The Wailin' Jennys - Saucy sailor
chordsver. 1
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1 Column
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Strumming
Capo: 1
Tuning: E A D G B E
As recorded by The Wailin Jennys for the album "40 days"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWrAwS_rr4w
Intro and interlude are in a 6/8 pickin' pattern
Verses are accordingly the strumming patterns
[Intro]
Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B Dsus2/C
Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B A
[Verse 1]
Come me Aown one, come me fair one
Come now unto me
Could you fDmancy a poor saAilor lad
G D D/F# D D/A D/G D D6 *
Who has just come from sea
[Verse 2]
You are rAagged love and you're dirty love
And your clothes smell much of tar
So be gDmone you saucy sAailor lad
G D D/F# D D/A D/G D D6 *
So be gone you Jack Tar
[Verse 3]
If I am Aragged love and I'm dirty love
And me clothes smell much of tar
I have sDmilver in me pAocket love
G D D/F# D D/A D/G D D6 *
And gold in great store
[Verse 4]
And then wAhen she heard him say say
On her bended knee she fell
I will mDmarry my dear AHenry
For I love a sailor lad Gso Dsus2well
[Interlude]
Dsus2/C Dsus2/B Dsus2/C
Dsus2Oehoe oehoehoe Dsus2/COehoe oehoehoe Dsus2/BOehoe oehoehoe Dsus2/COehoe
Dsus2Oehoe oehoehoe Dsus2/COehoe oehoehoe Dsus2/BOehoe oehoehoe Dsus2/COehoe
Dsus2Oehoe oehoehoe Dsus2/COehoe oehoehoe Dsus2/BOehoe oehoehoe AOehoe
[Verse 5]
Do you tAhink that I, I am foolish love
Do you think that I am mad
For to wDmed with a poor Acountry girl
G D D/F# D D/A D/G D D6 *
Where no fortune's to be had
[Verse 6]
I will cAross the briny ocean
I will whistle and sing
And since yDmou've refused the oAffer love
G D D/F# D D/A D/G D D6 *
Some other girl shall wear the ring
[Verse 7]
Oh I am fArolicsome and I am easy
Good tempered and free
And I Dmdon't give a single Apin me boys
What the world thinks Gof Dsus2me
[Interlude]
Dsus2/C Dsus2/B Dsus2/C
Ladi Dsus2Dadidadidadi Dsus2/CDadidadidadi Dsus2/BDadidadidam Dsus2/CDaah
Ladi Dsus2Dadidadidadi Dsus2/CDadidadidadi DaDsus2/Bdidadidam Dsus2/CDaah
Ladi Dsus2Dadidadidadi Dsus2/CDadidadidadi DaDsus2/Bdidadidam Dsus2/CDaah
Ladi Dsus2Dadidadidadi Dsus2/CDadidadidadi DaDsus2/Bdidadidam ADaaaah
* The part to be played here, is something like this
D D/F# D D/A D/G D D6
e|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
G|--2---2---2---2---0---2---4--|
D|--0---4---0---0---0---0---0--|
A|--------------0--------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Accents are on the following notes (e.g. 2nd guitar)
D D/F# D D/A D/G D D6
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|------------------0-------4--|
D|--0---4---0-----------0------|
A|--------------0--------------|
E|-----------------------------|