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[Verse 1]
G                             C
Sailor, get your feet on the ground
G                                                 C  Dm
Get your leave, get your money, get your ass into town
  F  C  Dm  C      G Dm
(Lonely town needs you around)
G                            C
Sailor, won't you stay for awhile?
G                                                 C   Dm
There's a town full of girls that could do with a smile
 F  C  Dm      C    G       Dm
(Lonely girls, brush up your curls)

[Pre-Chorus]
C
Get in the game, pick out the dame
         C/B     Am
Dum  de  dum  de  dum
Am
This is the place where you set the pace
          Am/G     Dm
Dum  de  dum  de  dum
Dm
The streets are lit with the good times rolling
C
The bars are filled with the good stuff floating
F    C     G     F       C     G
Set 'em up Joe, let the booze flow

[Chorus]
C
Give out the juice, she won't refuse
          C/B     Am
Dum  de  dum  de  dum
Am
This is your chance for love and romance
         Am/G     Dm
Dum  de  dum  d  dum
Dm
Your leave is short but the action's growing
C                                         G
Get in the game before you start slowing down

[Interlude]
F C Dm

[Verse 2]
       G                         C
Hey, sailor, is there anything wrong?
G                                                 C   Dm
There's a dame in your lap but you don't get it on
 F  C  Dm      C    G       Dm
(She's ok, so why don't you play)
G                                 C
Hey sailor, is it true what they say
G                                               C Dm
that you mess with the boys  when the girls are away?
  F  C    Dm   C    G       Dm
(Bad bad boy, wrong kind of  joy)

[Pre-Chorus]
C
Do what she said, get into bed
  C/B     Am
Dum  de  dum  de  dum
Am
Don't be afraid for she knows her trade
      Am/G     Dm
(Dum de dum de dum)
Dm
You've got to live up to all those stories
C
Sailor boy with your sexed-up glories
F       C    G    F        C    G
Set 'em up, Joe, let the booze flow

[Chorus]
C
Pull up your socks, pull out the stops
        C/B     Am
(Dum de dum de dum)
Am
Do what you can, she'll understand
       Am/G     Dm
(Dum de dum de dum)
Dm
It's hard to make up for all that sailing
C
Out on the sea, you lose all your training
F       C    G    F        C    G
Let the booze flow, let yourself go!