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Son Of A Son Of A Sailor

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[Intro] 
G G/C G   F C G G/C G
G G/C G   F C G G/C G
       G
As the son of a son of a sailor
       F          C           G G/C G
I went out on the sea for adventure
  C                       G
Expanding the view of the captain and crew
       D                        G G/C G
like a man just released from indenture.
     G                       G/C       G
As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man
       F          C       G G/C G
I have chalked up many a mile.
     C                     G
Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks
      D                                 G G/C G
and I learned much from both of their styles.
[Chorus]
F             C
Son of a son, Son of a son
                  G G/C G
Son of a son of a sailor
F             C
Son of a gun, Load the last ton
                      G G/C G
One step ahead of the jailor
    G
Now way in the near future,
F         C      G G/C G
Southeast of disorder
        C                        G
You can shake the hand of the mango man
      D                 G G/C G
As he greets you at the border
        G
And the lady she hails from Trinidad,
F      C       G G/C G
Island of the spices
C                       G
Salt for your meat, and cinnamon sweet
        D                        G G/C G
And the rum is for all your good vices.
[BRIDGE]
F                       C
Haul the sheet in as we ride on the wind
                                  G G/C G
That our fore-fathers harnessed before us
F                          C
Hear the bells ring as the tide rigging sings
                         G G/C G
It's a son of a gun of a chorus
[Break]
F C C G G/C G
F C C G G/C G
G
Now where it all ends, I can't fathom my friends
     F            C            G G/C G
If I knew I might toss out my anchor
   C                        G
So I'll cruise along always searching for songs
      D                    G G/C G
Not a lawyer, a thief or a banker
[Chorus] 
F             C
But a Son of a son, Son of a son
                  G G/G G
Son of a son of a sailor
F             C
Son of a gun, Load the last ton
                      G G/C G
One step ahead of the jailor
[Chorus]
F             C
But a Son of a son, Son of a son
                  G G/C G
Son of a son of a sailor
F             C
Son of a gun, Load the last ton
                      G G/C G
One step ahead of the jailor
[Chorus]
F                        C
I'm just a son of a son, son of a son
                  G G/C G
Son of a son of a sailor
    F                        C
The sea's in my veins, my tradition remains
                                G G/C G
I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer
[Outro]
F C C G G/C G
F C C G G/C G
F C C G G/C G

Son Of A Son Of A Sailor chords and lyrics

Free chords for Son Of A Son Of A Sailor by Jimmy Buffett. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro] 
G G/C G   F C G G/C G
G G/C G   F C G G/C G
[Chorus]
[BRIDGE]
[Break]
F C C G G/C G
F C C G G/C G
[Chorus] 
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
F C C G G/C G
F C C G G/C G
F C C G G/C G

Son Of A Son Of A Sailor Chords by Jimmy Buffett

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The chords for "Son Of A Son Of A Sailor" show the original chord names (including G, G/C, F, C, D, G/G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.