* = pause
F
Oh, sailor dearest, come on home
Bb
Won't you stay with me for another year?
*
For another year
F
The beer is cold and the bed is warm
Bb
I'm hoping you'll walk through my door
* F
Walk through my door
C Bb
Nights here get lonely
C Bb
I love you, but you love the sea
C Bb
And it's kept you from me
C Bb
The sea's kept you from me
F
Oh, wife, my dearest, I know you're home
Bb
What's been keeping you there for another year?
*
For another year
F
The seas are cold and the sun is warm
Bb
I'm hoping you'll leave the shore
* F
Leave the shore
C Bb
Life's been weighing you down
C Bb
Heavy-hearted to the ground
C Bb
Why not sail with me?
C Bb
Why not sail with me?
*whistle*
F Dm
Heave and ho
Bb F
Our ship is ready to go
Bb F
And we'll sail, sail, sail
C
Away from here
F
Well, don't cry
Dm
It's all right
Bb F
Our wings were made to fly
Bb F
So we'll sail, sail, sail
C F C
Away, my dear
F
Oh, sailor dearest, I can't come aboard
Bb
My fear, it spreads from starboard to port
* F
From starboard! - to port
C Bb
I'd rather live quietly
C Bb
Right here beneath the trees
C Bb
With my roots planted deep
C Bb
All my roots planted deep
F
Oh, wife, my dearest, I love you so
Bb
But a man like me was made to explore
* F
Made to explore
C Bb
Grab a bag full of hope
C Bb
Look for sails made of taupe
C Bb
We'll leave the dock and be free
C Bb
We'll leave the dock and be free
*whistle*
Ha!
F Dm
Heave and ho
Bb F
Our ship is ready to go
Bb F
And we'll sail, sail, sail
C
Away from here
F
Well, don't cry
Dm
It's all right
Bb F
Our wings were made to fly
Bb F
So we'll sail, sail, sail
C F
Away, my dear
F Bb F
Dm Bb Dm Bb
Dm C Bb
F Dm
Heave and ho
Bb F
Our ship is ready to go
Bb F
And we'll sail, sail, sail
C
Away from here
F
Well, don't cry
Dm
It's all right
Bb F
Our wings were made to fly
Bb F
So we'll sail, sail, sail
C F
Away, my dear
Bb F
So we'll sail, sail, sail
F
Away, my dear