Chords for A Sailor Ain't A Sailor

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My father often told me when I was just a lad,
A sailor's life was very [E] hard, the food was always bad.
[A] But now I've joined the Navy, aboard a man-o'-war,
But now I find a [E] sailor ain't a sailor [A] any more.
Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a [E] sailor ship it might [E] be your last.
[A] Just get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor any [A] more.
The keelick of remiss, he says we got it soft,
[B] Wasn't like this [E] in his day when he was up aloft.
[A] We like to bunch us different bags, but what's the harm in four?
Swinging from the [E] deck out or lying [A] on the floor.
Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailor [E] ship it might be your last.
[A] Just get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor any more.
They gave us an engine, that first one up and down,
With some more technology the engine went around.
[A] We know we're steam and diesel, but what's the manual for?
A stoker ain't a stoker [E] with a shovel any more.
[A] Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailor [E] ship it might be your last.
[A] Just get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor any more.
They gave us an old slump so we can do it right,
They gave us a [E] radio to signal day and night.
[A] We know we're codes and ciphers, but what's a semaphore?
A bunting tosser doesn't toss [E] the bunting any more.
[A] Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailor [E] ship it might be your last.
[A] Just get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor any more.
Two cans of beer a day and that's a bloody lot,
They gave us an extra [E] one because we swapped the top.
[A] So get on your suity clothes, you'll find a pub ashore,
A sailor's still a sailor just like he was before.
Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a [E] sailor ship it might be your last.
[A] Just get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor any more.
Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailor [E] ship it might be your last.
Just [A] get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a [E] sailor any [A] more.
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My father often told me when I was just a lad,
A sailor's life was very [E] hard, the food was always bad.
[A] But now I've joined the Navy, aboard a man-o'-war,
But now I find a [E] sailor ain't a sailor [A] any more.
Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a [E] sailor ship it might [E] be your last.
[A] Just get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor any [A] more.
The keelick of remiss, he says we got it soft,
[B] Wasn't like this [E] in his day when he was up aloft.
[A] We like to bunch us different bags, but what's the harm in four?
Swinging from the [E] deck out or lying [A] on the floor.
Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailor [E] ship it might be your last.
[A] Just get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor any more.
They gave us an engine, that first one up and down,
With some more technology the engine went around.
[A] We know we're steam and diesel, but what's the manual for?
A stoker ain't a stoker [E] with a shovel any more.
[A] Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailor [E] ship it might be your last.
[A] Just get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor any more.
They gave us an old slump so we can do it right,
They gave us a [E] radio to signal day and night.
[A] We know we're codes and ciphers, but what's a semaphore?
A bunting tosser doesn't toss [E] the bunting any more.
[A] Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailor [E] ship it might be your last.
[A] Just get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor any more.
Two cans of beer a day and that's a bloody lot,
They gave us an extra [E] one because we swapped the top.
[A] So get on your suity clothes, you'll find a pub ashore,
A sailor's still a sailor just like he was before.
Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a [E] sailor ship it might be your last.
[A] Just get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor any more.
Don't haul the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailor [E] ship it might be your last.
Just [A] get your suities ready for another on the shore.
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a [E] sailor any [A] more. _ _ _ _
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