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Sailor's Rest - Stan Rogers - Home In Halifax - Chords
Note - I'm not exactly sure how he does the little thing at the beginning of the
chorus, but I played around with my guitar a bit, and what I've got there sounds
It's Gacrimony Ddown in the card-Groom, with Cwinning hands thrown on the baize
For-Dgotten cards wait on the end of debate on the Cgood old D7days
GCaptains and mates gettin' tesG7-ty, with Cmemories not of the A7best
And Gtempers are flyin', Cdown at the Sailor's GRest
GBlue eyes Din wrinkled GMo-rocco, stiCll search the horizon for squalls
And DZeroes in the sky, and the watchkeeper's eye, and the Cpawnshop D7balls
The Gspice in the wind off of G7Java, and the Cbars in Papeete were A7best
But the Gdeck is too steady, Cdown at the Sailor's GRest
CHORUS
     D-D7-     D7sus4                            G7  C  
And, oh, how they talked of the day they'd ar-rived
When Emafter the years, all the Cstorms and the tears, still Amvery much a-Dlive
     D7-     D7sus4                              G7  C  
And, oh, how their lives were spilled out on the floor
From the Embattered old seabags, the Amjournals and logs 
And the kEmeepsakes locked in the cA7hests
That were Gstowed in the attic, Cdown at the Sailor's GRest
No Grail on the Dmessroom Gtable, and you're Cdead if you spit on the floor
DNo grog allowed, no singin' too loud, and nCo locks on thD7e doors
But there's Galways a fire in the G7card room, and the Ctucker is always the A7best
And they'll Gend it together, Cdown at the Sailor's GRest
CHORUS
     D-D7-  D7sus4                            G7  C  
And, oh, how they talked of the day they'd ar-rived
When Emafter the years, all the Cstorms and the tears, still Amvery much a-Dlive
     D7-      D7sus4                              G7  C  
And, oh, how their lives were spilled out on the floor
From the Embattered old seabags, the Amjournals and logs
And the kEmeepsakes locked in the cA7hests
That were Gsold at the auction, Cdown at the Sailor's GRest
So iGt's acrimony Ddown in Gthe card-room, witCh winning hands thrown on the baize
DFor-gotten cards wait on the end of debate Con the good oD7ld days
GCaptains and mates gettin' tG7es-ty, with Cmemories not of the A7best
But they'll Gend it together', Cdown at the Sailor's GRest
It's Gacrimony Ddown in the card-Groom

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Sailors Rest

by Stan Rogers

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D7sus4

Sailor's Rest - Stan Rogers - Home In Halifax - Chords

Note - I'm not exactly sure how he does the little thing at the beginning of the

chorus, but I played around with my guitar a bit, and what I've got there sounds

G D G C

It's acrimony down in the card-room, with winning hands thrown on the baize

D C D7

For-gotten cards wait on the end of debate on the good old days

G G7 C A7

Captains and mates gettin' tes-ty, with memories not of the best

G C G

And tempers are flyin', down at the Sailor's Rest

G D G C

Blue eyes in wrinkled Mo-rocco, still search the horizon for squalls

D C D7

And Zeroes in the sky, and the watchkeeper's eye, and the pawnshop balls

G G7 C A7

The spice in the wind off of Java, and the bars in Papeete were best

G C G

But the deck is too steady, down at the Sailor's Rest

CHORUS

D D7 D7sus4 G7 C

And, oh, how they talked of the day they'd ar-rived

Em C Am D

When after the years, all the storms and the tears, still very much a-live

D7 D7sus4 G7 C

And, oh, how their lives were spilled out on the floor

Em Am

From the battered old seabags, the journals and logs

Em A7

And the keepsakes locked in the chests

G C G

That were stowed in the attic, down at the Sailor's Rest

G D G C

No rail on the messroom table, and you're dead if you spit on the floor

D C D7

No grog allowed, no singin' too loud, and no locks on the doors

G G7 C A7

But there's always a fire in the card room, and the tucker is always the best

G C G

And they'll end it together, down at the Sailor's Rest

CHORUS

D D7 D7sus4 G7 C

And, oh, how they talked of the day they'd ar-rived

Em C Am D

When after the years, all the storms and the tears, still very much a-live

D7 D7sus4 G7 C

And, oh, how their lives were spilled out on the floor

Em Am

From the battered old seabags, the journals and logs

Em A7

And the keepsakes locked in the chests

G C G

That were sold at the auction, down at the Sailor's Rest

G D G C

So it's acrimony down in the card-room, with winning hands thrown on the baize

D C D7

For-gotten cards wait on the end of debate on the good old days

G G7 C A7

Captains and mates gettin' tes-ty, with memories not of the best

G C G

But they'll end it together', down at the Sailor's Rest

G D G

It's acrimony down in the card-room

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