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[Intro]
Bb/D
[Verse 1]
Bb/DThere's a boat in the haDmrbour
And it's Gmgot your name upon it
I tEbake her every day oFver the foaming waves
Bb/DThere's a boat in the haDmrbour
And it's Gmgot your name upon it
I tEbake her every day oFver the foaming waves
[Chorus]
But Cm7you don't go sGmailing anFymore
EbYou don't go saiFling anymore with Bb/DmeDm  Gm  
You don't go saEbiling, you don't go saFiling
[Verse 2]
Bb/DGot my old bike meDmnded got a bGmrand new pair of tyres
EbI ride it every day but Fnot so far away
Bb/DGot my old bike meDmnded got a bGmrand new pair of tyres
EbI ride it every day but Fnot so far away
[Chorus]
But Cm7you won't go rGmiding anyFmore
EbYou won't come rFiding anymore wiBb/Dth meDm  Gm  
You won't come riEbding, you won't come riFding
[Bridge]
Yeah I wDmait for you at the Gmbus stop
Where I Ebmet you after work every Bb/Dday
Yeah I wDmait for you but you're not Gmcoming
You wEbere taken from this world
Taken from my world that ship has saFiled
[Instrumental]
Bb/D Dm Gm Eb F
Bb/D Dm Gm Eb F
[Outro]
Bb/DThere's a boat in the haDmrbour
And it's Gmgot your name upon it
And Ebone day I will take that Fboat and I'll sail aBbway

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Sailing

by Rick Astley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/D

Cm7

[Intro]

Bb/D

[Verse 1]

Bb/D Dm

There's a boat in the harbour

And it's got your name upon it

Eb F

I take her every day over the foaming waves

Bb/D Dm

There's a boat in the harbour

And it's got your name upon it

Eb F

I take her every day over the foaming waves

[Chorus]

Cm7 Gm F

But you don't go sailing anymore

Eb F Bb/D Dm Gm

You don't go sailing anymore with me

Eb F

You don't go sailing, you don't go sailing

[Verse 2]

Bb/D Dm Gm

Got my old bike mended got a brand new pair of tyres

Eb F

I ride it every day but not so far away

Bb/D Dm Gm

Got my old bike mended got a brand new pair of tyres

Eb F

I ride it every day but not so far away

[Chorus]

Cm7 Gm F

But you won't go riding anymore

Eb F Bb/D Dm Gm

You won't come riding anymore with me

Eb F

You won't come riding, you won't come riding

[Bridge]

Dm Gm

Yeah I wait for you at the bus stop

Eb Bb/D

Where I met you after work every day

Dm Gm

Yeah I wait for you but you're not coming

You were taken from this world

Taken from my world that ship has sailed

[Instrumental]

Bb/D Dm Gm Eb F

[Outro]

Bb/D Dm

There's a boat in the harbour

And it's got your name upon it

Eb F Bb

And one day I will take that boat and I'll sail away

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