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Sailors Blues

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[Intro]
D A Bm
D A Bm
[Verse 1]
DI fell in Alove with a Bmsailor
DNear the Adocks of my home Bmtown
DWhen I was Ayoung and full of Bmanger
DHe brought me Aup when I was Bmdown
[Bridge]
Saying Bmhow many years has it been like that?
[Chorus]
And when we Gknow..D.
AI've got trouble tryna Bmlose you
And when we Gknow...D  
AI've got trouble tryna Bmcare
D A Bm
D A Bm
[Verse 2]
DLeft the Acoast in early Bmmorning
DWatched his Aboat set off to Bmsea
DSilence Ais a golden Bmmountain
DThe last Awords you said to Bmme
[Bridge]
Saying Bmhow many years has it been like that?
[Chorus]
And when we Gknow..D.
AI've got trouble tryna Bmlose you
And when we Gknow...D  
AI've got trouble tryna Bmcare
[Interlude Fill]
e|-Bm---------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|--2---2---0-2---2---0-|
E|----2---2-----2---2---|
[Interlude ]
BmWell I met this nice girl in a gorgeous town just west of home
Bmshe told me she didn't like the direction her life was about to go
BmSo I took her on my boat and we made love under the stars
BmI told her something about mountains so she'd leave before night was dark
[Bridge]
Said Bmhow many years has it been like this?
N.C.
Don't leave me dying out here like this
[Chorus/Outro]
And when we Gknow..D.
AI've got trouble tryna Bmlose you
And when we Gknow...D  
AI've got trouble tryna Bmcare
When we Gknow... D  
When we Aknow...
I've got trouble tryna Bmlose you
When we Gknow... D  
When we Aknow...
I've got trouble tryna Bmcare
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