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Sail Away

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David Gray - Sail away
[INTRO] -   Am  Asus4  
  [CHORUS]
    AmSail away with me honey 
    EmI put my heart in your hands
    AmSail away with me honey, nFow, nDmow, now
    AmSail aCway with me
    FWhat will Dmbe will be
    FI wanna hold you nG7ow, nDmow, now
  [VERSE 1]
    CCrazy skies are wild aEmbove me nowEm7  
    CWinter howling at my fEmaceEm7  
    CAnd everything I hEmeld so dear Em7  
    AmDisappeared without a trGace
  [VERSE 2]
    COf all the times I taEmsted loveEm7  
    CNever knew quite what I hEmadEm7  
    CLittle darling if you hEmear me nowEm7  
    AmNever needed you so bGad
    FSpinning round inside my hDmead
  [CHORUS]
    AmSail away with me honey 
    EmI put my heart in your hands
    AmSail away with me honey, nFow, nDmow, now
    AmSail awCay with me
    FWhat will Dmbe will be
    FI wanna hold you nG7ow, Dmnow, now
  [VERSE 3]
    CI've been talking drunken giEmbberishEm7  
    CFallin' in and out of bEmarsEm7  
    CTrying to get some explaEmnation hereEm7  
    AmFor the way some people aGre
    FHow did it ever come so fDmar?
  [CHORUS] (three times and whistle on the fourth)
    AmSail away with me honey 
    EmI put my heart in your hands
    AmSail away with me honey, nFow, nDmow, now
    AmSail aCway with me
    FWhat will Dmbe will be
    FI wanna hold you G7now, nDmow, now
[OUTRO]  -   Am  Asus4  

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XO221O

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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Skill · find home

A minor

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Sail Away

by David Gray

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Em7

David Gray - Sail away

Am Asus4

[INTRO] -

[CHORUS]

Sail away with me honey

I put my heart in your hands

Am F Dm

Sail away with me honey, now, now, now

Am C

Sail away with me

F Dm

What will be will be

F G7 Dm

I wanna hold you now, now, now

[VERSE 1]

C Em Em7

Crazy skies are wild above me now

C Em Em7

Winter howling at my face

C Em Em7

And everything I held so dear

Am G

Disappeared without a trace

[VERSE 2]

C Em Em7

Of all the times I tasted love

C Em Em7

Never knew quite what I had

C Em Em7

Little darling if you hear me now

Am G

Never needed you so bad

F Dm

Spinning round inside my head

[CHORUS]

Sail away with me honey

I put my heart in your hands

Am F Dm

Sail away with me honey, now, now, now

Am C

Sail away with me

F Dm

What will be will be

F G7 Dm

I wanna hold you now, now, now

[VERSE 3]

C Em Em7

I've been talking drunken gibberish

C Em Em7

Fallin' in and out of bars

C Em Em7

Trying to get some explanation here

Am G

For the way some people are

F Dm

How did it ever come so far?

[CHORUS] (three times and whistle on the fourth)

Sail away with me honey

I put my heart in your hands

Am F Dm

Sail away with me honey, now, now, now

Am C

Sail away with me

F Dm

What will be will be

F G7 Dm

I wanna hold you now, now, now

Am Asus4

[OUTRO] -

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