Drunken Sailor Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays505

Drunken Sailor by Ferre Grignard is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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Intro:  
Am  G  Am  E  Am 

Verse 
Am 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor ? 
G 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor ? 
Am 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor ? 
E            Am 
Early in the morning 

Am 
Hurray, and up she rises 
G 
Hurray, and up she rises 
Am 
Hurray, and up she rises 
E              Am 
Early in the morning 

Bridge 
Am  G  Am  E  Am 

verse 2 
Am 
Put him in the marine untill he's sober 
G 
Put him in the marine untill he's sober 
Am 
Put him in the marine untill he's sober 
E            Am 
Early in the morning 

Bridge 
Am  G  Am  E  Am 

verse 3 
Am 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor ? 
G 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor ? 
Am 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor ? 
E            Am 
Early in the morning 
 
Am 
Hurray, and up she rises 
G 
Hurray, and up she rises 
Am 
Hurray, and up she rises 
E              Am 
Early in the morning 

Bridge 
Am  G  Am  E  Am 

Verse 
Am 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor ? 
G 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor ? 
Am 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor ? 
E            Am 
Early in the morning 

Am 
Hurray, and up she rises 
G 
Hurray, and up she rises 
Am 
Hurray, and up she rises 
E              Am 
Early in the morning 
    E              Am 
Early in the morning 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante