Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] A D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D (4x) [Verse 1]

^AI used to be a sai^Dlor^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D ^AWho sailed across the sea^Ds ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D ^ABut now I'm just an ^Disl^Dsus4and ^D ^Dsus2 ^D Since they ^Gtook my boat a^Dway from me Oh ^Ano ^D ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D

[Link] A D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D [Chorus 1]

^AI don't like ^Dbeing station^Gary ^AI like the ^Drocky wavy ^Gmotions of the sea ^AI sit and ^Drot behind these ^Fpadded walls Hoping one ^Gday they'll fall And set me ^Afree ^D ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D

[Link] A D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D [Verse 2]

^AHe wrote his epitap^Dh ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D ^AHe wrote his eulogy^D ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D It said "^AI think that I can ^Ddie^Dsus4 now ^D ^Dsus2 ^D ^GFor my true love won't ^Dcome for me" Oh ^Ano ^D ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D

[Link] A D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D [Chorus 2]

^AI don't like ^Dbeing station^Gary ^AI like the ^Drocky wavy ^Gmotions of the sea ^AI sit and ^Drot behind these ^Fpadded walls Hoping one ^Gday they'll fall And set me ^Afree ^D ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D

[Link] A D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D [Verse 3]

[Link] A D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D [Chorus 3]

^AI don't like ^Dbeing station^Gary ^AI like the ^Drocky wavy ^Gmotions of the sea ^AI sit and ^Drot behind these ^Fpadded walls Hoping one ^Gday they'll fall And set me ^Afree

Set me ^Dfre^Dsus4e ^D ^Dsus2 ^D Set me free Set me ^Afree

Tracy Chapman - I used to be a sailor