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Sailor Man

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Sailor Man 
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Besondere Akkorde: Fmaj7 [x-3-3-2-1-0]
		       G6[x-5-5-4-3-0]
Intro:   	  Am    Fmaj7    G6(2x)
Strophe 1: 	                    Am        Fmaj7  G6  
		Oh so handsome, oh so strong 
		TAmell me stories of distant shores 
		All Fmaj7night long G6  
		I Amshiver all over when I see your lovely Fmaj7tan G6  
		And I can Amsee by your clear blue eyes 
		YoFmaj7u're a sailG6or man 
Refrain:	        Fmaj7               G6         Am  G(nur ganz kurz)
		      Sailor man from polar land 
		      Fmaj7Sailor G6man come take my Chaaa-Gaaa-Amaaa-Emaaand 
		        Fmaj7              G6          Am  G(s.o.)
		      Sailor man take me along 
		Fmaj7Show me the Port-au-G6Prince and Hong AmKong 
Interlude:	  Am    Fmaj7    G6(2x)
Strophe 2:	(Akkorde wie in Strophe 1)
		Sailor man I hope you won't drown 
		I'd rather have you showing me Cape Town 
		You know your ways in New York, New York 
		Where we can go to bars 
		A strong blonde handsome sailor 
		Norwegians call you Lars 
Refrain:	Sailor man from polar land 
		Sailor man come take my hand 
		Sailor man I'd gladly die 
		To see the ports of Rostock and Shanghai 
			Fmaj7Sailor man, G6Sailor Amman (4x)

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Sailor Man

by Tocotronic

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Fmaj7

Sailor Man

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Besondere Akkorde: Fmaj7 [x-3-3-2-1-0]

[x-5-5-4-3-0]

Am Fmaj7 G6

Intro: (2x)

Am Fmaj7 G6

Strophe 1:

Oh so handsome, oh so strong

Tell me stories of distant shores

Fmaj7 G6

All night long

Am Fmaj7 G6

I shiver all over when I see your lovely tan

And I can see by your clear blue eyes

Fmaj7 G6

You're a sailor man

Fmaj7 G6 Am G

Refrain: (nur ganz kurz)

Sailor man from polar land

Fmaj7 G6 C G Am Em

Sailor man come take my haaa-aaa-aaa-aaand

Fmaj7 G6 Am G

(s.o.)

Sailor man take me along

Fmaj7 G6 Am

Show me the Port-au-Prince and Hong Kong

Am Fmaj7 G6

Interlude: (2x)

Strophe 2: (Akkorde wie in Strophe 1)

Sailor man I hope you won't drown

I'd rather have you showing me Cape Town

You know your ways in New York, New York

Where we can go to bars

A strong blonde handsome sailor

Norwegians call you Lars

Refrain: Sailor man from polar land

Sailor man come take my hand

Sailor man I'd gladly die

To see the ports of Rostock and Shanghai

Fmaj7 G6 Am

Sailor man, Sailor man (4x)

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