Rod Stewart

Capo on 7 Intro: G Gsus2 G G/C C If I had been born 200 years ago G A D I would have been a sailor, a-Sailing I would go G G/F# G G/F# C I'd sail around the capes across the seven seas and then back home G D G If I had been born 200 years ago G G/C C and I would know the waters and the waters would know me G A D I would cut across the waves and be as happy as can be G G/F# G G/F# C Id be landless Id be loveless Id be flight and fancy free G D G and would know the waters and the waters would know me G G/C C And when I think about the place and time were I was born G A D well I wonder if the hands of fate have slipped and placed me wrong G G/F# G G/F# C cos there are ships I could have sailed and sailors boots I could've worn G D G when I think about the place and time were I was born G G/C C But the ocean is still out there magnificent and wide G A D With open arms to hold me, and endless space to hide, G G/F# G G/F# C And the only things that hold me back are things I hold inside G D G The ocean is still out there magnificent and wide C C/G D Oh, oh, oh G G/C C Oh, oh, oh C C/G D Oh, oh, oh D G A-Sailing I should go C C D G