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Sail On

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Tempo:    3|4
Tuning:   Standard
Chords:
          EADGBe
         DXX0232
         G320003
       C/G332010
[Intro]
D(No lyrics) DHumm-mm-m.
[Verse 1](Piano & Tambourine, over)
DSail on my brother,
Sail on Gthrough the Dni-ght.
DSail on my sister,
Sail on Gthrough the Dni-ght.
[Chorus 1](Drums, Piano, Bass & Tambourine)
C/GBeaut-iful, Gas the day is Dlong,(Yeah)
C/GBeaut-iful, Gas the day is Dlong.
[Verse 2](Guitar, Drums, Piano, Bass & Tambourine)
DSail on your troubles,
Sail on Gthrough your Ddoubts.(Oh yeah)
DSail on your worries,
Sail on, Gsoon you'll work it Dout.(Oh yeah)
[Chorus 2]
C/GBeaut-iful, Gas the day is Dlong,
C/GBeaut-iful, Gas the day is Dlong.
[Verse 3]
DI've always been a believer,
In the good things of life.(Oh yeah)
But they don't all come wrapped in cellophane,
And C/Gthey don't always Gseem to turn out Dright.(Oh yeah)
C/GThey don't always (hmm-mm-m) Gseem to turn out Dright.
D(OhD, Sometimes they do!)
[Instrumental Riff](Keyboards, over)
D  D
[Verse 4]
DI've always been a believer,
In the good things of life.
But they don't all come wrapped in cellophane,
And C/Gthey don't always Gseem to turn out Dright.
[Verse 5 & Coda]
DNo, no, no,
C/GThey don't always Gseem to turn out Dright,(Lo-lo, Lord knows)
C/GThey don't always Gseem to turn out Dright.
C/GSometimes they do not,
GHumm-mm-m, (C/Gno lyric) GSail-ail on, DHumm-mm-m,(Bass accent, out)
Sail, Sail on.(Slow to Fade Out)
End

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Sail On

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Tempo: 3|4

Tuning: Standard

Chords:

EADGBe

XX0232

320003

C/G

332010

[Intro]

D D

(No lyrics) Humm-mm-m.

[Verse 1](Piano & Tambourine, over)

Sail on my brother,

G D

Sail on through the ni-ght.

Sail on my sister,

G D

Sail on through the ni-ght.

[Chorus 1](Drums, Piano, Bass & Tambourine)

C/G G D

Beaut-iful, as the day is long,(Yeah)

C/G G D

Beaut-iful, as the day is long.

[Verse 2](Guitar, Drums, Piano, Bass & Tambourine)

Sail on your troubles,

G D

Sail on through your doubts.(Oh yeah)

Sail on your worries,

G D

Sail on, soon you'll work it out.(Oh yeah)

[Chorus 2]

C/G G D

Beaut-iful, as the day is long,

C/G G D

Beaut-iful, as the day is long.

[Verse 3]

I've always been a believer,

In the good things of life.(Oh yeah)

But they don't all come wrapped in cellophane,

C/G G D

And they don't always seem to turn out right.(Oh yeah)

C/G G D

They don't always (hmm-mm-m) seem to turn out right.

D D

(Oh, Sometimes they do!)

[Instrumental Riff](Keyboards, over)

D D

[Verse 4]

I've always been a believer,

In the good things of life.

But they don't all come wrapped in cellophane,

C/G G D

And they don't always seem to turn out right.

[Verse 5 & Coda]

No, no, no,

C/G G D

They don't always seem to turn out right,(Lo-lo, Lord knows)

C/G G D

They don't always seem to turn out right.

C/G

Sometimes they do not,

G C/G G D

Humm-mm-m, (no lyric) Sail-ail on, Humm-mm-m,(Bass accent, out)

Sail, Sail on.(Slow to Fade Out)

End

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