A Sailor Aint A Sailor chords

[VERSE 1]
[G]My father often told me, when I was just a lad,
A sailor's life was very hard, [A]the food was always [D]bad;
[G]But now I've joined the navy, I'm on board a man-o-war,
And now I find a sailor ain't a [A]sailor [D]any [G]more!

[CHORUS]
Don't h[G]aul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[A]If you see a sailing ship, it [D]might be your last;
[G]Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[G]A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a [A]sailor [D]any [G]more!

[VERSE 2]
The 'k[G]illick' of our mess, he says we've had it soft,
It w[G]asn't like this in his day, w[A]hen he was up a[D]loft;
[G]We like our bunks and sleeping bags, but what's a hammock for?
[G]Swinging from the deckhead, or l[A]ying on[D] the fl[G]oor?

[CHORUS]
Don't h[G]aul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[A]If you see a sailing ship, it [D]might be your last;
[G]Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a [A]sailor [D]any [G]more!

[VERSE 3]
They g[G]ave us an engine that [G]first went up and down,
[G]Then with more technology the e[A]ngine went arou[D]nd;
We're g[G]ood with steam and diesel, but what's a mainyard for?
A stoker ain't a stoker with a [A]shovel [D]any [G]more!

[CHORUS]
Don't h[G]aul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[A]If you see a sailing ship, it [D]might be your last;
[G]Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[G]A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a [A]sailor [D]any [G]more!

[VERSE 4]
They ga[G]ve us an Aldis Lamp, we can do it right,
[G]They gave us a radio, [A]we signal day and [D]night;
[G]We know our codes and ciphers, but what's a 'sema' for?
A 'bunting-tosser' doesn't toss the [A]bunting [D]any [G]more!

[CHORUS]
Don't h[G]aul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[A]If you see a sailing ship, it [D]might be your last;
[G]Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[G]A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a [A]sailor [D]any [G]more!

[VERSE 5]
They [G]gave us a radar set to pierce the fog and gloom,
So [A]now the lookout's sitting in a t[D]iny darkened room;
[G]Loran does navigation, the Sonar says how deep,
The Jimmy's three sheets to the wind, the Sk[A]ipper's f[D]ast as[G]leep.

[CHORUS]
Don't h[G]aul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[A]If you see a sailing ship, it [D]might be your last;
[G]Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[G]A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a [A]sailor [D]any [G]more!

[VERSE 6]
[G]Two cans of beer a day, that's your bleeding lot!
[A]But now we get an extra one [D]because they stopped the tot;
[G]So, we'll put on our civvy-clothes and find a pub ashore,
A sailor's still a sailor, just [A]like he wa[D]s be[G]fore!

[CHORUS]
Don't h[G]aul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[A]If you see a sailing ship, it [D]might be your last;
[G]Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[G]A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a [A]sailor [D]any [G]more!