Son Of A Sailor
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Capo 7
Intro:
C,C9/B,Am,G x2
verse 1:
C C9/B Am G
Up every morning early, I barely hit the bed
C C9/B Am G
A good man has to break his back to earn his daily bread
C C9/B Am G
Some spend their lives a-diggin, wish away their time
C C9/B Am G
But I am never happier than when hauling in the lines
[Refrão]
C C9/B Am G
I'm a son of a sailor, a sea-faring man
C C9/B Am G
I live off the water by the work of my hands
C C9/B Am G
With my face to the wind, and my back to the land,
F G C
I'm a son of a sailor, and the sea, I command
verse 2:
C C9/B Am G
My father was a fisherman like his father before
C C9/B Am G
So I never really got a chance to labor safe on shore
C C9/B Am G
My body hard and blistered, my bones bleached white with salt
C C9/B Am G
And my ears are ever listening to hear the boatman's call
[Refrão]
C C9/B Am G
I'm a son of a sailor, a sea-faring man
C C9/B Am G
I live off the water by the work of my hands
C C9/B Am G
With my face to the wind, and my back to the land,
F G C
I'm a son of a sailor, and the sea, I command
verse 3:
C C9/B Am G
When my days are over, when my time has come
C C9/B Am G
Lower me down below the bow, let the waves take me home
C C9/B Am G
There is no sweeter suffering for a sailor lost at sea
C C9/B Am G
Than to see his soul at sunrise leave his body to the deep
[Refrão]
C C9/B Am G
I'm a son of a sailor, a sea-faring man
C C9/B Am G
I live off the water by the work of my hands
C C9/B Am G
With my face to the wind, and my back to the land,
F G C
I'm a son of a sailor, and the sea, I command
F G C
I'm a son of a sailor, and the sea, I command
How to play Son Of A Sailor
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.