Jimmy Buffett – Son Of A Son Of A Sailor (Guitar Tab)

Capo 2
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This is just an arrangement for a single acoustic guitar, not a tab of any particular version. [Intro]
  [Verse]
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As the   son of a son of a sailor   I went

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out on the sea   for adventure Ex-

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panding the view of the captain and crew like a

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man just released from indenture As a

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dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man I have

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chalked up many  a mile.     Read

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dozens of books about heroes and crooks and I

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learned much from both of their styles.

[Chorus]
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Son of a son,    Son of a son

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Son of a son of a sailor

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Son of a gun, Load the last ton

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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