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[Intro] x2
G                       C/G
[Verse 1]
GI sailed an ocean,    C/G  Gunsettled oceanC/G  
GThrough restful waters    C/G  Gand deep commotion
Ebmaj9Often fAm7/Drightened,    Ebmaj9unenAm7/Dlightened
Ebmaj7Sail on, saFil on saiGlor
[Verse 2]
GI wrest the waters,     C/G   Gfight Neptune's watersC/G  
GSail through the sorrows     C/G  Gof life's marauders
Ebmaj9Unre-  Am7/Dpenting,       Ebmaj9often Am7/Dempty
Ebmaj7Sail on, saFil on saiGlor
[Pre-bridge]
DCaught like a seweD#dimr rat aEmlone but I sail
DBought like a crust of D#dimbread, Emoh do I wail
[Bridge 1]
Seldom Am7stumEmble, never Am7crumEmble
Try to Am7tumbEmle, life's a Am7rumbEmle
Feel the sGtingAm7ing I've been GgivAm7en
Never GendAm7ing, unrelGentiCng
Heartbreak Am7searEming, always Am7fearEming
Never Am7cariEmng, perseAm7veriEmng
Ebmaj7Sail on, sFail on, sGailor
[Verse 3]
GI work the seaways,     C/G   Gthe gale-swept seawaysC/G  
GPast shipwrecked daughters      C/G  Gof wicked waters
Ebmaj9Unin-  Am7/Dspired,       Ebmaj9drenched and Am7/Dtired
Ebmaj7Sail on, waFil on, saGilor
[Bridge 2]
Always Am7needEming, even bAm7leedEming
Never Am7feedEming all my Am7feelEmings
Damn the tGhunAm7der, must I GbluAm7nder
There's no GwonAm7der all I'm GundCer
Stop the Am7cryiEmng and the Am7lyinEmg
And the Am7sighEming and my Am7dyinEmg
Ebmaj7Sail on, sFail on saGilor
[Coda]
(repeat to fade)
Ebmaj7Sail on, sFail on, sGailor

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The story behind the song

This song sails through an ocean of feeling, describing a journey that is both "unsettled" and "unre-penting," a vast, "often empty" expanse. It speaks to the relentless nature of life's challenges, where one can feel the "sighing and my dying" amidst a never-ending journey. Released on their 1973 album Holland, it stands out with Blondie Chaplin on lead vocals. At its heart, the song is a powerful testament to enduring the difficult passages that life can bring.

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Sail On Sailor

Sail On Sailor

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Sail On Sailor

by The Beach Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Ebmaj9

Am7/D

Ebmaj7

D#dim

Am7

[Intro] x2

G C/G

[Verse 1]

G C/G G C/G

I sailed an ocean, unsettled ocean

G C/G G

Through restful waters and deep commotion

Ebmaj9 Am7/D Ebmaj9 Am7/D

Often frightened, unenlightened

Ebmaj7 F G

Sail on, sail on sailor

[Verse 2]

G C/G G C/G

I wrest the waters, fight Neptune's waters

G C/G G

Sail through the sorrows of life's marauders

Ebmaj9 Am7/D Ebmaj9 Am7/D

Unre- penting, often empty

Ebmaj7 F G

Sail on, sail on sailor

[Pre-bridge]

D D#dim Em

Caught like a sewer rat alone but I sail

D D#dim Em

Bought like a crust of bread, oh do I wail

[Bridge 1]

Am7 Em Am7 Em

Seldom stumble, never crumble

Am7 Em Am7 Em

Try to tumble, life's a rumble

G Am7 G Am7

Feel the stinging I've been given

G Am7 G C

Never ending, unrelenting

Am7 Em Am7 Em

Heartbreak searing, always fearing

Am7 Em Am7 Em

Never caring, persevering

Ebmaj7 F G

Sail on, sail on, sailor

[Verse 3]

G C/G G C/G

I work the seaways, the gale-swept seaways

G C/G G

Past shipwrecked daughters of wicked waters

Ebmaj9 Am7/D Ebmaj9 Am7/D

Unin- spired, drenched and tired

Ebmaj7 F G

Sail on, wail on, sailor

[Bridge 2]

Am7 Em Am7 Em

Always needing, even bleeding

Am7 Em Am7 Em

Never feeding all my feelings

G Am7 G Am7

Damn the thunder, must I blunder

G Am7 G C

There's no wonder all I'm under

Am7 Em Am7 Em

Stop the crying and the lying

Am7 Em Am7 Em

And the sighing and my dying

Ebmaj7 F G

Sail on, sail on sailor

[Coda]

(repeat to fade)

Ebmaj7 F G

Sail on, sail on, sailor

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