Verse
(a capella, so, no guitar = chords needed)
F F
Well, me father often told me when I was just a lad:
F C
a sailor's life is very hard, the food is always bad.
F F
But, now I've joined the Navy, I'm aboard a man-o-war,
F Am* G* F
and now I've found a sailor ain't a sailor anymore.
[Chorus] (still a capella, no guitar-chords needed)
F F
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
F Dm G7 C7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
F F
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
F Dm A# C F
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
F F
F Dm A# C F
[Verse 2]
F F
Well, the killick of our mess, he says we had it soft,
F C
it wasn't like that in his day when we were up aloft.
F F
We like our bunks and sleeping bags but what's a hammock for?
F Dm C F
Swinging from the deckhead, or lying on the floor?
[Chorus]
F F
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
F Dm G7 C7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
F F
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
F Dm A# C F
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
F F
F Dm A# C F
[Verse 3]
F F
They gave us an engine that first went up and down,
F C
then with more technology the engine went around.
F F
We know our steam and diesels but what's a mainyard for?
F Dm C F
D stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel anymore.
[Chorus]
F F
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
F Dm G7 C7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
F F
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
F Dm A# C F
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
F F
F Dm A# C F
[Verse 4]
F F
They gave us an Aldiss Lamp, so, we could do it right,
F C
they gave us a radio, we signaled day and night.
F F
We know our codes and cyphers but what's a sema for?
C* N.C.
D bunting-tosser doesn't toss the bunting anymore.
[Chorus]
F F
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
F Dm G7 C7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
F F
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
F Dm A# C F
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[Interlude]
A# A# A# F A# A# F A#
A# A# A# F A# A# F A#
Gm Gm F F Gm Gm F Gm
Gm Gm F F Gm Gm F Dm
A# A# A# F A# A# F A#
A# A# A# F A# A# Eb F A#
[Interlude] (Key Change to A (with Capo on II)
G G
[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.
D sailor's just a sailor just like he was before.
[Chorus]
G G
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
G Em A7 D7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
G G
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
G Em C D G
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
[End-Chorus]
G G
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
G Em A7 D7
if you see a sailing ship it might be your last.
G G
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore,
G Em C D G
a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
G Em C D G
D sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
G Em C D G D*
D sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
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