Wind In Our Sail
View chords used in this chart
Tuning: D# G# C# F# A# D#
verse 1
E B/D# C#m
A boy and a girl, albatross around their necks
G#m F#m
Hands burning from the rope, ships stranded in the tropics
B E B/D# C#m
Acidification wiped out the tiger shark
G#m F#m
Let's try to save their souls, and trust the man with the Torah
[Refrão] E B/D# C#m
We got the wind in our sail, like Darwin on the Beagle
A E/G# F#m
Or Mendel experimenting with a pea
B E B/D# C#m
We got the wind in our sail (in our sail, our sail)
A E/G# F#m
And we can do so many great things together, together
verse 2
E B/D# C#m
Breathe in the salt, slicing waves at forty knots
G#m F#m
Cumulonimbus in the sky, this is what we've waited for
E B/D#
And now there's no more hyperventilating in wheelchairs
C#m
We're gonna save the last dog on Funk Islands
G#m F#m
We're had to do it wrong before we could do it right
[Refrão] E B/D# C#m
We got the wind in our sail, like Darwin on the Beagle
A E/G# F#m
Or Mendel experimenting with a pea
B E B/D# C#m
We got the wind in our sail (in our sail, our sail)
A E/G# F#m
And we can do so many great things together, together
Bridge
A E/G# F#m E
Pushing the stone up the hill and if it rolls back
A E/G# F#m E
Down, whoa, Sisyphus it rolls back down
A E/G# F#m E
Pushing the stone up the hill and if it rolls back
A E/G# F#m E
Down, whoa, Sisyphus it rolls back down
[Refrão] E B/D# C#m
We got the wind in our sail, like Darwin on the Beagle
A E/G# F#m
Or Mendel experimenting with a pea
B E B/D# C#m
We got the wind in our sail (in our sail, our sail)
A E/G# F#m
And we can do so many great things together, together
E B/D# C#m
A E/G# F#m
Outro:
E B/D# C#m
We got the wind in our sail (we got the wind in our sail)
A E/G# F#m E
How to play Wind In Our Sail
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D#. 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.