Sailors Alphabet chords by Fairport Convention
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Verse 1
(G major) (D major) (A major) (D major) A's for the anchor
that lies (G major) at our (D major) bow
(A major) B's for the bowsprit and
the jibs all lie (D major) low
C's for the cap (A major) stan we (G major) all run around (D major)
D's for the davits to lower (A major)
the boat (D major) down
Verse 2
Merrily, (D major) merrily, so (G major) merry sail (D major) we
No (A major) mortal on earth like a sailor at sea (D major)
Heave away,
(A major) haul away, the (G major) ship rolls along (D major)
Give a sailor his grog and there's
(A major) nothing goes (D major) wrong
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Verse 3
(D major)
E's for the ensign that (G major) at our mast (D major) flew
(A major) F's for the forecastle,
where lives our (D major) crew
G's for the gal (A major) ley where the
(G major) salt junk smells strong (D major)
And H is the halyards,
we (A major) hoist with a song (D major)
Verse 4
Merrily, (D major) merrily, so (G major) merry sail (D major) we
No (A major) mortal on earth like a sailor at sea (D major)
Heave away,
(A major) haul away, the (G major) ship rolls along (D major)
Give a sailor his grog and there's
nothing (A major) goes (D major) wrong
Verse 5
(D major)
I's for the eye (G major) bolts, good for the feet (D major)
(A major) J's for the jibs hoist, stands
by the lead sheet (D major)
K's for the knight (A major) heads where the
(G major) petty officer stand (D major) s
L's for the leeside,
hard (A major) found by new hands (D major)
Verse 6
Merrily, (D major) merrily, so (G major) merry sail (D major) we
No (A major) mortal on earth like a sailor at (D major) sea
Heave away,
(A major) haul away, the (G major) ship rolls along (D major)
Give a sailor his grog and there's
(A major) noth (D major) ing (A major) goes (D major) wrong
Verse 7
(D major)
M's for the mainmast,
it's stout (G major) and it's strong (D major)
(A major) N's for the needle that
never points wrong (D major)
O's for the (A major) oars of our old (G major) jolly (D major) boats
And P's for the pinnace
that (A major) lively do float (D major)
Verse 8
Merrily, (D major) merrily, so (G major) merry sail (D major) we
No (A major) mortal on earth like a sailor at sea (D major)
Heave away,
(A major) haul away, the (G major) ship rolls along (D major)
Give a sailor his grog and there's
nothing (A major) goes (D major) wrong
(A major) (D major) (A major)
Verse 9
(D major)
Q's for the quarterdeck
where our (G major) officers stand (D major)
(A major) And R's for the rudder that keeps
the ship in command (D major)
S is for the (A major) stuns'ls that (G major) drive her along (D major)
T's for the tops'ls,
to get there takes (A major) (D major) long
Verse 10
Merrily, (D major) merrily, so (G major) merry sail (D major) we
No (A major) mortal on earth like a sailor at (D major) sea
Heave away,
(A major) haul away, the (G major) ship rolls along (D major)
Give a sailor his grog and there's
(A major) noth (D major) ing (A major) goes (D major) wrong
(G major) (D major)
Verse 11
U's for the uniform, (G major) mostly worn (D major) af t
(A major) V's for the vangs running
from the main (D major) gap
W's for wa (A major) ter,
we're on a (G major) pint and a pound
(D major) And X marks the spot where
old Stormy (A major) was drowned (D major)
Verse 12
Merrily, (D major) merrily, so merry (G major) sail (D major) we
No (A major) mortal on earth like a sailor at (D major) sea
Heave away,
(A major) haul away, the (G major) ship rolls along (D major)
Give a sailor his grog and there's
(A major) nothing goes (D major) wrong
Verse 13
(D major)
Y's for yardarm, needs a (G major) good sailor man (D major)
(A major) Z is for Zoë, I'm her fancy man
(D major) Z's also for zero (A major) in the (G major) cold winter time (D major)
And now we have brought all
the (A major) let (D major) ters (A major) in (D major) rhyme
Verse 14
Merrily, (D major) merrily, so (G major) merry sail (D major) we
No (A major) mortal on earth like a sailor at (D major) sea
Heave away,
(A major) haul away, the (G major) ship rolls (D major) along
Give a sailor his grog and there's nothing (A major) goes (D major) wrong
Outro 1
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(G major) (D major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(C major) (G major) (D major)
(C major) (D major)
(D major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(D major) (D major) (D major)
Sailors Alphabet
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