Verse 1: D D Well, me father often told me when I was just a lad: D A a sailor's life is very hard, the food is always bad. D D But, now I've joined the Navy, I'm aboard a man-o-war, D Bm A D and now I've found a sailor ain't a sailor anymore. Chorus: (still a capella, no guitar-chords needed) D D Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast, D Bm E7 A7 if you see a sailing ship it might be your last. D D Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore, D Bm G A D a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore. Interlude: D D D Bm G A D Verse 2: D D Well, the killick of our mess, he says we had it soft, D A it wasn't like that in his day when we were up aloft. D D We like our bunks and sleeping bags but what's a hammock for? D Bm A D Swinging from the deckhead, or lying on the floor? Chorus: D D Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast, D Bm E7 A7 if you see a sailing ship it might be your last. D D Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore, D Bm G A D a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore. Interlude: D D D Bm G A D Verse 3: D D They gave us an engine that first went up and down, D A then with more technology the engine went around. D D We know our steam and diesels but what's a mainyard for? D Bm A D a stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel anymore. Chorus: D D Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast, D Bm E7 A7 if you see a sailing ship it might be your last. D D Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore, D Bm G A D a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore. Interlude: D D D Bm G A D Verse 4: D D They gave us an Aldiss Lamp, so, we could do it right, D A they gave us a radio, we signaled day and night. D D We know our codes and cyphers but what's a sema for? D a bunting-tosser doesn't toss the bunting anymore. Chorus: D D Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast, D Bm E7 A7 if you see a sailing ship it might be your last. D D Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore, D Bm G A D a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore. Interlude: G G G D G G D G G G G D G G D G Em Em D D Em Em D Em Em Em D D Em Em D Bm G G G D G G D G G G G D G G C D G Interlude (key change): E E Verse 5: E Two cans of beer a day and that's your bleeding lot, (nc) and now we've got an extra one because they stopped The Tot. E E E E So, we'll put on our civvy-clothes find a pub ashore. E a sailor's just a sailor just like he was before. Chorus: E E Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast, E Dbm Gb7 B7 if you see a sailing ship it might be your last. E E Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore, E Dbm A B E a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore. End-Chorus: E E Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast, E Dbm Gb7 B7 if you see a sailing ship it might be your last. E E Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore, E Dbm A B E a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore. E Dbm A B E a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore. E Dbm A B E E a sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore.
The Last Shanty chords by Derina Harvey Band
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