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Sailing by Linnea Olsson
Sailing
Tuning: Standard E
The low note during the verse parts when the C is being played is not actually a G, but a lower C. However,
since this note can not be reached on a guitar in standard tuning, I play C/G instead to get almost the same
feeling as the original recording. If you're playing this song with a bassist, I suggest that the bassist
plays a low C note instead of the G.
Strumming pattern (the strokes in parenthesis are lighter or even optional. Dots represent syncopated notes):
Beat: 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Down-or Upstroke: D U (D) U (D) U D (U)
Chord example: C C C C C/G
The song can also be played with lightly palm-muted downstrokes. Experiment with different variations!
[Intro]
C C/G C C/G C C/G C G/B
Am Am/E Am Am/E Am Am/E Am G/B
C C/G C C/G
...Aaah, aah aah
C C/G C G/B
...Aaah, aah aah
Am Am/E Am Am/E
...Aaah, aah aah
Am Am/E Am G/B
...Aaah, aah aah
[Verse 1]
C C/G C C/G
If you're sailing waters
C C/G C G/B
You're unsure of and you don't know the way
Am Am/E Am Am/E
You can take up your compass
Am Am/E Am G/B
Spin it 'round and see what the needle says
C C/G C C/G
If it's pointing towards you
C C/G C G/B
There is something you should take care of now
Am Am/E Am Am/E
Seek deep within you
Am Am/E Am Am/E
...Aaah, aah aah
[Chorus]
F Dm G/D C
If you go to sail out far
G F
You should know the turning of the waves
Dm G/D C
Letting the tide to flow
G
Let the wind transport you
[Verse 2]
C C/G C C/G
If you know what I'm saying
C C/G C G/B
And I think you should sort of know by now
Am Am/E Am Am/E
You can speak in my ear then
Am Am/E Am G/B
You should whisper the words I want to hear
C C/G C C/G
If you want to go further
C C/G C G/B
There are secrets I'm not too proud to tell
Am Am/E Am Am/E
I don’t know if I'd dare to
Am Am/E Am Am/E F
Let somebody in this time of year
[Interlude]
F Dm C G
(Year).............
F Dm C G
...The waves are crashing...
F Dm C G
...The needle's spinning...
F Dm C
...The waves are crashing...
G C C/G C C/G
Aah, aah, aaah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, aah
C C/G C C/G
...Aaah, aah aah
C C/G C G/B
...Aaah, aah aah
Am Am/E Am Am/E
...Aaah, aah aah
Am Am/E Am G/B
...Aaah, aah aah
[Verse 3]
C C/G C C/G
In the perfect of oceans
C C/G C G/B
There's no sharks, no streams to suck you down
Am Am/E Am Am/E
It's the friendliest creatures
Am Am/E Am G/B
They don't kill you unless you try to kill
C C/G C C/G
Later on the horizon
C C/G C G/B
When the sun sets, the moon will lead your way
Am Am/E Am Am/E
You’ll go sailing the waters
Am Am/E G C
You’ll go sailing the waters full of grace
[Outro]
C C/G C C/G
...Aaah, aah aah
C C/G C G/B
...Aaah, aah aah
Am Am/E Am Am/E
...Aaah, aah aah
Am Am/E Am G/B C (song ends on this C chord)
...Aaah, aah aah
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