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[Verse]
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As the son of a son of a sailor
       D          A         E
I went out on the sea for adventure
  A                       E
Expanding the view of the captain and crew
       B                        E
like a man just released from indenture
     E
As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man
       D          A      E
I have chalked up many a mile.
     A                     E
Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks
      B                                 E
and I learned much from both of their styles.

[Chorus]
D             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

[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 tight 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
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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