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Sailing

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[Intro]
D#m G# F# A E
[Verse]
D#mWind in G#my F#sails,A  E  
D#mI lived G#for F#days.A  E  
D#mNo water, G#no F#food.A  E  
D#mIt wG#as F#good.A  E  
D#mI didnG#'t F#mind, nAo.E  
D#mNowhere G#to F#be.A  E  
D#mNothing G#to F#seeA  E  
D#m- except G#meF#.A  E  
[Chorus]
GOnAmly DfeDsus4ar
Can Gmake you feel Amlonely out Dhere.Dsus4  
GYou learn Amto aDcceptDsus4  
whatGever Amyou can Dget.Dsus4  
D#m     G# F#     A E
[Verse]
D#mWhen there is G#no F#lawA  E  
D#mYou've doG#ne F#nothing wrong.A  E  
D#mYou can't take tG#oo F#longA  E  
D#mMakinG#g uF#p songs.A  E  
[Chorus]
GOnAmly DfeDsus4ar
Can Gmake you feel Amlonely out Dhere.Dsus4  
GYou learn Amto aDcceptDsus4  
whatGever Amyou can Dget.Dsus4  
[Outro]
D#m G# F# A E

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Sailing

by Deerhunter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

Dsus4

[Intro]

D#m G# F# A E

[Verse]

D#m G# F# A E

Wind in my sails,

D#m G# F# A E

I lived for days.

D#m G# F# A E

No water, no food.

D#m G# F# A E

It was good.

D#m G# F# A E

I didn't mind, no.

D#m G# F# A E

Nowhere to be.

D#m G# F# A E

Nothing to see

D#m G# F# A E

- except me.

[Chorus]

G Am D Dsus4

Only fear

G Am D Dsus4

Can make you feel lonely out here.

G Am D Dsus4

You learn to accept

G Am D Dsus4

whatever you can get.

D#m G# F# A E

[Verse]

D#m G# F# A E

When there is no law

D#m G# F# A E

You've done nothing wrong.

D#m G# F# A E

You can't take too long

D#m G# F# A E

Making up songs.

[Chorus]

G Am D Dsus4

Only fear

G Am D Dsus4

Can make you feel lonely out here.

G Am D Dsus4

You learn to accept

G Am D Dsus4

whatever you can get.

[Outro]

D#m G# F# A E

About Sailing Chords by Deerhunter

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