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Red Sails In The Sunset
Words & Music by Jimmy Kennedy & Hugh Williams, 1935
Recorded by The Platters, 1960 (#36)
DRed DM7sails in the suD7nset,    Gway Gm7out on the sDea,Cdim  A  
     Bm7-5            A   Em7         A          Em7    D    E7-5  A7  
Oh, carry my loved one        home safely to me.
DShe DM7sailed at the dD7awning,   Gall Gm7day I've been blDue;Cdim  A  
      Bm7-5           A   Em7        A7           Em7     D    Gdim  D  
Red sails in the sunset,      I'm trusting in you.
Bridge:
GSwift wG/F#ings you must boDrrow;
A7Make sA7sus4traight A7for the shDore.DM7  
   GWe G/F#marry tomorrDow,Bm7  
And sEm7he goes saE7iling no mA7ore.A7+5  
DRed DM7sails in the sD7unset,   Gway oGm7ut on the Dsea,Cdim  A  
    Bm7-5                 A7    Em7         A7            Em7     D  
Oh carry my loved one        home safely to me.

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Red Sails In The Sunset

by The Platters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

DM7

Gm7

Cdim

Bm7

Em7

E7-5

Gdim

G/F#

A7sus4

A7+5

Red Sails In The Sunset

Words & Music by Jimmy Kennedy & Hugh Williams, 1935

Recorded by The Platters, 1960 (#36)

D DM7 D7 G Gm7 D Cdim A

Red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea,

Bm7 A Em7 A Em7 D E7-5 A7

-5

Oh, carry my loved one home safely to me.

D DM7 D7 G Gm7 D Cdim A

She sailed at the dawning, all day I've been blue;

Bm7 A Em7 A7 Em7 D Gdim D

-5

Red sails in the sunset, I'm trusting in you.

Bridge:

G G/F# D

Swift wings you must borrow;

A7 A7sus4 A7 D DM7

Make straight for the shore.

G G/F# D Bm7

We marry tomorrow,

Em7 E7 A7 A7+5

And she goes sailing no more.

D DM7 D7 G Gm7 D Cdim A

Red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea,

Bm7 A7 Em7 A7 Em7 D

-5

Oh carry my loved one home safely to me.

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