Verse
(a capella, so, no guitar = chords needed)
A A
Well, me father often told me when I was just a lad:
A E
a sailor's life is very hard, the food is always bad.
A A
But, now I've joined the Navy, I'm aboard a man-o-war,
A Am* G* A
and now I've found a sailor ain't a sailor anymore.
[Chorus] (still a capella, no guitar-chords needed)
A A
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
A F#m B7 E7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
A A
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
A F#m D E A
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
A A
A F#m D E A
[Verse 2]
A A
Well, the killick of our mess, he says we had it soft,
A E
it wasn't like that in his day when we were up aloft.
A A
We like our bunks and sleeping bags but what's a hammock for?
A F#m E A
Swinging from the deckhead, or lying on the floor?
[Chorus]
A A
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
A F#m B7 E7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
A A
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
A F#m D E A
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
A A
A F#m D E A
[Verse 3]
A A
They gave us an engine that first went up and down,
A E
then with more technology the engine went around.
A A
We know our steam and diesels but what's a mainyard for?
A F#m E A
F# stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel anymore.
[Chorus]
A A
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
A F#m B7 E7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
A A
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
A F#m D E A
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
A A
A F#m D E A
[Verse 4]
A A
They gave us an Aldiss Lamp, so, we could do it right,
A E
they gave us a radio, we signaled day and night.
A A
We know our codes and cyphers but what's a sema for?
C* N.C.
F# bunting-tosser doesn't toss the bunting anymore.
[Chorus]
A A
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
A F#m B7 E7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
A A
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
A F#m D E A
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
D D D A D D A D
D D D A D D A D
Bm Bm A A Bm Bm A Bm
Bm Bm A A Bm Bm A F#m
D D D A D D A D
D D D A D D G A D
[Interlude] (Key Change to C# (with Capo on II)
B B
[Verse 5]
D* N.C.
Two cans of beer a day and that's your bleeding lot,
N.C. N.C.
and now we've got an extra one because they stopped The Tot.
D* D* D* D*
So, we'll put on our civvy-clothes find a pub ashore.
D* N.C.
F# sailor's just a sailor just like he was before.
[Chorus]
B B
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
B G#m C#7 F#7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
B B
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
B G#m E F# B
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[End-Chorus]
B B
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
B G#m C#7 F#7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
B B
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
B G#m E F# B
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
B G#m E F# B
F# sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
B G#m E F# B D*
F# sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
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