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Sailing On (1973)
By Toots And The Maytals
I did my best with figuring out the lyrics. These are the closest I could get.
Chords
D:     xx0232
F#:    244322
G:     355433
Gm:    355333
A:     x02220
E:     022100
   D     G    DHey, Hey,
   D     G    DNow everybody clap your hands,
   D     G    DLet me hear you say,
   D     G    DAh, sailin' on,      F#sailin' oGn,Gm  
I can Dhear sweet vibes a singin',
And I Ehear sweet music a Aplayin',
Sailin' oDn,       F#while I'm sailin oGn,Gm  
Oh, I Dwish you were there with me Awhile I'm sailin' oDn.G  D  
Lingering oDn,       F#I'm just lingering oGn,Gm  
Well I can Dhear sweet vibes a singin',
and I can Ehear sweet music a Aplayin',
Sha lala lalDa, hF#ey hey,
Sha lala lalaG, ha Gmhey hey,
Oh I Dwish you were there with me Awhile I'm sailin' oDn.G  D  
Whoa, it may be Gspring, summer, autumn, Dwinter,
All I know Etwo of us going to lay our head,
And don't Afeel it. Hey, hey hey hey hey,
GBaby, it may be morning, noon, or night,
spring, summerD, autumn, winter, yeah
All I Eknow you got to tell me which one do you preAfer. Hey, hey,
N.C.                     D                  F#      G  Gm  
While I'm lingering on,   hey hey, sailin' on,
Whoa, I Dwish you were there with me Awhile I'm sailin' oDn.G  D  
D    F#    G    Gm    D          E    A
D    F#    G    Gm    D    A     D  G   D
Hey, it may be Gspring, summer, and autumn, Dwinter,
All I Eknow two of us gonna put our heads down,
And feeAl it. Hey, let me tell you baby,
  GIt may be morning, noon, or night,
and Dspring, summer, autumn, winter, any one,
Girl you got Etell me now which one you got to preAfer.
N.               C      D                F#      G  Gm  
I'm just sailin' on,      oh, sailin' on,
Oh, I Dwish you were there with me Awhile I'm sailin oDn.G  D  

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Sailing On

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Sailing On (1973)

By Toots And The Maytals

I did my best with figuring out the lyrics. These are the closest I could get.

Chords

: xx0232

: 244322

: 355433

: 355333

: x02220

: 022100

D G D

Hey, Hey,

D G D

Now everybody clap your hands,

D G D

Let me hear you say,

D G D F# G Gm

Ah, sailin' on, sailin' on,

I can hear sweet vibes a singin',

E A

And I hear sweet music a playin',

D F# G Gm

Sailin' on, while I'm sailin on,

D A D G D

Oh, I wish you were there with me while I'm sailin' on.

D F# G Gm

Lingering on, I'm just lingering on,

Well I can hear sweet vibes a singin',

E A

and I can hear sweet music a playin',

D F#

Sha lala lala, hey hey,

G Gm

Sha lala lala, ha hey hey,

D A D G D

Oh I wish you were there with me while I'm sailin' on.

G D

Whoa, it may be spring, summer, autumn, winter,

All I know two of us going to lay our head,

And don't feel it. Hey, hey hey hey hey,

Baby, it may be morning, noon, or night,

spring, summer, autumn, winter, yeah

E A

All I know you got to tell me which one do you prefer. Hey, hey,

C D F# G Gm

N..

While I'm lingering on, hey hey, sailin' on,

D A D G D

Whoa, I wish you were there with me while I'm sailin' on.

D F# G Gm D E A

D F# G Gm D A D G D

G D

Hey, it may be spring, summer, and autumn, winter,

All I know two of us gonna put our heads down,

And feel it. Hey, let me tell you baby,

It may be morning, noon, or night,

and spring, summer, autumn, winter, any one,

E A

Girl you got tell me now which one you got to prefer.

C D F# G Gm

I'm just sailin' on, oh, sailin' on,

D A D G D

Oh, I wish you were there with me while I'm sailin on.

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