Talking Sailor Chords by Woody Guthrie

Tempo:
64.8 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

F#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Talking Sailor - Woody Guthrie chords
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[A]
Bed with my woman just singing the [E] blues, heard the radio telling the news.
Said the big red army took a hundred towns and allies, dropping them two [A]-ton bombs.
[D] Started hollering, [E] yelling, dancing up and down [A] like a bullfrog.
[B]
[F#m] [A] Doorbell rung and in [E] come a man, I signed my name, I got a telegram.
Said if you want to take a [D] vacation trip, [E] got a dish washing job on a [A] liberty ship.
[D] Woman a-crying, [E] me a-flying, out the door and [A] down the line.
About two minutes or on [E] ten blocks, I come to my ship, down at the dock.
Walked up the plank and [D] I signed my name.
Blowed that [A] whistle and was gone again.
Right on out and down the stream, [D] [E] ships dispersed, my eye could [A] see.
Woman a-waitin'.
[E] Ship loaded down at TNT, all out across the rolling sea.
[A] Stood on the deck, watched the fishes [E] swim.
I was prayin' them fish wasn't made [A] out of tin.
[D] [E] Sharks, porpoises, jelly beans, rainbow trouts, mud cats, Jew gars, [A] all over that water.
This [D] convoy's the biggest they ever did see.
It [E] stretches all the way out across the sea and the ships blow the whistles and [D] the ranger bells.
[E] Gonna blow them fascists [A] all to hell.
[D] Win some freedom, [E] liberty, stuff like that.
[F#m] [A] Walked to the tail, [E] stood on a stern, lookin' at the big brass screw blade turn.
Listened [D] to the sound of the engine pound.
[E] Gained sixteen feet [A] every time I went around.
[D] Gettin' closer and closer.
[E] Look out, you [A] fascists.
I'm just one of the merchant [E] crew.
I belong to the union called the NMU.
[A] I'm a [D] union man from head to toe.
[E] From the USA [A] and CIO.
[D] Fightin' out here on the waters.
[E] Win some freedom on the
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Bed with my woman just singing the [E] blues, heard the radio telling the news.
Said the big red army took a hundred towns and allies, dropping them two [A]-ton bombs.
_ [D] Started hollering, [E] yelling, dancing up and down [A] like a bullfrog.
[B] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [A] _ Doorbell rung and in [E] come a man, I signed my name, I got a telegram.
Said if you want to take a [D] vacation trip, [E] got a dish washing job on a [A] liberty ship.
[D] Woman a-crying, _ _ [E] me a-flying, out the door and [A] down the line.
_ About two minutes or on [E] ten blocks, I come to my ship, down at the dock.
Walked up the plank and [D] I signed my name.
Blowed that [A] whistle and was gone again. _
_ Right on out and down the stream, [D] _ [E] ships dispersed, my eye could [A] see.
_ Woman a-waitin'.
[E] Ship loaded down at TNT, all out across the rolling sea.
[A] Stood on the deck, watched the fishes [E] swim.
I was prayin' them fish wasn't made [A] out of tin. _ _
[D] _ [E] Sharks, porpoises, jelly beans, rainbow trouts, mud cats, Jew gars, _ [A] all over that water.
_ _ This [D] convoy's the biggest they ever did see.
It [E] stretches all the way out across the sea and the ships blow the whistles and [D] the ranger bells.
[E] Gonna blow them fascists [A] all to hell. _
[D] Win some freedom, [E] _ liberty, stuff like that.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Walked to the tail, [E] stood on a stern, lookin' at the big brass screw blade turn.
Listened [D] to the sound of the engine pound.
[E] Gained sixteen feet [A] every time I went around.
[D] Gettin' closer and closer.
[E] Look out, you [A] fascists.
I'm just one of the merchant [E] crew.
I belong to the union called the NMU.
[A] I'm a [D] union man from head to toe.
[E] From the USA [A] and CIO. _
[D] Fightin' out here on the waters.
_ [E] Win some freedom on the

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