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Setting Sail

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Intro:   G   G/F#   Cadd9   Dsus4(X2)
VERSE 1
              G     G/F#            Cadd9           Dsus4              G  G/ F#   Cadd9  Dsus4  
Sitting on the train, starring at the empty seat in front of me.
GBeneath a golden G/F#sky, cCadd9ities roll on Dsus4by and I can't Gget no sleep
G/F# Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7
BRIDGE 1
When I'm alone sCadd9ometimes,
I try to Dsus4understand,
What things have Gmeaning.G/F#  Em7  
And I despise Cadd9myself,
For being such a Dsus4fake,
My mind goes Gup for G/F#miles and Em7miles and miles and Cadd9miles?Dsus4  
CHORUS
Sail Gaway, with the G/F#sea as my B7sus4engine
And the stars as my Amguide,
Sailing Asus2to the other Cside?D  
VERSE 2
On a stormy night, walking home in silence while the city sleeps.
I try to do whats right, but something in my natures trying to ruin me.
BRIDGE 2
I look out to the sea,
A thousand just like me,
Needing direction.
Just floating out of sight,
Into the failing light,
As if It's just the way my life was meant to be?
CHORUS
PLAY INTRO (X4)
OUTRO
I'm seDsus4tting sGail, G/F#to the other sCadd9ide
BACKING VOCALS
The sun goes down and I smile but it's just the same
Our summer is about to end, and I don't, it's gonna be alright?
Every ones down and the town it's in decay, we're wasting our lives away,
And I don't know, it's gonna be alright?
Play intro twice and end on G.
G3     G/F#2        Cadd9x        Dsus4x       Em70       B7sus4x        Amx      Asus2x      Cx    Dx
2     0        3        x       2       2        0      0      3    x
0     0        2        0       2       1        2      2      2    0
0     2        0        2       0       2        2      2      0    2
3     3        3        3       3       0        1      0      1    3
3     3        3        3       3       0        0      0      0    2
        2           2       2     0

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Setting Sail

by Dum Dums

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Cadd9

Dsus4

Em7

B7sus4

Asus2

G G/F# Cadd9 Dsus4

Intro: (X2)

VERSE 1

G G/F# Cadd9 Dsus4 G G F# Cadd9 Dsus4

Sitting on the train, starring at the empty seat in front of me.

G G/F# Cadd9 Dsus4 G

Beneath a golden sky, cities roll on by and I can't get no sleep

G/F# Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7

BRIDGE 1

Cadd9

When I'm alone sometimes,

Dsus4

I try to understand,

G G/F# Em7

What things have meaning.

Cadd9

And I despise myself,

Dsus4

For being such a fake,

G G/F# Em7 Cadd9 Dsus4

My mind goes up for miles and miles and miles and miles?

CHORUS

G G/F# B7sus4

Sail away, with the sea as my engine

And the stars as my guide,

Asus2 C D

Sailing to the other side?

VERSE 2

On a stormy night, walking home in silence while the city sleeps.

I try to do whats right, but something in my natures trying to ruin me.

BRIDGE 2

I look out to the sea,

A thousand just like me,

Needing direction.

Just floating out of sight,

Into the failing light,

As if It's just the way my life was meant to be?

CHORUS

PLAY INTRO (X4)

OUTRO

Dsus4 G G/F# Cadd9

I'm setting sail, to the other side

BACKING VOCALS

The sun goes down and I smile but it's just the same

Our summer is about to end, and I don't, it's gonna be alright?

Every ones down and the town it's in decay, we're wasting our lives away,

And I don't know, it's gonna be alright?

Play intro twice and end on G.

G G/F# Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7 B7sus4 Am Asus2 C D

3 2 x x 0 x x x x x

2 0 3 x 2 2 0 0 3 x

0 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 0

0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2

3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 1 3

3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2

2 2 2 0

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