Tonart: Bb major
Verse 1
G
A
G
When the winds
from the Eastern quarter,
And there's a pungent taste
of salt upon the breeze.
Something troubles your insides
A
F#m
B
like a scum upon the tides,
Em
C
a something washed up on the beach down
Dsus4
by the quays.
D
Verse 2
Am
Intuition's what a girl in love
Am
I should've known he
Em
only wanted to be free
Am
I drew my line upon the sand
F#dim
C
F#dim
Only a fool would ever stand
B
F#dim
between a man- - and his involve
Am
F#dim
ment with the sea
B
Verse 3
Em
And when the tide rolls out
F
C
Em
You'll find your bed is
empty and he's gone
B
So if you ever see me talking
Em
B
to a sailor
Em
B
Em
Some scurvy no- good mongrel of a tar
Fdim
Fm
B
You knock the drink out of my hand
Em
C#dim
Push me over where I stand
Em
Am
D
Take a slug at me but somewhere
G
Em
I won't scar
Am
Pin my body to the ground
D
G
and slap my face to bring me round
Em
F#
then you can roll my silly
Verse 4
Em
For a sailor's not a man
B
Em
B
to be trusted
Em
B
He'll bill and coo call you
A
Dm
B
Oh, but when he's had his way
Em
C#dim
All you'll get is his "good day",
F#dim
Then he'll blow a kiss
B
Em
and scuttle back to sea.
Verse 5
Em
G
F
And when the tide rolls out
C
You'll find your bed is
B
Em
empty and he's gone
C
Fm
So if you ever see me
C
Fm
C
talking to a sailor,
Fm
And I blithely stand there
C
Fm
passing time of day
Eb
Ebm
No, don't you hesitate to think
Eb
C
Fm
Someone's tampered
with your drink
C#
Bbm
And he's shaking out your handbag
Eb
Ab
in the time it takes to blink
Bbm
And all the booze you've ever
Ab
He's just throwing up in the sink
C
G
Just call the funny farm and
Verse 6
Fm
For a sailor's not a man to be trusted
Abaug
C
Fm
He's treacherous
as tides and hidden reefs
Ebm
C
And just to get you up the stairs
Fm
He'll quote the Bible in his prayers
Gdim
And before you know he's
C
Fm
bound for Tenerife
Verse 7
Fm
Ab
And when the tide rolls out
C#
Fm
You'll find your house is
empty and he's gone
Ab
C#
And when the tide rolls out
You'll find your heart is
Verse 8
Fm
Gdim
And when you become a
C
Fm
Ab
woman of a certain age
Fm
Gdim
You'll find it's difficult
Fm
Ab
Difficult to gauge,
Fm
Bbm
when that bills rat who left you
Eb
Ab
Without a living wage
Fm
thinks there's still
G
Gm
C
that tawdry glamour of the sea
Gdim
That, I swear to God's
Interlude 1
Verse 9
Gbm
Dbaug
Db
Gbm
So, if you ever hear me talk ing to a sailor
Db
Gbm
Some mangy sea- dog
Db
Gbm
skulking on the quay
Em
Db
Ah, just remind me what I've said
Gbm
Or you can shoot me in the
Ebdim
B
Gbm
B
head
Abdim
Db
And then throw my bleeding body in
D
Db
the
D
Db
Gbm
D
Verse 10
Gbm
D
You'll find your bed is
Db
empty and he's- - gone!
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