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Bruce Guthro - Sailing Home
Album: Celtic Crossing
CAPO 2
[Intro]
 C       G       Am        F
HFoist your Csails to the wGind, let her Amblow boys.
And you Fknow Gwe're sailing Amhome
[Solo]
..            Am         C  G  
Am      Am      C       G
C       C       G       Am
Em      Em      C       G
Am      Am      Am      Am
[Verse 1]
AmWhen I hear a piper pAmipe a sad lamCent across the GGlen
Amor see the welcome smAmile upon a pCassingface aGgain
Or Ctaste the fresh salt Emair blowing Amon a westward Emwind
I'll know I'm Chome, I'll know I'm Ghome
Am      Am      Am      Am
[Verse 2]
AmWhen I see the small boAmats haul their Ctraps rolling on the Gtide
AmOr have an old man maAmke me laugh or bring Ctears to my Geyes
COr shake the hands that Emshook the world with Ammusic filled with Empride
I'll know I'm Chome, I'll know I'm Ghome.Am  Am  
So Fhoist your Csails, to the Gwind. Let her Amblow boys, home aFgain
CFair, fair as Gshe has ever Ambeen and you Fknow Gwe're sailing Amhome.
[Solo]
Am      Am      C       G
Am      Am      C       G
C       C       G       Am
Em      Em      C       G
Am      Am      Am      Am
[Verse 3]
AmSo to the men who brAmoke their backs a Cdebt I have to Gpay
AmTo the ones who've lAmong since past to Cfind a better Gway
CCome now lads and rEmaise a glass we'll jAmoin them all some Emday
Sailing hCome, sailing hGome.Am  Am  
So Fhoist your Csails, to the Gwind. Let her bAmlow boys, home agFain
CFair, fair as Gshe has ever Ambeen, and you Fknow Gwe're sailing Amhome
And you Fknow we're Gsailing Amhome. And you Fknow Gwe're sailing Amhome.

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Sailing Home

by Bruce Guthro

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bruce Guthro - Sailing Home

Album: Celtic Crossing

CAPO 2

[Intro]

C G Am F

F C G Am

Hoist your sails to the wind, let her blow boys.

F G Am

And you know we're sailing home

[Solo]

Am C G

Am Am C G

C C G Am

Em Em C G

Am Am Am Am

[Verse 1]

Am Am C G

When I hear a piper pipe a sad lament across the Glen

Am Am C G

or see the welcome smile upon a passingface again

C Em Am Em

Or taste the fresh salt air blowing on a westward wind

C G

I'll know I'm home, I'll know I'm home

Am Am Am Am

[Verse 2]

Am Am C G

When I see the small boats haul their traps rolling on the tide

Am Am C G

Or have an old man make me laugh or bring tears to my eyes

C Em Am Em

Or shake the hands that shook the world with music filled with pride

C G Am Am

I'll know I'm home, I'll know I'm home.

F C G Am F

So hoist your sails, to the wind. Let her blow boys, home again

C G Am F G Am

Fair, fair as she has ever been and you know we're sailing home.

[Solo]

Am Am C G

C C G Am

Em Em C G

Am Am Am Am

[Verse 3]

Am Am C G

So to the men who broke their backs a debt I have to pay

Am Am C G

To the ones who've long since past to find a better way

C Em Am Em

Come now lads and raise a glass we'll join them all some day

C G Am Am

Sailing home, sailing home.

F C G Am F

So hoist your sails, to the wind. Let her blow boys, home again

C G Am F G Am

Fair, fair as she has ever been, and you know we're sailing home

F G Am F G Am

And you know we're sailing home. And you know we're sailing home.

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