Notes - play in A - Esus4/A to E/A to Asus2 for some of verse But in chorus play E/A to A over 'Sail ing' - sounds beautiful
Droning riff A D E -0-0-0------0-0-0-------------------- B -0-0-0------x-x-x-------------------- G -2-1-x------2-1-1--------------------- D -2-2-2------0-0-0-------------------- A -0-0-0---------------------------- E -------------------------------
[Intro - free time] A D Dadd2 - Bm F#m7 D/A(x00234) D(x0235)
[Then arp section - A riff with high B open, then B 0 to 2 - snare is light muted downstroke on strings]
[Verse 1] A(droning riff) Well, it's not far down to paradise, at least it's not for me F#m(24x422 to 244222 - mute D string in first chord with surrounding fingers) And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility D(xx0200 to xx0220) Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see A Believe me (E/A to A)
[Verse 2] D It's not far to never-never land, no reason to pretend F#m And if the wind is right you can find the joy of innocence again D Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see A Believe me
[Chorus] A D Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be Bm F#m Just a dream and the wind to carry me E D/A And soon I will be free
[Tag] A Fantasy, it gets the best of me E/G# F#m When I'm sailing D All caught up in the reverie, every word is a symphony A Won't you believe me?
[Chorus] A D Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be Bm F#m Just a dream and the wind to carry me E D/A And soon I will be free
[Interlude] A A E# G A# C - G G C C G# A# E# G - A
[Verse 3] D Well it's not far back to sanity, at least it's not for me F#m And if the wind is right you can sail away and find serenity D Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see A Believe me
[Chorus] A D Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be Bm F#m Just a dream and the wind to carry me E D/A And soon I will be free
[Intro - Sustain high B as much as possible on E string to simulate the keys] 1 BAR PER CHORD [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57 x 0x9999 0-x-9-9-12-x][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] Final riff - 0x9999 0x9912x between E/G# and E
[Verse 1] I bought a [B] toothbrush, some [D#m/A#-668876] toothpaste, a [G#m] flannel for my face [G#m] [C#/E#-x8666x] Pyjamas, a [C#/E#] hairbrush, new [Em] shoes and a [Em] case .... I [Bm] said to my re [Bm] flection, let's get [F#m] out of this [F#m] place ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) Passed the [E] church and the [E] steeple, the [G] laundry on the [G] hill [B] Billboards and the [B] buildings [A/E] Memories of it [C#/E#] still keep [Bm/F#-224322] Calling [Bm/F#] and [E] calling ....[E] But [Bm/F#] forget it all [G/F] I know I [E] will [E/D-xx0100]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 2] I'm at the [B] carpark, the [D#m/A#] airport, the [G#m] baggage carousel [C#/E#] The people keep on [C#/E#] grabbing, ain't [Em] wishing I was [Em] well .. I [Bm] said, "It's no [Bm] occasion, it's no [F#m] story I can [F#m] tell" ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) At my [E] bedside, empty [E] pocket, a [G] foot without a [G] sock .. Your [B] body gets much [B] closer I [A/E] fumble for the [C#/E#] clock Al [Bm/F#] armed .. .[Bm/F#]...by the se [E] duction [E] I [Bm/F#] wish [G/F] that it would [E] stop [E/D]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 3] (half-length) I bought a [B] novel, some [D#m/A#] perfume, a [G#m] fortune all for [G#m] you [C#/E#] But it's not my [C#/E#] conscience that [Em] hates to be un [Em] true .. I [Bm] asked of my re [Bm] flection, tell me [F#m] what is there to [F#m] do ([G/A][G/A][A][D])
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on [C#] Now that [F#] you have gone [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [C#m] Huhhh!
[Chorus hook to fade] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] (fade end eventually on [B])