The Last Shanty Chords by Derina Harvey Band

Well, me father often told me when I was just a lad
A sailor's life is [D#] very hard, the food is always bad
But now I've joined the Navy, I'm aboard a man-o'-war
And now I've found a sailor ain't a sailor [B] anymore
Don't crawl on the rope, don't climb up the mast
[E] If you see a sailing ship, it might [F] be your last
Just get your [E] civvies ready for another on the shore
A [Bm] sailor ain't a sailor ain't a [D] sailor anymore
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[D] Well, the killer caught our mess, he says we had a dop
It wasn't like [A] that in his day when we were up [D] aloft
We like our bunks and sleeping bags, but what's a hammock for?
Swinging from the deck, cat on the floor
Don't crawl on the rope, don't climb up the mast
If you [E] see a sailing ship, it might be your last
[D] Just get your civvies ready for another on the shore
A [Bm] sailor ain't a [G] sailor ain't a sailor anymore
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] They gave us an engine that first went up and down
Then with more [A] technology, the engine went [D] around
We know our steam and diesel, but what's a mini-art for?
A stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel anymore
Don't crawl on the rope, don't climb up the mast
If you [E] see a sailing ship, it might [A] be your last
[D] Just get your civvies ready for another on the shore
A sailor [Bm] ain't a [A] sailor ain't a sailor anymore
[D] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] They gave us an all-this-that so we could do it right
They gave us a [A] radio, we signal day and [D] night
We know our codes and ciphers, but what's a cipher for?
A button-tosser doesn't toss a button anymore
Don't crawl on the rope, don't climb up the mast
If you see [E] a sailing ship, it might be your last
[D] Just get your civvies ready for another on the shore
[Bm] A sailor ain't a sailor [D] ain't a sailor anymore
[G] _ They gave us a radio, we signal day and night
We know our codes and ciphers, but what's [E] a cipher for?
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ Two cans of [D] beer a day and that's your bleeding lot
And now we've got an [E] extra one because they stopped the tot
So we'll put on our civvy clothes, flying above ashore
A [G] sailor's just a sailor, just [E] like he was before
Don't crawl on the rope, don't climb up the mast
If you see [C#m] a sailing ship, [F#] it might be [E] your last
Just get your civvies ready for another on the shore
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore
Don't crawl on the rope, don't climb up the mast
If [C#m] you see a sailing [F#] ship, it might be your [E] last
Just get your civvies ready for another on the shore
A sailor ain't a [B] sailor ain't a [E] sailor anymore
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