{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1725286,"song":"Sailboat","artist":"Ben Rector","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11367044-sailboat-chords-by-ben-rector/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1725286?type=chord","rating":4.6963,"votes":86,"content":"This is exactly how Ben Rector plays it live (I have personally talked to him about it). You can add hammer\r\non's to the C, Em, and D to make it sound more authentic. Hammer on with your middle finger for the C and D \r\nchords, and your pointer for the Em. Chords can be played regularly (open) or as written below to follow the\r\nsong more closely. All chords are relative to the capo.\r\n\r\nTune high e string down a whole step to D\r\nCapo 3\r\n\r\nC:  332010\r\nG:  300000 (can also be played as 320000 occasionally throughout the song although Ben does not) \r\nEm: 022000\r\nD:  554030\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI feel just like a sailboat[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't know where I'm headed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you can't make the wind blow[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom a sailboat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI have seen the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFelt the rain on my skin[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've been lost and found[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut mostly I've been waiting[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, I'm out in the waves[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm hoping and praying[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlease let this wind blow me home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNight after night there's an empty horizon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd my God, do I feel so alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSometimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm pretty sure I'm heard[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAt least I know I'm speaking[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I feel like a fool[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause I can't hear you listening[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I'm not giving up[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, I will move on forward[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna raise my sail[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGod knows what I'm headed towards[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, I'm out in the waves[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm hoping and praying[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlease let this wind blow me home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNight after night there's an empty horizon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd my God, do I feel so alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSometimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe only change I see[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLost or found, let's see[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe only difference is believing I'll make it in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, I'm out in the waves[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm hoping and praying[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlease let this wind blow me home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNight after night there's an empty horizon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd my God, do I feel so alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, I'm out in the waves[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm hoping and praying[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlease let this wind blow me home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNight after night there's an empty horizon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd my God, do I feel so alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSometimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"This is exactly how Ben Rector plays it live (I have personally talked to him about it). You can add hammer\non's to the C, Em, and D to make it sound more authentic. Hammer on with your middle finger for the C and D \nchords, and your pointer for the Em. Chords can be played regularly (open) or as written below to follow the\nsong more closely. All chords are relative to the capo.\n\nTune high e string down a whole step to D\nCapo 3\n\nC:  332010\nG:  300000 (can also be played as 320000 occasionally throughout the song although Ben does not) \nEm: 022000\nD:  554030\n\n\n[Intro]\nC G Em D\nC G D G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC G Em D\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC G Em D\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC G Em D","chords":["C","Em","D","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}