Chords for A sailor's life
Tempo:
135.1 bpm
Chords used:
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B
Bm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B]
A sailor's life is a merry life, [B] They rob [E] young girls of their heart's delight,
Leaving them [B] behind to sigh [A] and mourn, They never [E] know when they will return,
[A] He's four [Bm] and [B] twenty all in a row, [E] My sweetheart's got the [B] brightest show,
He's [E] proper tall, genteel [A] withal, If I don't have him [A] I'll have none at [E] all.
[Bm] [E]
Oh father fetch me a little boat, That I might on the [F#]
[D] ocean float,
And every queenship that we pass [A] by, [Em] I'm making [Bm] quite my sailor board.
[E]
We have not sailed long upon the deep, Before a queenship we chance to [D] meet,
You sailors [E] all come [A] tell me truth, Does my [E] sweet William sail among your crew?
Oh no fair lady he is not here, For he is drowned we greatly [D] fear,
On yon [C#m] green [E] island as we pass [A] by, There [E] we lost sight of your sailor boy.
She wrung her hand and she tore her hair, Much like a woman in [A] great despair,
[B] [E] Her little boat against the [G] rock did run, How [B] can I [E] live now my Willie?
A sailor's life is a merry life, [B] They rob [E] young girls of their heart's delight,
Leaving them [B] behind to sigh [A] and mourn, They never [E] know when they will return,
[A] He's four [Bm] and [B] twenty all in a row, [E] My sweetheart's got the [B] brightest show,
He's [E] proper tall, genteel [A] withal, If I don't have him [A] I'll have none at [E] all.
[Bm] [E]
Oh father fetch me a little boat, That I might on the [F#]
[D] ocean float,
And every queenship that we pass [A] by, [Em] I'm making [Bm] quite my sailor board.
[E]
We have not sailed long upon the deep, Before a queenship we chance to [D] meet,
You sailors [E] all come [A] tell me truth, Does my [E] sweet William sail among your crew?
Oh no fair lady he is not here, For he is drowned we greatly [D] fear,
On yon [C#m] green [E] island as we pass [A] by, There [E] we lost sight of your sailor boy.
She wrung her hand and she tore her hair, Much like a woman in [A] great despair,
[B] [E] Her little boat against the [G] rock did run, How [B] can I [E] live now my Willie?
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ A sailor's life is a merry life, _ [B] They rob [E] young girls of their heart's delight, _ _ _
Leaving them [B] behind to sigh [A] and _ _ mourn, They never [E] know when they will return, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] He's four [Bm] and [B] twenty all in a row, [E] _ My sweetheart's got the _ [B] brightest show,
_ _ He's [E] proper _ tall, _ genteel [A] _ withal, _ If I don't have him [A] I'll have none at [E] _ all.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Oh father fetch me a little boat, _ That I might on the [F#] _
[D] ocean float,
_ And every _ queenship that we pass _ [A] by, _ [Em] I'm making [Bm] quite _ my sailor board.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We have not sailed long upon the deep, _ Before a queenship we chance to [D] _ meet,
You sailors [E] all come [A] tell me _ truth, _ Does my [E] sweet William sail among your crew? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh no fair _ lady he is not _ here, For he is drowned we greatly _ _ [D] fear,
On yon [C#m] green _ [E] island as we pass [A] by, _ There [E] we lost sight of your sailor boy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She wrung her hand and she tore her _ hair, Much like a woman in [A] great despair,
_ [B] _ _ [E] Her little boat _ against the [G] rock did run, _ _ How [B] can I [E] live now my Willie? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ A sailor's life is a merry life, _ [B] They rob [E] young girls of their heart's delight, _ _ _
Leaving them [B] behind to sigh [A] and _ _ mourn, They never [E] know when they will return, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] He's four [Bm] and [B] twenty all in a row, [E] _ My sweetheart's got the _ [B] brightest show,
_ _ He's [E] proper _ tall, _ genteel [A] _ withal, _ If I don't have him [A] I'll have none at [E] _ all.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Oh father fetch me a little boat, _ That I might on the [F#] _
[D] ocean float,
_ And every _ queenship that we pass _ [A] by, _ [Em] I'm making [Bm] quite _ my sailor board.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We have not sailed long upon the deep, _ Before a queenship we chance to [D] _ meet,
You sailors [E] all come [A] tell me _ truth, _ Does my [E] sweet William sail among your crew? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh no fair _ lady he is not _ here, For he is drowned we greatly _ _ [D] fear,
On yon [C#m] green _ [E] island as we pass [A] by, _ There [E] we lost sight of your sailor boy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She wrung her hand and she tore her _ hair, Much like a woman in [A] great despair,
_ [B] _ _ [E] Her little boat _ against the [G] rock did run, _ _ How [B] can I [E] live now my Willie? _ _ _ _ _ _
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