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I Used To Be A Sailor

Tracy Chapman

Key: AEnglish
127 bpm
Intro
A D D(sus4) D D(sus2) D (x4) 
Verse
I Aused to be a Dsailor D D 
AWho sailed across the seas
D D D 
ABut now I'm just an Disland D D 
Since they Gtook my boat Daway from me
Oh no
A D D D 
A D D(sus4) D D(sus2) D 
Chorus
I Adon't like Dbeing Gstationary
I Alike the Drocky wavy Gmotions of the sea
I Asit and Drot behind these Fpadded walls
Hoping one Gday they'll fall
And set me Afree
D D D 
A D D(sus4) D D(sus2) D 
Verse
AHe wrote his epitaph
D D D 
AHe wrote his eulogy
D D D 
It said "I Athink that I can Ddie now D D 
GFor my true love won't Dcome for me"
Oh no
A D D D 
A D D(sus4) D D(sus2) D 
Chorus
I Adon't like Dbeing Gstationary
I Alike the Drocky wavy Gmotions of the sea
I Asit and Drot behind these Fpadded walls
Hoping one Gday they'll fall
And set me Afree
D D D 
A D D(sus4) D D(sus2) D 
Verse
I Aused to be a Dsailor D D 
AWho sailed across the seas
D D D 
ABut now I'm just an Disland D D 
Since they Gtook my boat Daway from me
Oh no
A D D D 
A D D(sus4) D D(sus2) D 
Chorus
I Adon't like Dbeing Gstationary
I Alike the Drocky wavy Gmotions of the sea
I Asit and Drot behind these Fpadded walls
Hoping one Gday they'll fall
And set me Afree
Set me Dfree D D 
Set me free
Set me Afree

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4 revisions
  1. v4 — Daniel B., — Mise en page révisée (lot lot58)
  2. v3 — Anonymous, — ajout tempo (BPM 127, deezer)
  3. v2 — Anonymous, — réparation import auto
  4. v1 — Daniel B., — Import storage/import-cho