Seaman's Blues Chords

KeyD# Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays420

Seaman's Blues by Hank Williams is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D# with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, A, A7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D#
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D                                        A 
I'm on my way to Italy, from the Gulf of Mexico 
                                   D 
Ridin' on a tanker, feelin' mighty low 
                                          A7 
My good gal's behind me, no lovin' for so long 
                                                D 
I'm goin' back to Texas, cause that's where I belong 
 
 
G                         D 
Life got so lonely on the ocean 
G                                       A 
There's too much time to dream of yesterday 
G                            D 
If I could only carry out my notion 
    A7                            D 
I'd hit the trail for Texas right away 
 
 
 
D                                        A 
I'm on my way to Italy, from the Gulf of Mexico 
                                       D 
Ridin' on a tanker, and feelin' mighty low 
                                              A7 
But my good gal's behind me, no lovin' for so long 
                                                D 
I'm goin' back to Texas, cause that's where I belong 
 
 
G                          D 
I never thought when I was leavin',  
G                              D 
I could get so blue out on the sea 
G                               D 
But I'll bet you after all this grievin',  
A7                               D 
It's that good ol' Texas sun for me 
 
 
 
 
    D                                        A 
For I'm on my way to Italy, from the Gulf of Mexico 
                                       D 
Ridin' on a tanker, and feelin' mighty low 
                                              A7 
My good gal's behind me, and no lovin' for so long 
                                                D 
I'm goin' back to Texas, cause that's where I belong 
 
 
 
 
Tabbed by Joe Wallace, Countrytabs.com 
    	

Chord diagrams

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