Sailor Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][Em][C][D]
Well [G]I

[Verse 1]
asked her while she
cried what she [D]was doin with her life
She said [Em]I could marry a sailor I
[G]think that [C]I'd make a good [D]wife
But [G]he would leave for months at sea
leaving only the [D]baby and me
And I [Em]do not think that
I could stay faithful
[C]And [D]I c[C]ould leave this town for good[Am]
bringing [G]only some photos and a [C]book
[G]But I'm[Am] pretty sur[C]e my l[Am]egs
would grow [G]weary
[C]

[Verse 2]
[D]
And [G]then she [C]asked [Am]how bout me
I said, [Em]well, [G]darlin' let me [C]see
[G]I hear wed[C]ding bel[Am]ls a[C]nd
[Am]see kisses from [C]lovers[D]
Those [G]lovers or so it seems they
[D]appear to be you and me
But I [Em]could be wrong cause
my mind is awful lazy
[C]

[Verse 3]
[D]
Now [G]I'm seein something else
and it's [D]me all by myself
And I ap[Em]pear to be older and
I'm awful [C]lonely[D]
And [G]as [Am]I cry I ask God,
'Why? How could you [G]let my poor wife die?'
[C]And I [G]tol[Am]d her not cry to [C]wipe her

[Interlude 1]
eyes
[D][C][G][C][G]
[Am][Bm][C]
[D]

[Verse 4]
Well, if [G]love is all you had
Well, then [D]baby, that's not bad
And if [Em]love is all you got
Then that's a [C]hell of a [D]lot

[Verse 5]
Well, if [G]love is all you had
Well, then [D]baby, that's not bad
And [Bm]if l[Em]ove is all you got
Then that's a [C]hell of a lot

[Verse 6]
[D]Well, if [G]love is all you had
Well, then baby, that's [Am]not bad
And if love [G]is all you got
[C]Then [Am]that's a [Em]hell of a [G]lot

[Verse 7]
Well, if [G]love is all you had
Well, then [D]baby, that's not bad
And if [Em]love is all you got
[G]Then tha[D]t's a hel[C]l of a lot[D]
Well, [G]if love

[Verse 8]
is all you had
Well, then [D]baby, that's not bad
And if [Em]love is all you got
[G]Then that's a hel[C]l of a lot

[Verse 9]
Well, if love is all you [D]had
Well, then baby, that's not bad
And if love is all you got
Then that's a hell [G]of a lot