Artist: | Derina Harvey Band (English) |
User: | Memphis Drake |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 4 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Capo on 2
[Verse 1] (a capella)
C C
Well, me father often told me when I was just a lad:
C G
a sailor's life is very hard, the food is always bad.
C C
But, now I've joined the Navy, I'm aboard a man-o-war,
C Am* G* C
and now I've found a sailor ain't a sailor anymore.
[Chorus] (a capella)
C C
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
C Am D7 G7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
C C
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
C Am F G C
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
C C
C Am F G C
[Verse 2]
C C
Well, the killick of our mess, he says we had it soft,
C G
it wasn't like that in his day when we were up aloft.
C C
We like our bunks and sleeping bags but what's a hammock for?
C Am G C
Swinging from the deckhead, or lying on the floor?
[Chorus]
C C
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
C Am D7 G7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
C C
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
C Am F G C
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
C C
C Am F G C
[Verse 3]
C C
They gave us an engine that first went up and down,
C G
then with more technology the engine went around.
C C
We know our steam and diesels but what's a mainyard for?
C Am G C
A stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel anymore.
[Chorus]
C C
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
C Am D7 G7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
C C
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
C Am F G C
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
C C
C Am F G C
[Verse 4]
C C
They gave us an Aldiss Lamp, so, we could do it right,
C G
they gave us a radio, we signaled day and night.
C C
We know our codes and cyphers but what's a sema for?
C* N.C.
A bunting-tosser doesn't toss the bunting anymore.
[Chorus]
C C
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
C Am D7 G7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
C C
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
C Am F G C
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
F F F C F F C F
F F F C F F C F
Dm Dm C C Dm Dm C Dm
Dm Dm C C Dm Dm C Am
F F F C F F C F
F F F C F F Bb C F
[Interlude] (Key Change to E (with Capo on II)
D D
[Verse 5]
D* N.C.
Two cans of beer a day and that's your bleeding lot,
N.C. N.C.
and now we've got an extra one because they stopped The Tot.
D* D* D* D*
So, we'll put on our civvy-clothes find a pub ashore.
D* N.C.
A sailor's just a sailor just like he was before.
[Chorus]
D D
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
D Bm E7 A7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
D D
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
D Bm G A D
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[End-Chorus]
D D
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
D Bm E7 A7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
D D
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
D Bm G A D
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
D Bm G A D
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
D Bm G A D
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.