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      A Salty Dog
by Procol Harum

Standard tuning

Capo on 3rd fret matches recording pitch.

Written for keyboard & strings,
Acoustic guitar chords are as close to melody as possible,
see below for specific chord forms.

[Chords]
Bb     x03330
Asus   x02230
A      x02220
Am7    x02010
Gsus   xx5533
G      xx5433

F6     xx3231
F      xx3211
Dm     xx0231
Dm7    xx0211
Bbm    113321

Ab     466544
Eb     335343
Abmaj7 465544
Ab7    464544

Bbm7   113121
Dbm    446654
Eb/G   xx5343
Ebsus  xxx344
Eb     xxx343

Dm7b5  xx0111
F7     131211
F7sus4 131311



[Intro]
Bb  Asus  A  Am7  Gsus  G


[Verse 1]
Bb                 Asus       A      Am7                 Gsus G
All hands on deck, we've run afloat, I heard the captain cry
F6          F     Dm          Dm7       Bb            Bbm
Explore the ship, replace the cook, let no one leave alive!
Ab                  Eb/G             Ab          Abmaj7  Ab7
Across the straits, around the Horn, how far can sailors fly?
Bbm7            Dbm                      Ab           Ebsus Eb
A twisted path, our tortured course, and no one left alive


[Verse 2]
Bb                   Asus       A    Am7                      Gsus G
We sailed for parts, unknown to man, where ships come home to die
F6       F         Dm       Dm7         Bb                  Bbm
No lofty peak, nor fortress bold, could match our captain's eye!
Ab               Eb/G         Ab          Abmaj7  Ab7
Upon the seventh seasick day, we made our port of call
Bbm7             Dbm                 Ab              Ebsus Eb
A sand so white, and sea so blue, no mortal place at all


[Instrumental]
(muted, played staccato)
Ab    Dm7b5    Eb/G    F7 F7sus4


[Verse 3]
Bb                    Asus       A     Am7                    Gsus G
We fired the gun, and burned the mast, and rowed from ship to shore
F6          F         Dm      Dm7       Bb                  Bbm
The captain cried, we sailors wept, our tears were tears of joy!
Ab              Eb/G            Ab                Abmaj7  Ab7
Now many moons, and many Junes, have passed since we made land,
Bbm7         Dbm                     Ab             Ebsus Eb
a salty dog, this seaman's log, your witness my own hand


[Instrumental]
Ab    Dm7b5    Eb/G    F7 F7sus4
Bb...

    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/procol_harum/a_salty_dog_chords_2551686

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