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Sailor's Life by Judy Collins
Sailor's Life
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:4th fret
[Intro]
D
[Chorus]
C D
Oh, a sailor's life is a weary life
C D
For he robs the girls of their delight
Causes them to weep, causes them to mourn
G D
Loss of a true love, never to return
[Verse 1]
C D
Oh father, father build me a boat
C D
And on the world's oceans I will float
Hail each captain as I pass by
G D
There I'll ask for my sailor boy
[Verse 2]
C D
Oh captain, captain tell me true
C D
Does my own Willie sail with you?
Tell me soon to give me joy
G D
None will I have but my sailor boy
[Verse 3]
C D
Oh no, kind lady, he's not here
C D
He drowned in the gulf and we buried him there
Upon the island as we passed by
G D
There we left your sailor boy
[Verse 4]
C D
Oh, she rung her hands and tore her hair
C D
Just like some lady in great despair
Called for a chair to sit her down
G D
Penningdon for to write it down
[Verse 5]
C D
Oh, dig my grave wide and deep
C D
Put a marble stone at the head and feet
On my grave a turtle dove
G D
Tell the world I died for my love
[Chorus]
C D
Oh, a sailor's life is a weary life
C D
For he robs the girls of their delight
Causes them to weep, causes them to mourn
G D
Loss of a true love, never to return
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