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Sail The Waterway

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This was the B side to their first single, "Dallas." Becker and Fagen are on the record calling 
it "stinky," but what do they know?
Note that major chords are all "moo majors" (major chords with a 2nd added).
Intro:  E/A  
VERSE:
E/AMy old man, he’s been around the A/Dworld
And he Gmaj7tells me E/Aeverything
E/AHe taught me how to tie a sailor’s A/Dknot
Gmaj7And maybe how to G/Asing
And though I’m a Dman and I’ve got it C#m7together
He F#m7still knows    F#m7/Ewhat to        Ddo
He say Acome on and sail the Ewaterway
It feDels so Ggood on Ayou
Come on and Asail the Ewaterway
It Dfeels so Ggood F#m7on you
   Bm7-   Bm7/E  
BRIDGE:
You know the Dtide is C#m7high
And the Bm7westward wind won't Aquit ya
Well you F#m7know what you    C#m7got to      F#m7do
‘cause the G/Atime is right
                               Bm7-   Bm7/E  
And the tide will wait for you
OUTRO:
Come on and Dsail the C#m7waterway with Bm7me,     Bm7/Edarlin’
etc....

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Sail The Waterway

by Steely Dan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/A

A/D

Gmaj7

G/A

C#m7

F#m7

F#m7/E

Bm7

Bm7/E

This was the B side to their first single, "Dallas." Becker and Fagen are on the record calling

it "stinky," but what do they know?

Note that major chords are all "moo majors" (major chords with a 2nd added).

E/A

Intro:

VERSE:

E/A A/D

My old man, he’s been around the world

Gmaj7 E/A

And he tells me everything

E/A A/D

He taught me how to tie a sailor’s knot

Gmaj7 G/A

And maybe how to sing

D C#m7

And though I’m a man and I’ve got it together

F#m7 F#m7/E D

He still knows what to do

A E

He say come on and sail the waterway

D G A

It feels so good on you

A E

Come on and sail the waterway

D G F#m7

It feels so good on you

Bm7 Bm7/E

BRIDGE:

D C#m7

You know the tide is high

Bm7 A

And the westward wind won't quit ya

F#m7 C#m7 F#m7

Well you know what you got to do

G/A

‘cause the time is right

Bm7 Bm7/E

And the tide will wait for you

OUTRO:

D C#m7 Bm7 Bm7/E

Come on and sail the waterway with me, darlin’

etc....

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Learn how to play Sail The Waterway by Steely Dan with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sail The Waterway chords”, “Sail The Waterway guitar chords”, or “Steely Dan Sail The Waterway chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Sail The Waterway chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sail The Waterway lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, E/A, A/D, Gmaj7, G/A, D.

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