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Sailing Away

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Capo 3
Intro:
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
WAmaiting at the water's edge,
WAmatching all the ships as they are hCeading for the hFarbour wGall,
I was jAmust a boy, FI was jAmust a boy,
DrFeaming of the wAmide world, drFeaming of the wAmide world,F  
WAmatching as they disappear,
RAmeading out the names of all the plCaces I have nFever bGeen,
Looking Amout to sea, Fstaring Amout to sea,
DrFeaming of a wAmide world, drFeaming of the wAmide world,F  
ODmoh, oAmoh, oDmoh, oGoh,
I wish I was sCailC/Ging awFay, sCailC/Ging awFay,
SCailC/Ging awFay, Gwith yAmou tonight, Fwith yAmou tonight,F  
Am   F Am   F
WAmalking down another street,
AmUnderneath the red lights, I am wCatching where the shFadows fGall,
Looking Amat the girls, Flistening tAmo the girls,
DrFeaming of a nAmew world, drFeaming of that Amnew world,F  
ODmoh, oAmoh, oDmoh, oGoh,
I wish I was sCailC/Ging awFay, sCailC/Ging awFay,
SCailC/Ging awFay, Gin your Amarms tonight, Fin your Amarms tonight,F  
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
I wish I was sCailC/Ging awFay, sCailC/Ging awFay,
SCailC/Ging awFay, Gwith yAmou now, Fwith yAmou now.F..
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F

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Sailing Away

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Capo 3

Intro:

Am F Am F

Waiting at the water's edge,

Am C F G

Watching all the ships as they are heading for the harbour wall,

Am F Am

I was just a boy, I was just a boy,

F Am F Am F

Dreaming of the wide world, dreaming of the wide world,

Watching as they disappear,

Am C F G

Reading out the names of all the places I have never been,

Am F Am

Looking out to sea, staring out to sea,

F Am F Am F

Dreaming of a wide world, dreaming of the wide world,

Dm Am Dm G

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,

C C/G F C C/G F

I wish I was sailing away, sailing away,

C C/G F G Am F Am F

Sailing away, with you tonight, with you tonight,

Am F Am F

Walking down another street,

Am C F G

Underneath the red lights, I am watching where the shadows fall,

Am F Am

Looking at the girls, listening to the girls,

F Am F Am F

Dreaming of a new world, dreaming of that new world,

Dm Am Dm G

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,

C C/G F C C/G F

I wish I was sailing away, sailing away,

C C/G F G Am F Am F

Sailing away, in your arms tonight, in your arms tonight,

Am F Am F

C C/G F C C/G F

I wish I was sailing away, sailing away,

C C/G F G Am F Am F

Sailing away, with you now, with you now...

Am F Am F

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