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Kickass song by Sturg. Listen to hear the rythm and strumming patterns 
Capo 1
[Verse 1]
BaEsic was just like paw paw said, "Akeep your mouth shut and you'll be Efine" 
Just another enlisted egg, in the bowl for uncle Sam's beB7ater
WhEen you get to Dam Neck you hear a voice in your head saying "My lAife's no longer mine"E  
Have you running with some SAAD SOEG BMB7F sin eatEers
[Verse 2]
ESetting out on them high seas feels Ajust like being Eborn
That first port call in Thailand feels like a pollywog turning nB7ineteen
They've got Eking cobras fighting in boxing rings and all the Aangels play Connect EFour
ASeems like a sailor's Eparadise but B7turns out to be a bad Edream
[Verse 3]
Well you hEit the ground running in Tokyo to KawAasaki to EbEisu
Yokosuka, Yokohama, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Roppongi & HaraB7juku 
On to BuEsan, Pohang, Pattaya to Phuket, SingAapore to Kuala LumEpur
SeeAing damn near the whEole damn world from the inB7side of a bEar
[Chorus]
I got seAa stories, and they're all trEue
Might seem a bit far fetched, why would I B7lie to you
Memories in Aink forever stained still got Esalt runnin' through my veins
I got sea stories, B7and my shell back Etoo
[Solo]
|   A|   E|    E|   B7  
|   A|   E| E   B7|    E  
[Verse 4]   
SomeEtimes sirens send a ship off course, horAizon gets so haEzy
Maybe get high, play a little GoldenEye, on that ole B764
And if yEou get sick, and can't manage to kick, and get youArself kicked out of the Navy
And spend the neExt year trying to score from a futon, liAfe raft on the floor 
And the neExt fifteen trying to figure out what tB7he hell you did that foEr 
Well flying high beats dying for lies in a politiB7cians waEr  

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Sea Stories

by Sturgill Simpson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Kickass song by Sturg. Listen to hear the rythm and strumming patterns

Capo 1

[Verse 1]

E A E

Basic was just like paw paw said, "keep your mouth shut and you'll be fine"

Just another enlisted egg, in the bowl for uncle Sam's beater

E A E

When you get to Dam Neck you hear a voice in your head saying "My life's no longer mine"

A E B7 E

Have you running with some SAD SOG BMF sin eaters

[Verse 2]

E A E

Setting out on them high seas feels just like being born

That first port call in Thailand feels like a pollywog turning nineteen

E A E

They've got king cobras fighting in boxing rings and all the angels play Connect Four

A E B7 E

Seems like a sailor's paradise but turns out to be a bad dream

[Verse 3]

E A E

Well you hit the ground running in Tokyo to Kawasaki to Ebisu

Yokosuka, Yokohama, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Roppongi & Harajuku

E A E

On to Busan, Pohang, Pattaya to Phuket, Singapore to Kuala Lumpur

A E B7 E

Seeing damn near the whole damn world from the inside of a bar

[Chorus]

A E

I got sea stories, and they're all true

Might seem a bit far fetched, why would I lie to you

A E

Memories in ink forever stained still got salt runnin' through my veins

B7 E

I got sea stories, and my shell back too

[Solo]

A E E B7

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A E E B7 E

| | | |

[Verse 4]

E A E

Sometimes sirens send a ship off course, horizon gets so hazy

Maybe get high, play a little GoldenEye, on that ole 64

E A

And if you get sick, and can't manage to kick, and get yourself kicked out of the Navy

E A

And spend the next year trying to score from a futon, life raft on the floor

E B7 E

And the next fifteen trying to figure out what the hell you did that for

B7 E

Well flying high beats dying for lies in a politicians war

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