Sailor Man chords by Bobby Bare

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Verse 1
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 (G major) In a  (C major) pub  (G major) Britanny  (C major) I
had me a drink or three
I can vaguely recall a pretty
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girl was standin' there  (G major) 
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Ran her hand through my  (C major) hair
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took me off for some  (F major) air
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I hope we  (C major) had a good time for I
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woke  (G major) without even a  (C major) dime  (G major) 
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I'm a sailor  (C major) that's all  (G major) that I  (C major) am
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I've been in  (G major) many a land  (C major) 
Had a million girls but never
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have the urge  (G major) to stay
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I was born  (C major) to be on the rollin' sea  (F major) 
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That's where  (C major) I'll be a livin' and
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I'll  (G major) be a dyin' someday
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 (C major) 

Verse 2
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 (G major) 
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Well I  (C major) copped me a ship  (G major) once more  (C major) 
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that was bound for Singa (G major)  (C major) pore
I got in a card game that
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lasted for thirty some  (G major) days
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I made my ship (C major) mates sad I took all  (F major) they had
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I taught those rosy  (C major) cheek lads they don't
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be  (G major) underratin' ol'  (C major) Dad  (G major) 
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I'm a sail (C major) or that's all  (G major) that  (C major) 
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I  (G major)  (C major) am...

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Verse 3
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Three more  (C major) days and we'll  (G major) be in port  (C major) we'll
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have twenty four hours  (G major) of sport  (C major) 
We'll spend our hard earned
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money as fast as we  (G major) can
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Lift the glasses  (C major) high and
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tell the pretty girls lies  (F major) 
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And then we'll  (C major) run for the harbor
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that's the  (G major) life of a sailor  (C major) man  (G major) 
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I'm a sailor  (C major) that's all  (G major) that I  (C major) am...