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Typed out by Fritz Mayr/Guitar Player from Silent Cry
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                  SAILOR (MOLLY HATCHET)

 Riff A

E-----------I-----------I------------------I----10--------------I
B-----------I-----------I------------------I--------------------I
G---7---7-0-I---7---7-0-I---7---7-0-10b1/2-I-10----10-10-7------I
D---7---7-0-I---7---7-0-I---7---7-0--------I---------------9--7-I
A-5---5-----I-5---5-----I-5---5------------I--------------------I
E-----------I-----------I------------------I--------------------I

 Riff B

E--------------------I---7-----------------I--------------------I
B-----------------6s-I-7---10-7------------I--------------------I
G-10-9-7-10-9-7-7----I----------7---7----7-I-10-9-7-10-9-7-7-7--I
D-10-9-7-10-9-7-7----I------------9--------I-10-9-7-10-9-7-7-7--I
A--------------------I---------------------I--------------------I
E--------------------I---------------------I--------------------I

E-----------------------I
B-----------------------I
G------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--I
D------7-9-7-7-7-7-7-7--I
A--6h7------------------I
E-----------------------I


Intro: play Riff A 2 times

         D5
1.Verse: Met an old man on the street
         D5
         a dirty hat layin´ at his feet
         C5                    G5              D5
         i looked and saw adventure in his eyes
         D5
         singin´ them songs from yesterday
         D5
         from over the hills and far away
         C5                G5                Riff B
         lord that old man had me hypnotized
         D5
2.Verse: i went on in my nine to five
         D5
         hoping that i could stay alive
         C5                       G5                D5
         i knew that something in my life was wrong
         D5
         all night long i could not sleep
         D5
         the trouble here was burried deep
         C5                      G5                   D5
         i couldn´t help but hear the old man´s song

         G5
Chorus:  i´m rolling down the highway
         D5
         i fly the friendly skies
                    G5
         i´m just a hobo
                    A5                      D5
         i´m on the railroad tracks tonight
             G5
         i´m dancing through the desert
         D5
         i see the city lights
                    A5             G5
         i´m just a sailor  on the sea of life

Guitar Solo: D5 I D5 I D5 I D5 I C5 I G5 I D5 I (repeat 4 times)

         G5
Chorus:  i´m rolling down the highway
         D5
         i fly the friendly skies
                    G5
         i´m just a hobo
                    A5                      D5
         i´m on the railroad tracks tonight
             G5
         i´m dancing through the desert
         D5
         i see the city lights
                    A5             G5
         i´m just a sailor  on the sea of life
         D5
3.Verse: the feeling swept right over me
         D5
         i left my home and my security
         C5               G5                  D5
         i fin´ly found a place where i belong
         D5
         back out there on the road again
         D5
         goin´ where i have never been
         C5                     G5           D5
         now i´m fin´ly free to sing my song

         G5
Chorus:  i´m rolling down the highway
         D5
         i fly the friendly skies
                    G5
         i´m just a hobo
                    A5                      D5
         i´m on the railroad tracks tonight
             G5
         i´m dancing through the desert
         D5
         i see the city lights
                    A5             G5
         i´m just a sailor  on the sea of life
         D5         A5             G5          D5
         i´m just a sailor  on the sea of life