Chords for Fairport Convention - Sailor's Alphabet

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_ _ 8th's for the anchor that [G] lies at our [D]
bow, _ [A] 3rd's for the _ bowscript and the gypsol [D] I know,
_ C's for the [A]
capstan [G] we all wonder [D]
round, _ D's for the _ davits to [A] lower the boat [D]
down.
_ _ Merrily, _ _ _ _ merrily, _
_ [G] so merry sail we, [A] No mortal on earth like a _ sailor [D] at sea,
_ _ [A] Heave away, haul away, [G] the ship [D] rolls along, Give a sailor his brock and [A] then nothing [D] goes wrong. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ E's for the end sign [G] that at our [D] peak flew, _ [A] F's for the folks all where lives our [D] one crew,
_ G's for [A] the galley [G] where the salt junk [D] smelts strong, And H is the halyards [A] we hoist with [D] a song. _ _ _ _ _
_ Merrily, _ merrily, _ [G] so merry [D] sail we, [A] No mortal on earth like a sailor [D] at sea,
_ Heave [A] away, haul [G] away, the ship [D] rolls along, Give a sailor his brock and [A] then nothing goes [D] wrong. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ I's for the eye of folk, no [G] good for [D]
defeat, _ [A] _ J's for the gibsboys stand by the [D] lease sheet,
K's for [A] the knighthead [G] where the petty officer [D] _
stands, L's for the lease side [A] marked by [D] new hands.
_ Merrily, _ _ _ _ _ merrily, _ [G] so merry [D] sail we, [A] No mortal on earth like a sailor [D] at sea,
_ Heave [A] away, haul [G] away, the ship rolls [D]
along, Give a sailor his brock and [A] then nothing [D] goes wrong. _ _ _ _
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_ _ F's for the main mast, [G] it's stout and [D] it's strong, _ [A] N's for the needle that never [D] points wrong,
O's for [A] the oars of [G] our old [D] jolly boats, And P's for the pinnace [A] that lively [D] do boat.
_ _ Merrily, _ _ _ _ _ merrily, _ so [G] merry [D] sail we, No [A] mortal on earth like a [C#] sailor [D] at sea,
_ Heave [A] away, haul [G] away, the ship rolls [D]
along, Give a sailor his brock and [A] then nothing [D] goes wrong. _ _ _ _
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_ _ Q's for the quarter deck where [G] our officers [D]
stand, [A] And R's for the rudder that keeps the ship in [D]
command.
_ S's for [A] the stencils that [G] drive her [D]
along, _ T's for the _ topsoil to [A] get their [D] taste on.
_ _ Merrily, _ _ _ _ _ merrily, _ so [G] merry [D] sail we, [A] No mortal on earth like a sailor [D] at sea,
_ Heave [A] away, haul [G] away, the ship rolls [D]
along, Give a sailor his brock and [A] then nothing [D] goes wrong. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ U's for the uniform, [G] mostly [D] for laughs, [A] V's for the fangs running from the [D] main gap,
_ _ W's for [A]
water we're [G] on a pint and [D] a pound, And X marks his spot where [A] old Stormy was [D]
drowned. _ _ _ _ _
_ Merrily, merrily, _ _ [G] so merry [D] sail we, [A] No mortal on earth like a sailor [D] at sea,
_ _ Heave [A] away, haul away, [G] the ship rolls [D]
along, Give a sailor his brock and [A] then nothing [D] goes wrong. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Y's for yard, a [G] need for good [D] sailor man, _ [A] Z is for Zoe, I'm her fancy [D]
man,
Z _ also's [A] a zero [G] in the cold winter [D]
time, And now we have brought all [A] the letters [D] in rhyme.
_ _ Merrily, _ _ _ _ merrily, _ _ [G] so merry [D] sail we, [A] No mortal on earth like a sailor [D] at sea,
_ _ Heave [A] away, haul away, [G] the ship rolls [D]
along, Give a sailor his brock and then [A] nothing [D] goes wrong. _ _ _ _ _
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