Sailors Alphabet chords

[INTRO]
[D] [A] [D]

[VERSE]
A's for the anchor that [G]lies at our [D]bow
[A]B's for the bowsprit and the jibs all lie [D]low
C's for the [A]capstan we [G]all run a[D]round
D's for the davits to [A]lower the boat [D]down

[CHORUS]
Merrily, merrily, so [G]merry sail [D]we
No [A]mortal on earth like a sailor at [D]sea
Heave away, [A]haul away, the [G]ship rolls a[D]long
Give a sailor his grog and there's [A]nothing goes [D]wrong [A] [D]

[VERSE]
E's for the ensign that [G]at our mast [D]flew
[A]F's for the forecastle, where lives our [D]crew
G's for the [A]galley where the [G]salt junk smells [D]strong
And H is the halyards, we [A]hoist with a [D]song

[CHORUS]
Merrily, merrily, so [G]merry sail [D]we
No [A]mortal on earth like a sailor at [D]sea
Heave away, [A]haul away, the [G]ship rolls a[D]long
Give a sailor his grog and there's [A]nothing goes [D]wrong [A] [D]

[VERSE]
I's for the eyebolts, [G]good for the [D]feet
[A]J's for the jibs hoist, stands by the lead [D]sheet
K's for the [A]knightheads where the [G]petty officer [D]stands
L's for the leeside, hard [A]found by new [D]hands

[CHORUS]
Merrily, merrily, so [G]merry sail [D]we
No [A]mortal on earth like a sailor at [D]sea
Heave away, [A]haul away, the [G]ship rolls a[D]long
Give a sailor his grog and there's [A]nothing goes [D]wrong [A] [D]

[VERSE]
M's for the mainmast, it's [G]stout and it's [D]strong
[A]N's for the needle that never points [D]wrong
O's for the [A]oars of our [G]old jolly [D]boats
And P's for the [A]pinnace that lively do [D]float

[CHORUS]
Merrily, merrily, so [G]merry sail [D]we
No [A]mortal on earth like a sailor at [D]sea
Heave away, [A]haul away, the [G]ship rolls a[D]long
Give a sailor his grog and there's [A]nothing goes [D]wrong [A] [D]

[VERSE]
Q's for the quarterdeck where our [G]officers [D]stand
And [A]R's for the rudder that keeps the ship in [D]command
S is for the [A]stuns'ls that [G]drive her a[D]long
T's for the tops'ls, to [A]get there takes [D]long

[CHORUS]
Merrily, merrily, so [G]merry sail [D]we
No [A]mortal on earth like a sailor at [D]sea
Heave away, [A]haul away, the [G]ship rolls a[D]long
Give a sailor his grog and there's [A]nothing goes [D]wrong [A] [D]

[VERSE]
U's for the uniform, [G]mostly worn [D]aft
[A]V's for the vangs running from the main [D]gap
W's for [A]water, we're on a [G]pint and a [D]pound
And X marks the spot where old [A]Stormy was [D]drowned

[CHORUS]
Merrily, merrily, so [G]merry sail [D]we
No [A]mortal on earth like a sailor at [D]sea
Heave away, [A]haul away, the [G]ship rolls a[D]long
Give a sailor his grog and there's [A]nothing goes [D]wrong [A] [D]

[VERSE]
Y's for yardarm, needs a [G]good sailor [D]man
[A]Z is for Zoë, I'm her fancy [D]man
Z's also for [A]zero in the [G]cold winter [D]time
And now we have brought all the [A]letters in [D]rhyme

[CHORUS]
Merrily, merrily, so [G]merry sail [D]we
No [A]mortal on earth like a sailor at [D]sea
Heave away, [A]haul away, the [G]ship rolls a[D]long
Give a sailor his grog and there's [A]nothing goes [D]wrong [A] [D]