Where Is My Sailor Boy
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
WHERE IS MY SAILOR BOY?
As recorded by Bill Monroe
(From the Album ALL THE CLASSIC RELEASES 1937 - 1949)
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C F C
Oh, where is my sailor boy? Oh, where is my sailor boy?
F C
He sleeps in the bottom of the deep blue sea
G C
And can't come back to me
[Verse 2]
C F C
I stand on the beach alone and gaze at the misty blue
F C
Deep sea ere you hold him to your breast
G C
Does he mention my name to you?
[Chorus]
C F C
Oh, what does the deep sea say? Oh, what does the deep sea say?
F C G C
It moans, it groans, oh it splashes and foams, and rolls on it's weary way
[Mandolin Solo]
C F C F C G
C
[Verse 3]
C F C
Oh please tell me deep blue sea, is he sleeping peacefully?
F C
The winds from the north are blowing icy cold
G C
Please keep him warm for me
[Verse 4]
C F C
If only my dreaming soul, some token or sign could find
F C
If only the waves would show me where he sleeps
G C
I would leave this world behind
[Chorus]
C F C
Oh, what does the deep sea say? Oh, what does the deep sea say?
F C G C
It moans, it groans, oh it splashes and foams, and rolls on it's weary way
[Mandolin Solo]
C F C F C G
C
[Verse 5]
C F C
A beautiful rose one day, I placed on the crest of a wave
F C
I said take it please and let it set upon
G C
Above his watery grave
[Verse 6]
C F C
As it would I watched in vain, my rose never came back again
F C
So wave take another message to my love
G C
Saying I'll meet him above
[Chorus]
C F C
Oh, what does the deep sea say? Oh, what does the deep sea say?
F C G C
It guards, it holds true lovers, and sleeps, and rolls on its weary way
How to play Where Is My Sailor Boy
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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.