Styx - Come Sail Away
Transcribed by Calvin Parks
Questions? Comments? email: delphi_calby@yahoo.com or randyrhoads_2005@yahoo.com
All the other tabs of this song were incorrect and one was even the wrong song!
It was a damn backstreet boys song! Here it is Enjoy! Oh yeah this is my first tab!
Intro:
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Verse 1:
C Em Am G F
I'm sailing away, set an open course
G C Em
for the virgin sea. 'Cause I've got to be
Am G F G
free, free to face the life that's ahead of me.
Am G
On board I'm the captain, so climb aboard.
Am G
We'll search for tomorrow on ev'ry shore. And I'll
C Em Am G F G Intro
try, oh Lord, I'll try to carry on.
Verse2:
C Em Am G F
I look to the sea, reflections in the
G C Em
waves spark my memories. Some happy, some
Am G F G
sad, I think of childhood friends, and the dreams we had.
Am G
We lived happily forever, so the story goes.
Am G
But somehow we missed out on the pots of gold. And I'll
C Em Am G F Ending
try, oh Lord, I'll try to carry on
Heres the part when it gets cool.
guitar 1 plays:
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guitar2 plays this:
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Verse 3:
A gathering of angels, appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope
And this is what they said...
they said,
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Chorus:
C F/C G/C F/C
Come sail away, Come sail away, Come sail away with me, let's
C F/C G/C F/C
Come sail away, Come sail away, Come sail away with me
C F/C G/C F/C
Come sail away, Come sail away, Come sail away with me, babe
C F/C G/C F/C
Come sail away, Come sail away, Come sail away with me
Verse 4
I thought they were angels, but to my suprise
They climbed on aboard their starship
We're headed for the skies...
saying
Come sail away, Come sail away, Come sail away with me.. lets,
Come sail away, Come sail away, Come sail away with me
Come sail away, Come sail away, Come sail away with me.. babe,
Come sail away, Come sail away, Come sail away with me
solo: Play behind vocals
fingertapping:
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Pretty Easy huh?
Keep Rockin!!!
