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The Sailor Song

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D
A D
F#m
C#m D
A D
A D
A D
F#m
[Verse 1]
EI was your sC#mailor, Dyour AdemonC#m  
Your loveDr, youAr overbearDing best frF#miend
Hoping for some attAentionE  
I C#msaw thrDough your automatic heAartacDhe
Now I know that lF#move is as love was
It's downhill from herEe
[Chorus]
ShoC#muld I Drun a million miles
AAway from Devery memory of F#myou,    D  Ayou?E  
C#mLet that Dbe a lesson to me
TAhink not witDh my heart but with my hF#mead,    DoAhE  
[Hook]
But I nF#mever really hDad it in me, dAid I, did I?
NF#mo, I never reDally had it in me, Adid I?
Said I nDever really had it in me, dAid I, dF#mid     D  AI?
D
A D
A D
F#m
[Verse 2]
EI was your arC#mmchair, Ayour mattresDs
Your C#mTV, your evDerlasting talk show F#mhost
Mouthing "Baby, you're wondeErful"
I fC#mell undeDr your control
Switch oAn, switch oDff, roAbotic
ADnd I lF#most every ounce of myselfE  
[Chorus]
ShAould I Drun a million miles
AAway from Devery memory of F#myou,    D  Ayou?E  
LeC#mt that bDe a lesson to me
ThiAnk not wiDth my Eheart but with my F#mhead,   D  AohE  
[Hook]
But I nF#mever really hDad it in me, Adid I, did I?
No, I nF#mever really Dhad it in me, dAid I?
Said I F#mnever really Dhad it in me, dAid I, F#mdid  DI ?
No, I F#mnever really Dhad it in me, dAid I?
Said I F#mnever really Dhad it in me, dAid I?
                F#m                D                            A  F#<                      D  A  
No, I neDver Areally had it in me, never really had it in me, never really had it in me
did I, did I?
D
A
[Bridge]
De-deh-Dah
De-deh-ah
DAe-deh-Dah-ah-aAh
De-deF#mh-ah
De-deh-ah
De-deh-ah-ah-ohD  
A D
A D
F#m
[Outro]
EI was your sAailDor, your dAemoDn
Your lAoveDr, your oAverbearing best frieF#mnd
Hoping for some aAttention

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The Sailor Song

by Autoheart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

C#m

A D

F#m

C#m D

A D

F#m

[Verse 1]

E C#m D A C#m

I was your sailor, your demon

D A D F#m

Your lover, your overbearing best friend

A E

Hoping for some attention

C#m D A D

I saw through your automatic heartache

F#m

Now I know that love is as love was

It's downhill from here

[Chorus]

C#m D

Should I run a million miles

A D F#m D A E

Away from every memory of you, you?

C#m D

Let that be a lesson to me

A D F#m D A E

Think not with my heart but with my head, oh

[Hook]

F#m D A

But I never really had it in me, did I, did I?

F#m D A

No, I never really had it in me, did I?

D A F#m D A

Said I never really had it in me, did I, did I?

A D

F#m

[Verse 2]

E C#m A D

I was your armchair, your mattress

C#m D F#m

Your TV, your everlasting talk show host

Mouthing "Baby, you're wonderful"

C#m D

I fell under your control

A D A

Switch on, switch off, robotic

D F#m E

And I lost every ounce of myself

[Chorus]

A D

Should I run a million miles

A D F#m D A E

Away from every memory of you, you?

C#m D

Let that be a lesson to me

A D E F#m D A E

Think not with my heart but with my head, oh

[Hook]

F#m D A

But I never really had it in me, did I, did I?

F#m D A

No, I never really had it in me, did I?

F#m D A F#m D

Said I never really had it in me, did I, did I ?

F#m D A

No, I never really had it in me, did I?

F#m D A

Said I never really had it in me, did I?

F#m D A F# D A

D A

No, I never really had it in me, never really had it in me, never really had it in me

did I, did I?

[Bridge]

De-deh-ah

A D A

De-deh-ah-ah-ah

F#m

De-deh-ah

De-deh-ah-ah-oh

A D

F#m

[Outro]

E A D A D

I was your sailor, your demon

A D A F#m

Your lover, your overbearing best friend

Hoping for some attention

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