Sails

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D/C D6 Em
Em7
I viewed in my presence
A
My hand on my forehead
Em7
And sighting the liners
Bm Am
Of mad merchant seamen
Em7
In search of the living
D Am7
Or the spices of China
Lucy walked gently
Between the damp barrels
And shut out my eyes
With the width of her fingers
Said she'd guessed the number
Of bales in the back room
Em7
While the seagulls were screaming
A/C# Bm C
Lucy was eating
Em7
Then we hauled up our colours
A/C# Bm C
The way the mother had told us
Am Bm Em
And together we just watched the sails
Lucy I said
In a passage of cotton kegs
Can we hold hands
I'm sure that it's warmer
Then the gulls ate the crumbs
Of Lucy's sandwich

Sails chords and lyrics

Free chords for Sails by Elton John. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

D/C    D6    Em
Lucy walked gently
Between the damp barrels
And shut out my eyes
With the width of her fingers
Said she'd guessed the number
Of bales in the back room
Lucy I said
In a passage of cotton kegs
Can we hold hands
I'm sure that it's warmer
Then the gulls ate the crumbs
Of Lucy's sandwich

Sails Chords by Elton John

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Sails Chords · Elton John