title: The Shanty-Man’s Lifekey: Folkharp type: Chromaticgenre: Cskill: AnyAmerican loggers songKey: Am5 -5 6 6 -5 5Oh, a shan-ty man’s life7 6 -5 5 -4 3Is a wear-i-some life,5 -5 6 -5 5 -3 -3 -3Al-though some think it void of care6 6 -5 5 7 6Swing-ing an ax from-5 -5 -4 3Morn-ing till night5 -5 6 -5 5 -3 -3 -3 -3In the midst of the for-est so drear5 -4 5 -5 6 -6*7* -7 7 6 -5Ly-ing in the shan-ty bleak and cold-3 -4 4 -4 5 -5While the cold storm-y6 6 -6*7* -7Win-try winds blow-7 7 -6*-6* -5 6 5And as soon as the day-light-5 5-3 -3Doth ap-pear-3 -4 6 -5 5 -3 -3 -3To the wild woods we must go