Sailors Alphabet
Sailors Alphabet

Sailors Alphabet easy guitar chords by Fairport Convention

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    • Verse 1
    A's 
    for 
    the 
    anchor 

    that lies 
    at 
    our 
    bow 

    B's 
    for 
    the bowsprit 
    and 

    the jibs 
    all 
    lie 
    low 

    C's 
    for 
    the cap
    stan 
    we 
    all 
    run 
    around 

    D's 
    for 
    the 
    davits 
    to lower 

    the boat 
    down 

    Verse 2
    Merrily, 
    merrily, 
    so 
    merry 
    sail 
    we 

    No 
    mortal 
    on earth 
    like 
    a sailor 
    at sea 

    Heave 
    away, 

    haul 
    away, the 
    ship 
    rolls 
    along 

    Give 
    a sailor 
    his 
    grog 
    and 
    there's 

    nothing 
    goes 
    wrong 

    Verse 3

    E's 
    for 
    the ensign 
    that 
    at 
    our mast 
    flew 

    F's 
    for 
    the forecastle, 

    where 
    lives 
    our 
    crew 

    G's 
    for 
    the gal
    ley 
    where the 

    salt 
    junk 
    smells strong 

    And 
    H 
    is 
    the 
    halyards, 

    we 
    hoist 
    with 
    a song 

    Verse 4
    Merrily, 
    merrily, 
    so 
    merry 
    sail 
    we 

    No 
    mortal 
    on 
    earth 
    like 
    a sailor 
    at sea 

    Heave 
    away, 

    haul 
    away, the 
    ship 
    rolls 
    along 

    Give a 
    sailor 
    his 
    grog 
    and 
    there's 

    nothing 
    goes 
    wrong 

    Verse 5

    I's 
    for 
    the 
    eye
    bolts, good for 
    the feet 

    J's 
    for 
    the jibs 
    hoist, stands 

    by 
    the lead 
    sheet 

    K's for 
    the knight
    heads 
    where the 

    petty 
    officer 
    stand
    s 

    L's 
    for 
    the leeside, 

    hard 
    found 
    by 
    new hands 

    Verse 6
    Merrily, 
    merrily, 
    so 
    merry 
    sail 
    we 

    No 
    mortal 
    on 
    earth 
    like 
    a sailor 
    at 
    sea 

    Heave 
    away, 

    haul 
    away, the 
    ship 
    rolls 
    along 

    Give a 
    sailor 
    his 
    grog 
    and 
    there's 

    noth
    ing 
    goes 
    wrong 

    Verse 7

    M's 
    for 
    the mainmast, 

    it's stout 
    and it's 
    strong 

    N's 
    for 
    the needle 
    that 

    never 
    points 
    wrong 

    O's 
    for 
    the 
    oars 
    of our 
    old 
    jolly 
    boats 

    And 
    P's 
    for 
    the 
    pinnace 

    that 
    lively 
    do float 

    Verse 8
    Merrily, 
    merrily, 
    so 
    merry 
    sail 
    we 

    No 
    mortal 
    on earth 
    like 
    a sailor 
    at sea 

    Heave 
    away, 

    haul 
    away, the 
    ship 
    rolls 
    along 

    Give a 
    sailor 
    his 
    grog 
    and 
    there's 

    nothing 
    goes 
    wrong 

    Verse 9

    Q's 
    for 
    the quarterdeck 

    where our 
    officers 
    stand 

    And R's 
    for 
    the 
    rudder 
    that keeps 

    the ship 
    in 
    com
    mand 

    S 
    is for 
    the 
    stuns'ls that 
    drive 
    her 
    along 

    T's 
    for 
    the tops'ls, 

    to get 
    there 
    takes 
    long 

    Verse 10
    Merrily, 
    merrily, 
    so 
    merry 
    sail 
    we 

    No 
    mortal 
    on earth 
    like 
    a sailor 
    at 
    sea 

    Heave 
    away, 

    haul 
    away, the 
    ship 
    rolls 
    along 

    Give 
    a sailor 
    his 
    grog 
    and 
    there's 

    noth
    ing 
    goes 
    wrong 

    Verse 11

    U's 
    for 
    the uniform, 
    mostly 
    worn 
    af
    t 

    V's 
    for 
    the 
    vangs running 

    from 
    the main 
    gap 

    W's 
    for wa
    ter, 

    we're 
    on 
    a 
    pint 
    and 
    a pound 

    And 
    X 
    marks 
    the spot 
    where 

    old Stormy 
    was 
    drowned 

    Verse 12
    Merrily, 
    merrily, 
    so 
    merry 
    sail 
    we 

    No 
    mortal 
    on earth 
    like 
    a sailor 
    at 
    sea 

    Heave 
    away, 

    haul 
    away, the 
    ship 
    rolls 
    along 

    Give 
    a sailor 
    his 
    grog 
    and 
    there's 

    nothing 
    goes 
    wrong 

    Verse 13

    Y's 
    for 
    yardarm, 
    needs 
    a 
    good sailor 
    man 

    Z 
    is for 
    Zoë, I'm 
    her 
    fancy 
    man 

    Z's 
    also 
    for zero 
    in the 
    cold 
    winter 
    time 

    And 
    now 
    we 
    have 
    brought 
    all 

    the 
    let
    ters 
    in 
    rhyme 

    Verse 14
    Merrily, 
    merrily, 
    so 
    merry 
    sail 
    we 

    No 
    mortal 
    on 
    earth 
    like 
    a sailor 
    at 
    sea 

    Heave 
    away, 

    haul 
    away, the 
    ship 
    rolls 
    along 

    Give 
    a sailor 
    his 
    grog 
    and 
    there's 
    nothing 
    goes 
    wrong 

    Outro 1







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