Chords for Chris de Burgh - Sailing Away (Live Official)

Tempo:
108.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

Bm

D

A

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chris de Burgh - Sailing Away (Live Official) chords
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[G]
[B] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] Waiting at the water's edge, watching all the ships as [D] they are heading for the [A] harbour wall.
[Bm] I was just a boy, [G]
[Bm] I was just a boy, [G]
[Bm] dreaming of a wide world, [G]
dreaming [Bm] of a wide world.
[G]
[Bm] Watching as they disappear, reading out the names of [D] all the places I have [A] never been.
[Bm] Looking out to sea, [G]
[Bm] staring out to sea, [G]
dreaming [Bm] of a wide world, [G]
dreaming of a wide world.
[Em] Ooh, [G]
yeah, [Bm]
[Em] ooh, [A] yeah.
I wish I [D] was sailing [G]
away, [D] sailing [G]
away, [D] sailing [G]
away.
[Bm] With you tonight, [G]
[Bm] with you tonight, [G] yeah.
[Bm] [B] [G]
[B] [G]
[Bm] Walking down another street, underneath the red lights, I am watching where the [A] shadows fall.
[Bm] Looking at the girls, [G]
[Bm] listening to the girls, [G]
[Bm] dreaming of a new world, [G]
dreaming [Bm] of that
new world.
[Em] Ooh, [G]
[Bm] yeah, [Em] ooh, [G]
[A] yeah.
I wish I [D] was sailing [G]
away, [D] sailing [G]
away, [D] sailing [G]
away.
[A] [Bm] In your arms tonight, [G]
in [Bm] your arms tonight, [G] yeah.
[Bm] I [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Em] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[A] wish I [D] was sailing [G]
away, [D] sailing [G] away, [D] sailing [G]
away.
[Bm] With you now, [G]
[Bm] with you now.
[G]
[Bm] [G]
Sailing, [Bm]
sailing, sailing, [G]
sailing, [Bm] sailing, [G] sailing, sailing, [B] sailing, [Bm] sailing, sailing,
[G]
sailing, sailing, [B] sailing, [Bm] sailing, sailing, [G]
sailing, sailing, sailing, [Bm] sailing, sailing,
[G]
[Bm] sailing, [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] sailing, [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm]
[G] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G] sailing, [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[A]
sailing.
[B] [Bm]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
B
12341112
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
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To learn Chris De Burgh - (Live) Sailing Away chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bm, G and Bm. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 54 BPM before aiming for the song's 109 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] Waiting at the water's edge, watching all the ships as [D] they are heading for the [A] harbour wall.
_ [Bm] I was just a boy, [G] _
_ _ [Bm] I was just a boy, [G] _
_ [Bm] dreaming of a wide world, [G] _
_ dreaming [Bm] of a wide world.
[G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] Watching as they disappear, reading out the names of [D] all the places I have [A] never been.
_ [Bm] Looking out to sea, _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] staring out to sea, [G] _
_ dreaming [Bm] of a wide world, [G] _
_ dreaming of a wide world. _
_ _ [Em] Ooh, _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ yeah, [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] ooh, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] yeah. _ _ _ _
I wish I [D] was sailing _ [G]
away, _ _ [D] _ sailing _ [G]
away, _ _ [D] _ sailing _ [G]
away.
_ [Bm] With you tonight, _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] with you tonight, [G] yeah.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] Walking down another street, underneath the red lights, I am watching where the [A] shadows fall.
_ [Bm] Looking at the girls, _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] listening to the girls, [G] _
_ [Bm] dreaming of a new world, [G] _
_ dreaming [Bm] of that
_ _ new world.
_ [Em] Ooh, _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] yeah, _ _ _ _ _ [Em] ooh, _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ yeah. _ _
I wish I [D] was sailing _ [G]
away, _ _ [D] _ sailing _ [G]
away, _ _ [D] _ sailing _ [G]
away.
[A] _ [Bm] In your arms tonight, [G] _
_ in [Bm] your arms tonight, [G] yeah.
_ _ _ [Bm] I _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] wish I [D] was sailing _ [G]
away, _ _ [D] _ sailing [G] away, _ _ _ [D] _ sailing _ [G]
away.
_ [Bm] With you now, _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] with you now.
[G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Sailing, [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
sailing, _ sailing, _ _ [G] _
sailing, [Bm] _ _ sailing, [G] sailing, sailing, [B] sailing, [Bm] sailing, sailing,
[G]
sailing, sailing, [B] _ sailing, [Bm] sailing, sailing, [G]
sailing, sailing, sailing, [Bm] sailing, sailing,
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ sailing, _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] sailing, _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] sailing, _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
sailing.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Footsteps - Chris De Burgh & Band Live in Concert Europe and So, written by Chris de Burgh, this one shines.

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