Jimmy Buffett – A Sailors Christmas (Guitar)

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[Intro] Bm A G D Bm A G [Verse 1]
A                          D
A sail on the horizon's got a land fall rendezvous

    A
The captain steers a well know course

D
He steers her straight and true

       G               D
As he trims the sheets he sings a song

   Em                  A
He learned on boats and bars

   G                   D
A sailor spends his Christmas

      A                     D
In a harbor 'neath the stars"
[Verse 2]
A                                 D
He's traveled through the doldrums, typhoons and hurricanes

    A
He's logged a million soggy miles

   D
with water on the brain

    G                   D
But Christmas is the season

  Em                   A
better suited for dry land

     G                  D
He'll tell some lies, meet some spies

   A                      D
And dance barefoot in the sand
[Chorus]
  Bm            Bm7/A 
A sailor spends his Christmas in

     G               A
A harbor on the hook

G      D        G      D
cali, calais no work today

      Em                 A
Let's shelve the old log book

    G                D
The waterfront is reveling

   Em             A
The season has begun

  G                  D
A sailor spends his Christmas

     A           D
In a harbor having fun
[Verse 3]
A                          D
There's a party down at Le Select

A
All music, rum and cheer

D
Faces in the shadows

G                       D
God I haven't seen for years

G                           D
The masts and shrouds are filled with lights

  Em                      A
'Neath the waning of the moon

G                            D
There's an air of celebration in

A                     D
The realm of King Neptune
[Chorus]
  Bm            Bm7/A
A sailor spends his Christmas in

     G               A
A harbor on the hook

G      D        G      D
cali, calais no work today

      Em                 A
Let's shelve the old log book

    G                D
The waterfront is reveling

   Em             A
The season has begun

  G                  D
A sailor spends his Christmas

     A              Bm  A  G  D
In a harbor having fun
[Instrumental] Bm A G D Bm A G D Bm A G [Verse 4]
A                          D
Jesus was a fisherman who walked upon the sea

A
The North Pole is the ocean's

D
remote frozen balcony

G                    D
The continents keep drifting

Em                    A
The children sing and play

G                      D
Cause nothing really matters

A                        D
After all its Christmas day
[Chorus]
  Bm            Bm7/A
A sailor spends his Christmas in

     G               A
A harbor on the hook

G      D        G      D
cali, calais no work today

      Em                 A
Let's shelve the old log book

    G                D
The waterfront is reveling

   Em             A
The season has begun

  G                  D
A sailor spends his Christmas

     A           D
In a harbor having fun

  G                  D
A sailor spends his Christmas

       A              D
in the harbor having fun

 G                  D
A sailor spends his Christmas

     A              Bm  A  G  D
In a harbor having fun        having fun
[Outro]
Bm  A  G  D         Bm  A  G  D
           having fun         having fun