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The Sailor

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[Intro]
 C   Fma7X3
E
[Verse]
We would Csail around the Fma7sun
Singing Csongs while drinking Fma7rum
It was a Egood time
You threw your Chands into the Fma7air
Jolly Cgood without a Fma7care
It was a Egood time
[Chorus]
AmSail Gon sweet Fsailor
AmI kGnew you Fwell
And maybe Cin another Fma7life
I could Cchoose to call you Fma7mine
Sweet Esailor
[Verse]
The night you Cthrew it all Fma7away
The moon was Cshining on the Fma7bay
It was the Eworst time
You looked me Cright between the Fma7eyes
When you Cchose to say Fma7goodbye
It was the Eworst time
[Chorus]
AmSail Gon sweet Fsailor
AmI kGnew you Fwell
And maybe Cin another Fma7life
I could Cchoose to call you Fma7mine
Sweet Esailor
[Chorus]
AmSail Gon Fsailor
AmI kGnew you Fwell
And maybe Cin another Fma7life
I could Cchoose to call you Fma7mine
Sweet Esailor

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The Sailor

by Lady Orange

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fma7

[Intro]

C Fma7

[Verse]

C Fma7

We would sail around the sun

C Fma7

Singing songs while drinking rum

It was a good time

C Fma7

You threw your hands into the air

C Fma7

Jolly good without a care

It was a good time

[Chorus]

Am G F

Sail on sweet sailor

Am G F

I knew you well

C Fma7

And maybe in another life

C Fma7

I could choose to call you mine

Sweet sailor

[Verse]

C Fma7

The night you threw it all away

C Fma7

The moon was shining on the bay

It was the worst time

C Fma7

You looked me right between the eyes

C Fma7

When you chose to say goodbye

It was the worst time

[Chorus]

Am G F

Sail on sweet sailor

Am G F

I knew you well

C Fma7

And maybe in another life

C Fma7

I could choose to call you mine

Sweet sailor

[Chorus]

Am G F

Sail on sailor

Am G F

I knew you well

C Fma7

And maybe in another life

C Fma7

I could choose to call you mine

Sweet sailor

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