The Boy Who Sailed Around The World Chords
by Go Sailor
The Boy Who Sailed Around The World by Go Sailor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Bm, D, E and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A Bm D E (2x)
A Bm D
I know a boy who sailed around the world
E A
started off with his cat
Bm D
he fell in love with a girl
E A
now what do you think of that?
Bm D
they visited many lands
E A
madagascar, tonga, and france
Bm D
but now he lives all alone
E D
in a rusty old houseboat
A
and there floats
B7 E
out in the san pablo bay
D A
when he goes, I won't know
B7 E
but she'll write him every day
D A D A D A E A D A D A D A E A
todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
A Bm D
today he's fishing in his spot
E A
but never a fish caught
Bm D
she brought him sandwiches
E A
and scared away the fish
Bm D
how could he understand
E A
she's a lover of the land
Bm D
he's a lover of the sea
E D
they were lovers that couldn't be
A
sailor, go
B7 E
give her the time of day
D A
if you go, don't you know
B7 E
she'll write you every day
D A D A
but I said it before and I'll say it again
D A E A
don't ever go out to sea with a friend
D A D A
I said it before and I'll say it again
D A E A D
don't ever go out to sea without your pen
A B7 E D A B7 E (fiddle around with sus4's)
A Bm
would you sail with me, would you sail with me
D E
would you sail with me around the
A Bm
would you sail with me, would you sail with me
D E
would you sail with me around the
A Bm
would you sail with me, would you sail with me
D E
would you sail with me around the
A Bm
would you sail with me, would you sail with me
D E D
would you sail with me around the world
A D A D A E A
D A D A D A E A
go sailor go sailor go sailor
D A D A D A E A E A E A
go sailor go sailor go sailor go go go