[email protected] Kickass song by Sturg. Listen to hear the rythm and strumming patterns Capo 1 [Verse 1] E A E Basic was just like paw paw said, "keep your mouth shut and you'll be fine" B7 Just another enlisted egg, in the bowl for uncle Sam's beater E A E When you get to Dam Neck you hear a voice in your head saying "My life's no longer mine" A E B7 E Have you running with some SAD SOG BMF sin eaters [Verse 2] E A E Setting out on them high seas feels just like being born B7 That first port call in Thailand feels like a pollywog turning nineteen E A E They've got king cobras fighting in boxing rings and all the angels play Connect Four A E B7 E Seems like a sailor's paradise but turns out to be a bad dream [Verse 3] E A E Well you hit the ground running in Tokyo to Kawasaki to Ebisu B7 Yokosuka, Yokohama, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Roppongi & Harajuku E A E On to Busan, Pohang, Pattaya to Phuket, Singapore to Kuala Lumpur A E B7 E Seeing damn near the whole damn world from the inside of a bar [Chorus] A E I got sea stories, and they're all true B7 Might seem a bit far fetched, why would I lie to you A E Memories in ink forever stained still got salt runnin' through my veins B7 E I got sea stories, and my shell back too [Solo] |A |E |E |B7 | |A |E |E B7 |E | [Verse 4] E A E Sometimes sirens send a ship off course, horizon gets so hazy B7 Maybe get high, play a little GoldenEye, on that ole 64 E A And if you get sick, and can't manage to kick, and get yourself kicked out of the Navy E A And spend the next year trying to score from a futon, life raft on the floor E B7 E And the next fifteen trying to figure out what the hell you did that for B7 E Well flying high beats dying for lies in a politicians war