Chords for Sheila Chandra -- A Sailor's Life
Tempo:
103.75 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A sailor's life, it is a merry life He robs young girls of their heart's delight
Leaving [C] them behind to weep and mourn Never knowing he will return
Well for twenty -one a row By true love he makes the finest show
He's proper tall, gentle with all And if I don't have him, I'll have none at all
O Father, build for me a bonnie boat That on the wide ocean I may float
And every queen ship that we pass by In her own quiet wise sail aboard
Well she had not sailed long upon the wide deep When our queen ship she chose to meet
You sailors [D] all [C] pray tell me true As sweet William said, among your crew
O no fair maiden is not here, for he's [Gm] been drowned [C] dead
We greatly feared on yon green island as we passed it by There a lost sight upon your sail aboard
Well she wrung her hands and she tore her hair She was like a young girl in great despair
And our little boy against a rock did roll Can I live now, my sweet William [G] is gone
O [Ab] [Bb] sailor, it's
[Gm] life, it is a merry life He robs young girls of their heart's delight
Leaving [N] them behind to weep and [D] mourn O [C] when he will return
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Leaving [C] them behind to weep and mourn Never knowing he will return
Well for twenty -one a row By true love he makes the finest show
He's proper tall, gentle with all And if I don't have him, I'll have none at all
O Father, build for me a bonnie boat That on the wide ocean I may float
And every queen ship that we pass by In her own quiet wise sail aboard
Well she had not sailed long upon the wide deep When our queen ship she chose to meet
You sailors [D] all [C] pray tell me true As sweet William said, among your crew
O no fair maiden is not here, for he's [Gm] been drowned [C] dead
We greatly feared on yon green island as we passed it by There a lost sight upon your sail aboard
Well she wrung her hands and she tore her hair She was like a young girl in great despair
And our little boy against a rock did roll Can I live now, my sweet William [G] is gone
O [Ab] [Bb] sailor, it's
[Gm] life, it is a merry life He robs young girls of their heart's delight
Leaving [N] them behind to weep and [D] mourn O [C] when he will return
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_ _ _ _ sailor's life, _ _ it is a merry _ life _ _ _ He robs young girls of their heart's delight
_ _ _ Leaving [C] them behind _ to _ weep and _ _ mourn _ Never knowing he will _ _ return
Well for twenty _ _ _ _ _ -one a row _ _ By true love he makes the finest _ show
_ _ He's proper tall, _ _ _ _ gentle with all _ And if I don't have him, I'll have none at all _ _
O Father, build for me a bonnie _ boat _ That on the wide ocean _ I may _ _ float
And every queen ship _ that we _ pass _ by In her own quiet wise _ sail _ aboard
Well _ she had not sailed long upon the wide _ deep When our queen ship she chose to _ _ meet
You sailors [D] _ all [C] pray tell me _ true _ As sweet William said, _ among your crew
O no fair _ maiden _ _ _ _ is _ _ not _ here, for he's [Gm] been drowned [C] dead
We greatly _ _ _ feared on yon green island _ as we passed it _ by _ There a lost sight upon your sail aboard
_ Well she wrung _ her _ hands and she tore her _ hair She was like a young girl in _ great _ _ _ despair
_ _ And our little boy _ _ _ against a rock did roll _ _ _ _ Can I live now, _ _ _ my sweet William _ _ [G] is gone
O [Ab] _ _ [Bb] sailor, it's _
[Gm] life, it is a merry _ life _ _ He robs young girls of their heart's delight _ _ _
Leaving [N] them behind _ to _ weep and _ _ [D] mourn _ _ _ _ O [C] _ when he will return
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ sailor's life, _ _ it is a merry _ life _ _ _ He robs young girls of their heart's delight
_ _ _ Leaving [C] them behind _ to _ weep and _ _ mourn _ Never knowing he will _ _ return
Well for twenty _ _ _ _ _ -one a row _ _ By true love he makes the finest _ show
_ _ He's proper tall, _ _ _ _ gentle with all _ And if I don't have him, I'll have none at all _ _
O Father, build for me a bonnie _ boat _ That on the wide ocean _ I may _ _ float
And every queen ship _ that we _ pass _ by In her own quiet wise _ sail _ aboard
Well _ she had not sailed long upon the wide _ deep When our queen ship she chose to _ _ meet
You sailors [D] _ all [C] pray tell me _ true _ As sweet William said, _ among your crew
O no fair _ maiden _ _ _ _ is _ _ not _ here, for he's [Gm] been drowned [C] dead
We greatly _ _ _ feared on yon green island _ as we passed it _ by _ There a lost sight upon your sail aboard
_ Well she wrung _ her _ hands and she tore her _ hair She was like a young girl in _ great _ _ _ despair
_ _ And our little boy _ _ _ against a rock did roll _ _ _ _ Can I live now, _ _ _ my sweet William _ _ [G] is gone
O [Ab] _ _ [Bb] sailor, it's _
[Gm] life, it is a merry _ life _ _ He robs young girls of their heart's delight _ _ _
Leaving [N] them behind _ to _ weep and _ _ [D] mourn _ _ _ _ O [C] _ when he will return
_ [C] _ _ _ _
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