Loggins And Messina - Vahevala
INTRO (accordion and recorder): A D A E D A
D A
I'm thinking 'bout when I was a sailor
D G A
I spent my time on the open sea
G
When we'd stay off the coast of Jamaica
A5 D A5
I'd secretly steal ashore
G5 D
When natives were waiting for
A5 D5 A5
The boy with the lazy soul
E D
To sing with a sailor
CHORUS:
A E A E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
E A E7 A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
E A E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
E A E7 A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Em A
Every evening I'd be gone
Em A E A
Back on board by break of dawn____
G A
I'm thinking 'bout the nights in Jamaica
D G A
Pretty girls dancing here and there
G D
Stole a keg and now I'm drunk as a sailor
A5 D A5
And captain he don't know
G5 D
Where Billy he done go
A5 D5 A5
But I'm singing with native girls
E D
The songs of a sailor (songs of a sailor)
CHORUS:
A E A E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
E A E7 A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
E A E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
E A E7 A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Em A
Every sailor sail away
Em A E
You better be back on board by break of day____
INSTRUMENTAL: A D A E (10x)
BRIDGE:
A D
Every night in Jamaica, I'd sing with the lady
A E A
And drink with the men, 'til the morning appear
D
Well, the sunshine is fresh on my face
A E
As the song of the night puts the ring in my ear
CHORUS:
A E A E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
E A E7 A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
E A E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
E A E7 A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Em A
Every sailor sail away
E A E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
Em A
You better be back on board by break of day
E A E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
E A E7 A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
E A E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
E A E7 A
Vahevala, homeward sail away
OUTRO: A E A E7 A D A
