The Sailors Song
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
From "Future Street" (1979)
[Intro]
|Bbm9 | % |Fm9 | % |
|Bbm9 | % |Fm9 |Fm11 |
[Verse 1]
Bbm9
Red sky at morning, sailor take warning
Fm9
Never more to love the land
Bbm9
Welcome lost harbour, port o' call so foreign
Fm9 Fm7 Abm7
Never to return again
[Chorus]
Eb9sus4 Eb Bmaj7#5/Eb Abm6/Eb
Blue sky, ris- -ing
B/Db Gmaj7#5/A Ab/Bb
Carry me, fore- -ver
Eb9sus4 Eb Bmaj7#5/Eb Abm6/Eb
Southern light, guide me
Db/Eb Abm7 Gmaj7#5/A
On my journey
[Verse 2]
Bbm9
A ship in the night, uncharted passage
Fm9
Cast to the fortune of the sea, yeah
Bbm9
A new world discovered, like a waiting lover
Fm9 Abm7
Willing to fulfill a fantasy
[Chorus]
Eb9sus4 Eb Bmaj7#5/Eb Abm6/Eb
Dark sky, fal- -ling
B/Db Gmaj7#5/A Ab/Bb
Far away, from ho- -me
Eb9sus4 Eb Bmaj7#5/Eb Abm6/Eb
But this life, ain't lon- -ely
Db/Eb Abm7 Gmaj7#5/A Ab/Bb
This life alo- -ne
Eb9sus4 Eb Bmaj7#5/Eb Abm6/Eb
Blue sky, ris- -ing
Eb7sus4 Bbm7 Bbm7/F
Carry me- -e
[Instrumental Break]
|Dmaj9 | % |E5 | Ab5 |
|Aadd9 | % |E | |
|Dbm7 | % |Abm7 | |
|Dbm7/D | % |E Gmaj13 Bm/A Dbsus4 Ebsus4 Fm7
[Solo]
|Bbm9 | % |Fm9 | % |
|Bbm9 | % |Fm9 | % |
|Bbm9 | % |Fm11 | % |
|Bbm9 | % |Fm11 | % |
[Verse 3]
Bbm9
A light in the distance, a cold reminiscence
Fm9
Of how the world used to be
Bbm9
Follow the dreamer, down to the water
Fm9 Fm7 Abm7
Sail away from yesterday
[Chorus]
Eb9sus4 Eb Bmaj7#5/Eb Abm6/Eb
Blue sky, ris- -ing
B/Db Gmaj7#5/A Ab/Bb
Carry me, fore- -ver
Eb9sus4 Eb Bmaj7#5/Eb Abm6/Eb
Southern light, guide me
Db/Eb Abm7 Gmaj7#5/A Ab/Bb
On my jour- -ney
Eb9sus4 Eb Bmaj7#5/Eb Abm6/Eb
Blue sky, ris- -ing
B/Db Gmaj7#5/A Ab/Bb
Carry me, fore- -ver
Eb9sus4 Eb Bmaj7#5/Eb Abm6/Eb
Southern light, guide me
Db/Eb Abm7 Gmaj7#5/A Ab/Bb
On my jour- -ney
Eb9sus4 Eb Bmaj7#5/Eb Abm6/Eb
Blue sky, ris- -ing
Db/Eb C7#5#9
Carry me
[Outro]
Fm7 B/Db B Bbm7 Eb E Adim7 Bbm7 Csus4 Fm
How to play The Sailors Song
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.