Son Of A Sailor Tab by Jimmy Buffett

Son Of A Sailor tab by Jimmy Buffett

Guitar Tab

Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

This is just am arrangement for a single acoustic guitar, not a tab of any particular version.

Intro:
E, D, A, E   E, D, A, E,

 Verse:
 E    E
 Q  Q  Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E
e|-0-------|0-------0------|0-------0-------|
B|---------|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
G|-----1---|------1-------1|------1-------1-|
D|---------|---------------|----------------|
A|---------|---------------|----------------|
E|-0-------|0--------------|0---------------|
As the  son of a son of a sailor  I went

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 D    A    E
 Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E
e|-2-------0-------|0-------0-------|
B|-----3-------2---|----0-------0---|
G|-------2-------2-|------1-------1-|
D|-0---------------|----------------|
A|---------0-------|----------------|
E|-----------------|0---------------|
out on the sea  for adventure Ex-

 A        E
 Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E
e|-0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
B|-----2-------2---|----0-------0---|
G|-------2-------2-|------1-------1-|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-0---------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|0---------------|
panding the view of the captain and crew like a

 B        E
 Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E
e|-2-------2-------|0-------0-------|
B|-----4-------4---|----0-------0---|
G|-------4-------4-|------1-------1-|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-2---------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|0---------------|
man just released from indenture As a

 E
 Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E
e|-0-------0------|0-------0-------|
B|-----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
G|-------1-------1|------1-------1-|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|-0--------------|0---------------|
dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man I have

 D    A    E
 Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E
e|-2-------0-------|0-------0-------|
B|-----3-------2---|----0-------0---|
G|-------2-------2-|------1-------1-|
D|-0---------------|----------------|
A|---------0-------|----------------|
E|-----------------|0---------------|
chalked up many a mile.   Read

 A        E
 Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E Q  E E
e|-0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
B|-----2-------2---|----0-------0---|
G|-------2-------2-|------1-------1-|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-0---------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|0---------------|
dozens of books about heroes and crooks and I

 B        E
 Q  E E Q  E E Q  3/4
e|-2-------2-------|0---------|
B|-----4-------4---|----------|
G|-------4-------4-|----1-----|
D|-----------------|----------|
A|-2---------------|----------|
E|-----------------|0---------|
learned much from both of their styles.

 Chorus:
 D        A
 Q  E E H    Q  E E H
e|-2-------2-------|0-------0-------|
B|-----3-----------|----2-----------|
G|-------2---------|------2---------|
D|-0---------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|0---------------|
Son of a son,  Son of a son


 A        E
 Q  E E Q  E E Q  3/4
e|-0-------0-------|0---------------|
B|-----0-------0---|----------------|
G|-------1-------1-|----1-----------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-0---------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|0---------------|
Son of a son of a sailor

 D        A
 Q  E E H    Q  E E H
e|-2-------2-------|0-------0-------|
B|-----3-----------|----2-----------|
G|-------2---------|------2---------|
D|-0---------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|0---------------|
Son of a gun, Load the last ton

 A        E
 Q  E E Q  E E Q  3/4
e|-0-------0-------|0---------------|
B|-----0-------0---|----------------|
G|-------1-------1-|----1-----------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-0---------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|0---------------|
One step ahead of the jailor

Verse:
  E
Now way in the near future,
D     A   E
Southeast of disorder
    A            E
You can shake the hand of the mango man
   B         E
As he greets you at the border
    E
And the lady she hails from trinidad,
D   A   E
Island of the spices
A            E
Salt for your meat, and cinnamon sweet
    B            E
And the rum is for all your good vices.

Bridge:
D            A
Haul the sheet in as we ride on the wind
                 E
That our fore-fathers harnessed before us
D             A
Hear the bells ring as the tide rigging sings
             E
It's a son of a gun of a chorus

Solo:
D, A, E
D, A, E

Verse:
  E
Now where it all ends, I can't fathom my friends
   D      A      E
If I knew I might toss out my anchor
A              E
So I'll cruise along always searching for songs
   B          E
Not a lawyer, a thief or a banker

Chorus:
D          A
But a son of a son, son of a son
         E
Son of a son of a sailor
D       A
Son of a gun, load the last ton
           E
One step ahead of the jailor

Outro:
D            A
I'm just a son of a son, son of a son
         E
Son of a son of a sailor
  D            A
The sea's in my veins, my tradition remains
                E
I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer

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