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Through My Sails

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chord fingering in this song
for Verse
       G      Gadd4     G     Gadd9     GEmb6      Em     C/G    Cmaj7/G     D      D/F#    D     Dmaj7/C#     D  
e|--3---3--------3---3-------3---0------0-----0----0--------2---2-------2--2----------2--|
B|--0---1--------0---0-------0---1------0-----1----0--------3---3-------3--3----------3--|
G|--0---0--------0---2-------0---0------0-----0----0--------2---4-------2--2----------2--|
D|--0---0--------0---0-------0---2------2-----2----2--------0---0-------0--4----------0--|
A|--2---2--------2---2-------2---2------2-----3----3--------x---x-------x--x----------x--|
E|--3---3--------3---3-------3---0------0-----3----3--------x---x-------x--x----------x--|
for Chorus
e|--G3--Gadd43------G3--C/G0----Am0---Asus40------Am0---Asus20------A7susx------D2--G3--C/G0----Am0---Asus40-----Am0--Asus20-----A7susx-----D2-|
B|--0--1------0--1----1---3------1---0------x------3--0--1----1---3-----1--0-----x-----3-|
G|--0--0------0--0----2---2------2---2------0------2--0--0----2---2-----2--2-----0-----2-|
D|--0--0------0--2----2---2------2---2------0------0--0--2----2---2-----2--2-----0-------|
A|--2--2------2--3----0---0------0---0------0------x--2--3----0---0-----0--0-----0-----x-|
E|--3--3------3--3----x---x------x---x------x------x--3--3----x---x-----x--x-----x-----x-|
[Intro]
     G     Gadd4      G    Gadd9      GEmb6  Em  
C/G   Cmaj7/G   D   D/F#   D  Dmaj7/C#   D
[Verse 1]
     G      Gadd4      G    Gadd9     GEmb6 Em  
Still gla-     ring from   the city lights
Into C/Gpara- Cmaj7/Gdise I    DsoaredD/F#  D  Dmaj7/C#  D  
     G     Gadd4    G    Gadd9      GEmb6  Em  
Un-   able       to          come  down
For C/Grea-  Cmaj7/Gsons I'd igDnoredD/F#  D  Dmaj7/C#  D  
[Chorus]
GTotal confusion Gadd4  G  
C/GDisillusion 
AmNew Asus4things AmI'm Asus2know-         A7sus  Din'
GAaa..  C/GAaa..Am  Asus4  Am  Asus2  A7sus  D  
[Verse 2]
   G      Gadd4      G    Gadd9      GEmb6   Em  
I'm stand-   ing  on     the  shore- line
It's C/Gso    Cmaj7/Gfine out  Dthere D/F#  D  Dmaj7/C#  D  
     G     Gadd4    G    Gadd9      GEmb6  Em  
Leav- ing        with   the  wind  blowing
But C/Glove Cmaj7/Gtakes    careD  D/F#  D  Dmaj7/C#  D  
[Chorus]
GKnow me, know meGadd4  G  
C/GShow me, Show me 
AmNew Asus4things AmI'm Asus2know-         A7sus  Din'
GAaa..  CAaa..Am  Asus4  Am  Asus2  A7sus  D  
[Verse 3]
    G      Gadd4      G     Gadd9      GEmb6  Em  
Wind blow-    ing  through my   sails
It   C/Gfeels Cmaj7/Glike I'm  DgoneD/F#  D  Dmaj7/C#  D  
     G     Gadd4    G    Gadd9      GEmb6  Em  
Leav- ing        with   the  wind  blowing
    C/GThrough Cmaj7/Gmy        sailDsD/F#  D  Dmaj7/C#  D  
GAaa..

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Through My Sails

by Neil Young

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd4

Gadd9

C/G

Cmaj7/G

D/F#

Dmaj7/C#

Asus4

Asus2

A7sus

Chord fingering in this song

for Verse

G Gadd4 G Gadd9 G Em C/G Cmaj7/G D D/F# D Dmaj7/C# D

Emb6

e|--3---3--------3---3-------3---0------0-----0----0--------2---2-------2--2----------2--|

B|--0---1--------0---0-------0---1------0-----1----0--------3---3-------3--3----------3--|

G|--0---0--------0---2-------0---0------0-----0----0--------2---4-------2--2----------2--|

D|--0---0--------0---0-------0---2------2-----2----2--------0---0-------0--4----------0--|

A|--2---2--------2---2-------2---2------2-----3----3--------x---x-------x--x----------x--|

E|--3---3--------3---3-------3---0------0-----3----3--------x---x-------x--x----------x--|

for Chorus

G Gadd4 G C/G Am Asus4 Am Asus2 A7sus D G C/G Am Asus4 Am Asus2 A7sus D

e|--3--3------3--0----0---0------0---0------x------2--3--0----0---0-----0--0-----x-----2-|

B|--0--1------0--1----1---3------1---0------x------3--0--1----1---3-----1--0-----x-----3-|

G|--0--0------0--0----2---2------2---2------0------2--0--0----2---2-----2--2-----0-----2-|

D|--0--0------0--2----2---2------2---2------0------0--0--2----2---2-----2--2-----0-------|

A|--2--2------2--3----0---0------0---0------0------x--2--3----0---0-----0--0-----0-----x-|

E|--3--3------3--3----x---x------x---x------x------x--3--3----x---x-----x--x-----x-----x-|

[Intro]

G Gadd4 G Gadd9 G Em

Emb6

C/G Cmaj7/G D D/F# D Dmaj7/C# D

[Verse 1]

G Gadd4 G Gadd9 G Em

Emb6

Still gla- ring from the city lights

C/G Cmaj7/G D D/F# D Dmaj7/C# D

Into para- dise I soared

G Gadd4 G Gadd9 G Em

Emb6

Un- able to come down

C/G Cmaj7/G D D/F# D Dmaj7/C# D

For rea- sons I'd ignored

[Chorus]

G Gadd4 G

Total confusion

C/G

Disillusion

Am Asus4 Am Asus2 A7sus D

New things I'm know- in'

G C/G Am Asus4 Am Asus2 A7sus D

Aaa.. Aaa..

[Verse 2]

G Gadd4 G Gadd9 G Em

Emb6

I'm stand- ing on the shore- line

C/G Cmaj7/G D D/F# D Dmaj7/C# D

It's so fine out there

G Gadd4 G Gadd9 G Em

Emb6

Leav- ing with the wind blowing

C/G Cmaj7/G D D/F# D Dmaj7/C# D

But love takes care

[Chorus]

G Gadd4 G

Know me, know me

C/G

Show me, Show me

Am Asus4 Am Asus2 A7sus D

New things I'm know- in'

G C Am Asus4 Am Asus2 A7sus D

Aaa.. Aaa..

[Verse 3]

G Gadd4 G Gadd9 G Em

Emb6

Wind blow- ing through my sails

C/G Cmaj7/G D D/F# D Dmaj7/C# D

It feels like I'm gone

G Gadd4 G Gadd9 G Em

Emb6

Leav- ing with the wind blowing

C/G Cmaj7/G D D/F# D Dmaj7/C# D

Through my sails

Aaa..

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