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Sailing

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[intro]
  AI will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fDire 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fF#mire 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fDire 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fAire 
  AYeDah! F#m(repeaDted many times with the chords interspersed until verse) 
[verse 1]
  AWe can run, we can run through the woods but they'll Dfind us
  We can F#mhide, we can hide, we can hide like I've done my wholDe life
  AWe can watch as they burn all the books in the Dfire
  We can F#mdance to the stars in the sky in the darkness of Dnights
[pre-chorus]
  AOh, DI'll be here to say
  F#mOh, DI'll be here to say
[chorus 1]
  AOh, when I'm sailing, 
  DOh, when I'm sailing,
  F#mI'm gonna get you back on Dtime
  DI'm gonna get you back on Atime
[verse 2]
  AI can still hear the sound of that broken piDano,
  I can F#mstill feel the chill from the cold on the back of my Dspine
  AI can pray to a god, I can hope that he'll Dsave us
  I have F#mseen too much pain, too much hurt, too much death in this Dlife
[pre-chorus] 
  AOh, DI'll be here to say
  F#mOh, DI'll be here to say
[chorus 2]
  AOh, when I'm sailing, 
  DOh, when I'm sailing,
  F#mI'm gonna get you back on Dtime
  DI'm gonna get you back on Atime
  AOh, when I'm sailing, 
  DOh, when I'm sailing,
  F#mI'm gonna get you back on Dtime
  DI'm gonna get you back on Atime
[bridge]
  AI will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fDire 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fF#mire 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fDire 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fAire 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fDire 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fF#mire 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fDire 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fAire 
[chorus 2]
  AOh, when I'm sailing, 
  DOh, when I'm sailing,
  F#mI'm gonna get you back on Dtime
  DI'm gonna get you back on Atime
  AOh, when I'm sailing, 
  DOh, when I'm sailing,
  F#mI'm gonna get you back on Dtime
  DI'm gonna get you back on Atime

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Sailing

by The Strumbellas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

[intro]

A D

I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire

F#m

I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire

A D F#m D

Yeah! (repeated many times with the chords interspersed until verse)

[verse 1]

A D

We can run, we can run through the woods but they'll find us

F#m D

We can hide, we can hide, we can hide like I've done my whole life

A D

We can watch as they burn all the books in the fire

F#m D

We can dance to the stars in the sky in the darkness of nights

[pre-chorus]

A D

Oh, I'll be here to say

F#m D

Oh, I'll be here to say

[chorus 1]

Oh, when I'm sailing,

F#m D

I'm gonna get you back on time

D A

I'm gonna get you back on time

[verse 2]

A D

I can still hear the sound of that broken piano,

F#m D

I can still feel the chill from the cold on the back of my spine

A D

I can pray to a god, I can hope that he'll save us

F#m D

I have seen too much pain, too much hurt, too much death in this life

[pre-chorus]

A D

Oh, I'll be here to say

F#m D

Oh, I'll be here to say

[chorus 2]

Oh, when I'm sailing,

F#m D

I'm gonna get you back on time

D A

I'm gonna get you back on time

Oh, when I'm sailing,

F#m D

I'm gonna get you back on time

D A

I'm gonna get you back on time

[bridge]

A D

I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire

F#m

I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire

F#m

I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire

[chorus 2]

Oh, when I'm sailing,

F#m D

I'm gonna get you back on time

D A

I'm gonna get you back on time

Oh, when I'm sailing,

F#m D

I'm gonna get you back on time

D A

I'm gonna get you back on time

About Sailing Chords by The Strumbellas

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