Sailing - Christopher Cross
======= Trans. by S.M.Harris
9/2/98
CAPO 2nd Fret
Note: Because of the capo, all chords are named one whole step lower
than actual. e.g. C is really D.
INTRO:
(orchestral strings)
C D Em Am7 Em7 Bm7 C
/ / / / / / /
VERSE:
§
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|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|
|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|
|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1. Well it's not far down to paradise. At least it's not for me.
2. It's not far to never never land. No reason to pretend.
4. It's not far back to sanity. At least it's not for me.
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|0-----0-------2-|------2---------|0-----0-------2-|------2---------|
|--4-------4-----|--5-------5-----|--4-------4-----|--5-------5-----|
|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
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And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility.
And if the wind is right you can find the joy of innocence again.
And when the wind is right you can sail away and find serenity.
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|--------------0-|------0---------|--------------0-|------0---------|
|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|
|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|
|----5-------5---|----------------|----5-------5---|----------------|
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The canvas can do miracles. Just you wait and see.
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|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----*||
|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---*||
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Believe me.
CHORUS:
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|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|
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Sailing Takes me away to where I've always
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|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|
|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
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heard it could be.
Am7 Em7 Bm7
Just a dream and the wind to carry me and soon I will be
2nd Time TO
INTERLUDE
C 3rd Time To CODA
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|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|
|----5-------5---|----3-------3---|----5-------5---|----3-------3---|
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free.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/christopher_cross/sailing_tab.html ]
3rd VERSE:
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|--------------0-|------0---------|--------------0-|------0---------|
|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|
|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|
|----5-------5---|----------------|----5-------5---|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Fantasy It gets the best of me When I'm
All caught up in the reverie. Every word is a symphony. Won't you
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|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---*||
|----5-------5---|----------------|----5-------5---|---------------- ||
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sailing.
believe me?
PLAY CHORUS:
INTERLUDE:
g Eb F
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|----0h3---0-----|----0h3---0-----|----------------|----------------|
|--2---------2---|--2---------2---|------3---------|------5---------|
|5---------------|5---------------|--3h5-----5p3---|--5h7-----7p5---|
|----------------|----------------|6---------------|8---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db Eb F Fsus4 F
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------1---------|------3---------|2-3---2---------|----------------|
|--1h3-----3p1---|--3h5-----5p3---|3-3---3---------|----------------|
|4---------------|6-------------6-|3-3---3---------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|1-1---1---------|----------------|
Bb Gb Ab
|------1---------|------1---------|----------------|----------------|
|--1h3-----3p1---|--1h3-----3p1---|------2---------|------4---------|
|3---------------|3---------------|--1h3-----3p1---|--3h5-----6p5-3-|
|----------------|----------------|4---------------|6---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
§ D.S. al
CODA
Eb F g Gsus4 g (To 4th
VERSE)
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------3---------|------5---------|4-5---4---------|----------------|
|--3h5-----5p3---|--5h7-----7p5---|5-5---5---------|----------------|
|6---------------|8---------------|5-5---5---------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|3-3---3---------|----------------|
CODA:
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|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|
|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|
|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
CMaj7 FINE
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|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|0---------------|----------------||
|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|2---------------|----------------||
|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|3---------------|----------------||
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CHORD CHARTS:
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C= X32010 Am7= X02010 Em7= 022033 Bm7= X24232 g= 355433
Eb= X6888X F= X-8-10-10-10-X Db= X4666X F= 1332XX Fsus4= 1333XX
Bb= 688766 Gb= 244322 Ab= 466544 Gsus4= 3555XX
