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Sailin On

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Player: Played with power-chord but with minors on acoustic
[Chord variants for acoustic]  
Exchange Dbm for Dbm/A  x02124
[Verse 1]
 EYou don't want me anyDbmmoreC  
 ESo I walked right out that DbmdoorC  
 EI play the game right from the DbmstartC  
EI trust you, you use me, Dbmnow my life's all torn Capart
[Chorus]
  F#mSo I'm sailing, Dyeah I'm sailing Eon
  F#mI'm moving, Dyeah I'm moving Eon
 F#mSail on, sail Don, sail on, sail Eon
      F#m  DYeeeeahhhhhhhhhE!
[Verse 2]
 ETried to see if I'll give DbmupC  
 EBut there wasn't any DbmluckC  
 EIt's a fact, a fact of DbmlifeC  
EThat's the game, game of strife Dbmeverything is all in Cstride
[Chorus]
  F#mSo I'm sailing, Dyeah I'm sailing Eon
F#mI'm moving, yDeah I'm moving onE  
 F#mSail on, sail Don, sail on, sail Eon
      F#m  DYeeeeahhhhhhhhhE!
[Interlude]
G     G#     G     G#
[Instrumental]
E     Dbm    C
E     Dbm    C
E     Dbm    C
E     Dbm    C
[[Chorus]
 F#mSo I'm sailing, Dyeah I'm sailing oEn
 F#mI'm moving, Dyeah I'm moving oEn
 F#mSail on, sail Don, sail on, sail Eon
      F#m  DYeeeeahhhhhhhhhE!
[Interlude]
    E     DbmOoo Cooo Eooo
(E)     Dbm     C  E  
       Ooo ooo ooo
(E)     Dbm     C  E  
       Ooo ooo ooo
(E)     Dbm     C  E  
       Ooo ooo ooo
[Verse 3]
 EAnd too many years with too many DbmtearsC  
 EAnd too many days with Dbmnone to say     C  
 ESo how will we know when there's Dbmnowhere to growC  
 EAnd what's the facts for Dbmlife to show
[Outro]
Eb     F     F

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Sailin On

by Bad Brains

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dbm

F#m

Player: Played with power-chord but with minors on acoustic

[Chord variants for acoustic]

Exchange Dbm for Dbm/A x02124

[Verse 1]

E Dbm C

You don't want me anymore

E Dbm C

So I walked right out that door

E Dbm C

I play the game right from the start

E Dbm C

I trust you, you use me, now my life's all torn apart

[Chorus]

F#m D E

So I'm sailing, yeah I'm sailing on

F#m D E

I'm moving, yeah I'm moving on

F#m D E

Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on

F#m D E

Yeeeeahhhhhhhhh!

[Verse 2]

E Dbm C

Tried to see if I'll give up

E Dbm C

But there wasn't any luck

E Dbm C

It's a fact, a fact of life

E Dbm C

That's the game, game of strife everything is all in stride

[Chorus]

F#m D E

So I'm sailing, yeah I'm sailing on

F#m D E

I'm moving, yeah I'm moving on

F#m D E

Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on

F#m D E

Yeeeeahhhhhhhhh!

[Interlude]

G G# G G#

[Instrumental]

E Dbm C

[[Chorus]

F#m D E

So I'm sailing, yeah I'm sailing on

F#m D E

I'm moving, yeah I'm moving on

F#m D E

Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on

F#m D E

Yeeeeahhhhhhhhh!

[Interlude]

E Dbm C E

Ooo ooo ooo

E Dbm C E

()

Ooo ooo ooo

E Dbm C E

()

Ooo ooo ooo

E Dbm C E

()

Ooo ooo ooo

[Verse 3]

E Dbm C

And too many years with too many tears

E Dbm C

And too many days with none to say

E Dbm C

So how will we know when there's nowhere to grow

E Dbm

And what's the facts for life to show

[Outro]

Eb F F

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