Barnacle Bill The Sailor Chords by Tex Morton
Tempo:
104.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[G]
[C] I, who's that knocking at [G] my door?
Who's that knocking [C] at my door?
Who's that [D] knocking at my door?
Cried the fair young maiden.
[C]
It's only me from over the [G] sea, said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
Just come back from [G] Portugie aboard the rich [C] whaler.
[F] I knocked ten [C] turks in a chink [F] saloon.
I knocked him cold with [C] a brass platoon.
I [F] wrecked the place like a ruddy [F#] typhoon, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
Oh, did you catch any [D] whales?
Oh, did you see [C] any whales?
Oh, did you catch any [D] whales?
[G#] Cried the [C] fair young maiden.
Why, I caught me more than a thousand [G] whales, said Barnacle Bill the [C] sailor.
Grabbed them by their feet, told [G] me all, said Barnacle Bill the [F] sailor.
I grabbed them [C] together two by two.
I drove them down a timber too.
And I traded them off for a kangaroo, said Barnacle [G] Bill the sailor.
Oh, did you bring me the [D] kangaroo?
Oh, I'd love [C] a kangaroo.
Why didn't you bring me the kangaroo?
[D] Cried the fair [C] young maiden.
I couldn't, you fool, I'd give it away, [G] said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
To a yellow gal in Mandalay, [G] said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
She wiggled and wobbled whenever she walked.
[F] She wiggled with every [C] step she took.
But I left her [C] flat, cause she couldn't cook, said Barnacle Bill the sailor.
Oh, your whiskers [D] scratch my chin.
Oh, your whiskers make [C] my chin all red.
Oh, why don't you get a shave, cried the fair young maiden.
Why, I ain't shaved in twenty years, said Barnacle Bill the sailor.
It saves me washing my neck [G] and ears, said Barnacle Bill the [F] sailor.
Me whiskers [C] grew so blooming fast.
[F] They covered the ship from hull to mast.
The sea also saved them and stood to [A] rest, said Barnacle Bill the sailor.
Oh, when shall I see you again, good, good, good, some [D] more?
[F] Ah, shut up, you make me sick.
Never [C] no more, you'll see me [G] no more, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
Tonight I'm sailing from the shore, [G] said Barnacle Bill [F] the sailor.
I'm [C] going away and I'm going [F] to stay, and I ain't coming [C] back for many a day.
[F] So you can leave somebody else [D] astray, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
I'm going goodbye and behave yourself.
[G]
[G]
[C] I, who's that knocking at [G] my door?
Who's that knocking [C] at my door?
Who's that [D] knocking at my door?
Cried the fair young maiden.
[C]
It's only me from over the [G] sea, said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
Just come back from [G] Portugie aboard the rich [C] whaler.
[F] I knocked ten [C] turks in a chink [F] saloon.
I knocked him cold with [C] a brass platoon.
I [F] wrecked the place like a ruddy [F#] typhoon, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
Oh, did you catch any [D] whales?
Oh, did you see [C] any whales?
Oh, did you catch any [D] whales?
[G#] Cried the [C] fair young maiden.
Why, I caught me more than a thousand [G] whales, said Barnacle Bill the [C] sailor.
Grabbed them by their feet, told [G] me all, said Barnacle Bill the [F] sailor.
I grabbed them [C] together two by two.
I drove them down a timber too.
And I traded them off for a kangaroo, said Barnacle [G] Bill the sailor.
Oh, did you bring me the [D] kangaroo?
Oh, I'd love [C] a kangaroo.
Why didn't you bring me the kangaroo?
[D] Cried the fair [C] young maiden.
I couldn't, you fool, I'd give it away, [G] said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
To a yellow gal in Mandalay, [G] said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
She wiggled and wobbled whenever she walked.
[F] She wiggled with every [C] step she took.
But I left her [C] flat, cause she couldn't cook, said Barnacle Bill the sailor.
Oh, your whiskers [D] scratch my chin.
Oh, your whiskers make [C] my chin all red.
Oh, why don't you get a shave, cried the fair young maiden.
Why, I ain't shaved in twenty years, said Barnacle Bill the sailor.
It saves me washing my neck [G] and ears, said Barnacle Bill the [F] sailor.
Me whiskers [C] grew so blooming fast.
[F] They covered the ship from hull to mast.
The sea also saved them and stood to [A] rest, said Barnacle Bill the sailor.
Oh, when shall I see you again, good, good, good, some [D] more?
[F] Ah, shut up, you make me sick.
Never [C] no more, you'll see me [G] no more, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
Tonight I'm sailing from the shore, [G] said Barnacle Bill [F] the sailor.
I'm [C] going away and I'm going [F] to stay, and I ain't coming [C] back for many a day.
[F] So you can leave somebody else [D] astray, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
I'm going goodbye and behave yourself.
[G]
Key:
C
G
F
D
F#
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ I, who's that knocking at [G] my door?
_ Who's that knocking [C] at my door? _
Who's that [D] knocking at my door?
Cried the fair young maiden.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's only me from over the [G] sea, said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
Just come back from [G] Portugie aboard the rich [C] whaler.
[F] I knocked ten [C] turks in a chink [F] saloon.
I knocked him cold with [C] a brass platoon.
I [F] wrecked the place like a ruddy [F#] typhoon, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
_ _ Oh, did you catch any [D] whales?
Oh, did you see [C] any whales?
_ Oh, did you catch any [D] whales? _
[G#] Cried the [C] fair young maiden.
_ Why, I caught me more than a thousand [G] whales, said Barnacle Bill the [C] sailor.
Grabbed them by their feet, told [G] me all, said Barnacle Bill the [F] sailor.
I grabbed them [C] together two by two.
I drove them down a timber too.
And I traded them off for a kangaroo, said Barnacle [G] Bill the sailor.
_ _ Oh, did you bring me the [D] kangaroo?
_ Oh, I'd love [C] a kangaroo.
Why didn't you bring me the kangaroo?
[D] _ Cried the fair [C] young maiden. _ _ _ _ _
I couldn't, you fool, I'd give it away, [G] said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
To a yellow gal in Mandalay, [G] said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
She wiggled and wobbled whenever she walked.
[F] She wiggled with every [C] step she took.
But I left her [C] flat, cause she couldn't cook, said Barnacle Bill the sailor. _ _
Oh, your whiskers [D] scratch my chin.
_ Oh, your whiskers make [C] my chin all red.
Oh, why don't you get a shave, _ cried the fair young maiden. _ _ _
Why, I ain't shaved in twenty years, said Barnacle Bill the sailor.
It saves me washing my neck [G] and ears, said Barnacle Bill the [F] sailor.
Me whiskers [C] grew so blooming fast.
[F] They covered the ship from hull to mast.
The sea also saved them and stood to [A] rest, said Barnacle Bill the sailor.
_ Oh, when shall I see you again, good, good, good, some [D] more? _
[F] Ah, shut up, you make me sick.
Never [C] no more, you'll see me [G] no more, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
Tonight I'm sailing from the shore, [G] said Barnacle Bill [F] the sailor.
I'm [C] going away and I'm going [F] to stay, and I ain't coming [C] back for many a day.
[F] So you can leave somebody else [D] astray, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
_ I'm going goodbye and behave yourself.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ I, who's that knocking at [G] my door?
_ Who's that knocking [C] at my door? _
Who's that [D] knocking at my door?
Cried the fair young maiden.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's only me from over the [G] sea, said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
Just come back from [G] Portugie aboard the rich [C] whaler.
[F] I knocked ten [C] turks in a chink [F] saloon.
I knocked him cold with [C] a brass platoon.
I [F] wrecked the place like a ruddy [F#] typhoon, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
_ _ Oh, did you catch any [D] whales?
Oh, did you see [C] any whales?
_ Oh, did you catch any [D] whales? _
[G#] Cried the [C] fair young maiden.
_ Why, I caught me more than a thousand [G] whales, said Barnacle Bill the [C] sailor.
Grabbed them by their feet, told [G] me all, said Barnacle Bill the [F] sailor.
I grabbed them [C] together two by two.
I drove them down a timber too.
And I traded them off for a kangaroo, said Barnacle [G] Bill the sailor.
_ _ Oh, did you bring me the [D] kangaroo?
_ Oh, I'd love [C] a kangaroo.
Why didn't you bring me the kangaroo?
[D] _ Cried the fair [C] young maiden. _ _ _ _ _
I couldn't, you fool, I'd give it away, [G] said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
To a yellow gal in Mandalay, [G] said Barnacle Bill [C] the sailor.
She wiggled and wobbled whenever she walked.
[F] She wiggled with every [C] step she took.
But I left her [C] flat, cause she couldn't cook, said Barnacle Bill the sailor. _ _
Oh, your whiskers [D] scratch my chin.
_ Oh, your whiskers make [C] my chin all red.
Oh, why don't you get a shave, _ cried the fair young maiden. _ _ _
Why, I ain't shaved in twenty years, said Barnacle Bill the sailor.
It saves me washing my neck [G] and ears, said Barnacle Bill the [F] sailor.
Me whiskers [C] grew so blooming fast.
[F] They covered the ship from hull to mast.
The sea also saved them and stood to [A] rest, said Barnacle Bill the sailor.
_ Oh, when shall I see you again, good, good, good, some [D] more? _
[F] Ah, shut up, you make me sick.
Never [C] no more, you'll see me [G] no more, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
Tonight I'm sailing from the shore, [G] said Barnacle Bill [F] the sailor.
I'm [C] going away and I'm going [F] to stay, and I ain't coming [C] back for many a day.
[F] So you can leave somebody else [D] astray, said Barnacle [C] Bill the sailor.
_ I'm going goodbye and behave yourself.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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