Procol Harum – A Salty Dog (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Versions (3)

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by Procol Harum Written for keyboard & strings, Acoustic guitar chords are as close to melody as possible, see below for specific chord forms. [Chords] Bb x03330 Asus x02230 A x02220 Am7 x02010 Gsus xx5533 G xx5433 F6 xx3231 F xx3211 Dm xx0231 Dm7 xx0211 Bbm 113321 Ab 466544 Eb 335343 Abmaj7 465544 Ab7 464544 Bbm7 113121 Dbm 446654 Eb/G xx5343 Ebsus xxx344 Eb xxx343 Dm7b5 xx0111 F7 131211 F7sus4 131311 [Intro] Bb Asus A Am7 Gsus G [Verse 1]
Bb                 Asus       A      Am7                 Gsus G
All hands on deck, we've run afloat, I heard the captain cry

F6          F     Dm          Dm7       Bb            Bbm
Explore the ship, replace the cook, let no one leave alive!

Ab                  Eb/G             Ab          Abmaj7  Ab7
Across the straits, around the Horn, how far can sailors fly?

Bbm7            Dbm                      Ab           Ebsus Eb
A twisted path, our tortured course, and no one left alive
[Verse 2]
Bb                   Asus       A    Am7                      Gsus G
We sailed for parts, unknown to man, where ships come home to die

F6       F         Dm       Dm7         Bb                  Bbm
No lofty peak, nor fortress bold, could match our captain's eye!

Ab               Eb/G         Ab          Abmaj7  Ab7
Upon the seventh seasick day, we made our port of call

Bbm7             Dbm                 Ab              Ebsus Eb
A sand so white, and sea so blue, no mortal place at all
[Instrumental] (muted, played staccato) Ab Dm7b5 Eb/G F7 F7sus4 [Verse 3]
Bb                    Asus       A     Am7                    Gsus G
We fired the gun, and burned the mast, and rowed from ship to shore

F6          F         Dm      Dm7       Bb                  Bbm
The captain cried, we sailors wept, our tears were tears of joy!

Ab              Eb/G            Ab                Abmaj7  Ab7
Now many moons, and many Junes, have passed since we made land,

Bbm7         Dbm                     Ab             Ebsus Eb
a salty dog, this seaman's log, your witness my own hand
[Instrumental] Ab Dm7b5 Eb/G F7 F7sus4 Bb...