What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor Chords

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What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor by Freddy Quinn is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, C and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro:  Dm  Dm   C   C   |Am C| Dm 

1.) 
Dm                      Dm 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor? 
C                       C 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor? 
Dm                      Dm 
What shall we do with a drunken sailor? 
|Am   C     |Dm 
Early in the morning. 

 
Dm           Dm 
Hoo-ray, and up she rises, 
C            C 
Hoo-ray, and up she rises, 
Dm           Dm 
Hoo-ray  and up she rises 
|Am   C     |Dm 
Early in the morning. 

   Dm  Dm   C   C   |Am C| Dm 

2.) 
Dm                       Dm 
Put him in the long-boat till he's sober, 
C                        C 
Put him in the long-boat till he's sober, 
Dm                       Dm 
Put him in the long-boat till he's sober, 
|Am   C     |Dm 
Early in the morning. 

 
Dm           Dm 
Hoo-ray, and up she rises, 
C            C 
Hoo-ray, and up she rises, 
Dm           Dm 
Hoo-ray  and up she rises 
|Am   C     |Dm 
Early in the morning. (2x)  
       
   Dm  Dm   C   C   |Am C| Dm 

3.)   
Dm                   Dm    
Pull out the plug and wet all over 
C                     C 
Pull out the plug and wet all over 
Dm                    C 
Pull out the plug and wet all over 
|Am   C     |Dm 
Early in the morning. 

 
Dm           Dm 
Hoo-ray, and up she rises, 
C            C 
Hoo-ray, and up she rises, 
Dm           Dm 
Hoo-ray  and up she rises 
|Am   C     |Dm 
Early in the morning. 
      
Dm  Dm   C   C   |Am C| Dm 
     
Dm                    Dm 
What shall we do? - - - - - - 
Dm                    Dm 
What shall we do? - - - - - - 
Dm                    Dm 
What shall we do? - - - - - - 
|Am   C     |Dm 
Early in the morning. 

       
Dm  Dm   C   C   |Am C| Dm 
    	

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100 BPM Andante