Shanty Man
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse]
E A E
Now modern ships carry mighty funny gear
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
Ain't seen a halyard for many's a year
E B E
And they got no use for a shanty man
E A E
Slick new fittings are all your style
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
All very clever, but it just ain't right
E B
And they got no use for a shanty man
[Chorus]
E A E
Shanty man, oh, shanty man
E B
Who's got a berth for a shanty man?
E A E
Sing you a song of a world gone wrong
E B E
When they got no use for a shanty man
[Verse]
E A E
Levers to pull and buttons to press
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
Real-life sailors you meet 'em less
E B E
And they got no use for a shanty man
E A E
Floating computer dressed as a ship
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
Skippered and crewed by a microchip
E B E
And they got no use for a shanty man
[Chorus]
E A E
Shanty man, oh, shanty man
E B
Who's got a berth for a shanty man?
E A E
Sing you a song of a world gone wrong
E B E
When they got no use for a shanty man
[Verse]
E A E
Soon they'll be sailing by remote control
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
That'll be pleasing for the owners' soul
E B E
And they got no use for a shanty man
E A E
Send their ships from dock to dock
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
While sat upon their arses in an office block
E B E
And they got no use for a shanty man
[Chorus]
E A E
Shanty man, oh, shanty man
E B
Who's got a berth for a shanty man?
E A E
Sing you a song of a world gone wrong
E B E
When they got no use for a shanty man
[Verse]
E A E
Newfangled gear's no use to you
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
When you're off Cape Horn with your fuses blew
E B E
And they got no use for a shanty man
E A E
Then's the time you rue the day
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
You sent your shanty man away
E B E
And they got no use for a shanty man
[Chorus]
E A E
Shanty man, oh, shanty man
E B
Who's got a berth for a shanty man?
E A E
Sing you a song of a world gone wrong
E B E
When they got no use for a shanty man
[Verse]
E A E
A sailor's life it once was hard
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
Laid out aloft on a topsail yard
E B E
And they got no use for a shanty man
E A E
Now it don't matter if the winds blow high
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
You can take force ten with your feet still dry
E B E
And they got no use for a shanty man
[Chorus]
E A E
Shanty man, oh, shanty man
E B
Who's got a berth for a shanty man?
E A E
Sing you a song of a world gone wrong
E B E
When they got no use for a shanty man
[Verse]
E A E
Listen at night and you might hear
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
A ghostly sound on the cool night air
E B E
And they got no use for a shanty man
E A E
Was it a ghost from the distant past?
E B E
And away, get away, you shanty man
E A E
Or just a breeze in the radar mast?
E B E
And they got no use for a shanty man
[Chorus]
E A E
Shanty man, oh, shanty man
E B
Who's got a berth for a shanty man?
E A E
Sing you a song of a world gone wrong
E B E
When they got no use for a shanty man
[Chorus]
E A E
Shanty man, oh, shanty man
E B
Who's got a berth for a shanty man?
E A E
Sing you a song of a world gone wrong
E B E
When they got no use for a shanty man
How to play Shanty Man
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.