Old Admirals
Al Stewart

Chords from  Alex Riggle <RIGGLA01@health.metrokc.gov>


(D)    G               D           C
I can well recall the first time I ever put to sea

    G              D        F              A
Was on the old Calcutta in eighteen fifty-three

       G            D            C            A
I was just a lad of 14 years, a midshipman to be

    D              Am                   A       D (walkdown)
To make my way in sailing ships of the royal navy



Bm
I live in retirement now

      E
And through my window comes the sound

    Em                           Bm
Of seagulls, and sets my mind remembering


The evening stars like memories

      E
Sail far beyond the distant trees

     Em                         A*
Way out across the open seas I hear them sing



The basic walk-down is D-A-Bm-A-G-D.  I'll leave
you all to figure out the instrumental break (it's
really easy once you know the basic chords)

At * don't go back to D, but go straight to G of
next verse.