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] | F#m | F#m E/G#(476454) | A | A (Bm Bm/C#-x44x22) | | D | D | E | C#7 |
[Verse 1] [F#m] It can't be [E/G#]said I'm an [A]early bird [A] It's ten o' [Bm]clock [Bm/C#]before I [D]say a word Baby, I can never [E]tell How do you sleep so [C#7]well? You keep telling me to
[F#m]live right [F#m]To go to [E/G#]bed before the [A]daylight But then you [Bm]wake up [Bm/C#]for the [D]sunrise You know you don't gotta pre [A]tend Baby, now and [C#7]then Don't you just wanna
[Pre-Chorus 1] [F#m] wake up, dark as a lake? [F#m] Smelling like a[E/G#] bon [A] fire, lost in a haze? If [Bm]you're drunk [Bm/C#]on Life, [D] babe, I think it's great But while in this world [E] I think I'll [C#7]take my whiskey
[Chorus] [F#m] neat [F#m] My coffee [E/G#]black and my [A]bed at three [A]You're too [Bm]sweet [Bm/C#]for me [D] You're too sweet for [A]me I [C#7]take my whiskey
[F#m] neat My coffee [F#m]black [E/G#]and my [A]bed at three [A]You're too [Bm]sweet [Bm/C#]for me [D] You're too sweet for [E]mee [C#7] ee
[Verse 2] I aim [F#m] low I aim true and the [E/G#] ground's where I [A] go I work [A] late where I'm [Bm] free [Bm/C#] from the [D] phone And the job gets done But you [E] worry some, I [C#7] know But who wants to live for
[F#m] ever, babe? You treat your [E/G#] mouth as if it's [A] Heaven's gate The rest of [Bm] you like [Bm/C#] you're the [D] TSA I wish I could go a [A] long, babe, don't get me [C#7] wrong You know you're bright as the
[Pre-Chorus 2] [F#m] morning, as soft as the rain Pret [E/G#] ty as a [A] vine, as sweet as a grape If you can [Bm] sit [Bm/C#] in a [D] barrel, maybe I'll wait Until that [E] day I'd rather [C#7] take my whiskey
[Chorus] [F#m] neat [F#m] My coffee [E/G#]black and my [A]bed at three [A] You're too [Bm]sweet [Bm/C#]for [D] me You're too sweet for [A] me
I [C#7] take my whiskey [F#m] neat [F#m] My coffee [E/G#]black and my [A]bed at three You're too [Bm]sweet [Bm/C#]for [D] me You're too sweet for [E] mee [C#7] ee
[Chorus] [F#m] neat [F#m] My coffee [E/G#]black and my [A]bed at three [A] You're too [Bm]sweet [Bm/C#]for [D] me You're too sweet for [A] mee [C#7] ee
