If You Were A Sailboat Chords by Katie Melua
Tempo:
86.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#m
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] [C#m]
If you're a cowboy [A] I would trail you
If [C#m] you're a piece of [A] wood I'd nail you to [E] the floor
If [F#m] you're a sailboat [G#m] I would [B] sail you to [E] the shore
If [C#m] you're a river I [A] would swim you
If [C#m] you're a house I [A] would live in you all [E] my days
[F#m] If you're a preacher [B] I'd begin to change [E] my ways
[C#m] Sometimes I [A] believe in faith but the chances [B] we create
always seem to ring [A] more true
[F#m]
You took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you
If [A] [E] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[C#m] I was in jail I know [A] you'd spring me
If [C#m] I was a telephone [A] you'd ring me all [C#m] day [E] long
[F#m] If I was in pain I know [B] you'd sing me [E] soothing songs
[C#m] Sometimes I believe [A] in faith but the chances we [B] create
always seem to ring [A] more true
[D#] [E] [F#m] You took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you
[G#] If [A] [E]
[B] [E]
[C#m] I was hungry you would [A] feed me
If [C#m] I was in darkness you [A] would lead me to [E] the light
If [F#m] I was a book I know [B] you'd read me every [E] night
[C#m] If you're a cowboy I [A] would trail you
If [C#m] you're a piece of wood [A] I'd nail you to the [E] floor
If [F#m] you're a sailboat I [B] would sail you to the [E] shore
If [F#m] you're a sailboat I [B] would sail you to [E] the shore
If you're a cowboy [A] I would trail you
If [C#m] you're a piece of [A] wood I'd nail you to [E] the floor
If [F#m] you're a sailboat [G#m] I would [B] sail you to [E] the shore
If [C#m] you're a river I [A] would swim you
If [C#m] you're a house I [A] would live in you all [E] my days
[F#m] If you're a preacher [B] I'd begin to change [E] my ways
[C#m] Sometimes I [A] believe in faith but the chances [B] we create
always seem to ring [A] more true
[F#m]
You took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you
If [A] [E] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[C#m] I was in jail I know [A] you'd spring me
If [C#m] I was a telephone [A] you'd ring me all [C#m] day [E] long
[F#m] If I was in pain I know [B] you'd sing me [E] soothing songs
[C#m] Sometimes I believe [A] in faith but the chances we [B] create
always seem to ring [A] more true
[D#] [E] [F#m] You took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you
[G#] If [A] [E]
[B] [E]
[C#m] I was hungry you would [A] feed me
If [C#m] I was in darkness you [A] would lead me to [E] the light
If [F#m] I was a book I know [B] you'd read me every [E] night
[C#m] If you're a cowboy I [A] would trail you
If [C#m] you're a piece of wood [A] I'd nail you to the [E] floor
If [F#m] you're a sailboat I [B] would sail you to the [E] shore
If [F#m] you're a sailboat I [B] would sail you to [E] the shore
Key:
E
A
C#m
B
F#m
E
A
C#m
[C#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If you're a cowboy [A] I would trail you
If [C#m] _ you're a piece of [A] wood I'd nail you to [E] the floor
If [F#m] _ you're a sailboat [G#m] I would [B] sail you to [E] the shore
If _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ you're a river I [A] would swim you
If [C#m] _ you're a house I [A] would live in you all [E] my days _
[F#m] If you're a preacher [B] I'd begin to change [E] my ways _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ Sometimes I [A] believe in faith but the chances [B] we create
always seem to ring [A] more true
[F#m] _
You took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you
If [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] I was in jail I know [A] you'd spring me
If [C#m] I was a telephone [A] you'd ring me all [C#m] day [E] long
_ _ [F#m] If I was in pain I know [B] you'd sing me [E] soothing songs _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ Sometimes I believe [A] in faith but the chances we [B] create
always seem to ring [A] more true
[D#] _ [E] _ [F#m] You took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you _
_ [G#] If _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] I was hungry you would [A] feed me
If [C#m] I was in darkness you [A] would lead me to [E] the light
_ If [F#m] I was a book I know [B] you'd read me every [E] night _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] If you're a cowboy I [A] would trail you
If [C#m] you're a piece of wood [A] I'd nail you to the [E] floor
_ If [F#m] you're a sailboat I [B] would sail you to the [E] shore
_ If _ _ _ _ [F#m] you're a sailboat I [B] would sail you to [E] the shore _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If you're a cowboy [A] I would trail you
If [C#m] _ you're a piece of [A] wood I'd nail you to [E] the floor
If [F#m] _ you're a sailboat [G#m] I would [B] sail you to [E] the shore
If _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ you're a river I [A] would swim you
If [C#m] _ you're a house I [A] would live in you all [E] my days _
[F#m] If you're a preacher [B] I'd begin to change [E] my ways _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ Sometimes I [A] believe in faith but the chances [B] we create
always seem to ring [A] more true
[F#m] _
You took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you
If [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] I was in jail I know [A] you'd spring me
If [C#m] I was a telephone [A] you'd ring me all [C#m] day [E] long
_ _ [F#m] If I was in pain I know [B] you'd sing me [E] soothing songs _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ Sometimes I believe [A] in faith but the chances we [B] create
always seem to ring [A] more true
[D#] _ [E] _ [F#m] You took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you _
_ [G#] If _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] I was hungry you would [A] feed me
If [C#m] I was in darkness you [A] would lead me to [E] the light
_ If [F#m] I was a book I know [B] you'd read me every [E] night _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] If you're a cowboy I [A] would trail you
If [C#m] you're a piece of wood [A] I'd nail you to the [E] floor
_ If [F#m] you're a sailboat I [B] would sail you to the [E] shore
_ If _ _ _ _ [F#m] you're a sailboat I [B] would sail you to [E] the shore _ _ _
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