And[G] as he walks by pulls [Em]on that [C]string
[C]She came d[G]own and let h[Am]im right i[D]n
Well, [G]he's never seen such a [Em]sight [C]before
the [C]string around her f[G]inger was [Am]all she wo[D]re
BREAK: G Em C Am D G Em G Em C Am D
CHORUS X2, Intro X1
So a[G]ll you men who to[Em] Yarmouth go
If ya [C]see those [Am]girls with[D] their hair hung low
[G]all you gotta do is [Em]pull their [C]strings
and [C]they'll come [G]down and let [Am]you right [D]in
CHORUS X4, Intro X1
