Sonny & Brownie Sail Away Chords

Tempo:
131.1 bpm
Chords used:

F

Dm

C

Bb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sonny & Brownie   Sail Away chords
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[Fm]
[C]
[Fm]
[Em] [F] [Fm]
[F]
In [Em] America, [A] [Dm] you get plenty of food to eat.
[Bb] Won't have to run [G] through the [C] jungle, [Bb] scuff up [F] your feet.
You'll just sing [A] about Jesus [Dm] and drink wine all day.
[Bb]
It's [C] gonna be great to be in [F] America.
Ain't no lions [Dm] or tigers, [G]
ain't no mamba snake.
[C]
Just the sweet watermelon and [F]
the buckwheat cake.
Everybody [Dm] is happy [G] as a man can be.
[Gm]
Climb [C] aboard, little children.
[F]
Sail away with me.
Sail away, [Bb] sail away.
[F] We will cross the [Dm] ocean in the [G] Charleston Bay.
[C] [F] Sail away, [Bb] sail away.
[F] We will cross [Dm] the [G] ocean [C] in the [F] Charleston Bay.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
In [Dm] America, [G]
every man is free [C] to take care of his own [F]
and his family.
You'll be [Dm] happy as a market [G] and a market tree.
[C]
Be American.
[F] Sail away with me.
Sail away, [Bb] sail away.
We [Gm] [F] will cross the [Dm] ocean in the [G] Charleston [C] Bay.
[F] Sail away, sail [Bb] away.
We [F] will [Dm] cross the [G] [C] ocean in the [F] Charleston Bay.
[Dm] Sail [F] away, sail [Bb] away.
Sail away.
[F] We will cross the [Dm] ocean in the [G] Charleston Bay.
[C] [F] Sail away, sail away.
[Bb] Sail away, sail away.
[F] We will [Dm] cross the [G] ocean [C] in the [F] Charleston Bay.
[Fm]
[Db]
[F] [Fm]
[F]
[Fm]
[Bb] [F]
[Dm] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Dm
2311
C
3211
Bb
12341111
G
2131
F
134211111
Dm
2311
C
3211
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To learn Sonny Terry, Brownie Mcghee - Sail Away chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dm, G, C, F and Dm. A good strategy is to initiate at 65 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 131 BPM. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
In [Em] America, [A] _ _ [Dm] you get plenty of food to eat.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Won't have to run [G] through the [C] jungle, _ _ [Bb] scuff up [F] your feet.
_ _ _ _ You'll just sing [A] about Jesus _ [Dm] and drink wine all day.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
It's [C] gonna be great _ to be in [F] America. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't no lions [Dm] or tigers, _ _ [G] _
ain't no mamba snake.
_ _ [C] _
Just the sweet watermelon _ and [F] _
the buckwheat cake. _ _ _ _ _
Everybody [Dm] is happy _ _ [G] as a man can be.
_ [Gm] _
Climb [C] aboard, little children.
_ _ [F] _
Sail away with me.
_ Sail away, _ _ _ _ [Bb] sail away.
_ _ _ _ [F] We will cross the [Dm] ocean in the [G] Charleston Bay.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] Sail away, _ _ _ _ [Bb] sail away.
_ _ _ _ [F] We will cross [Dm] the [G] ocean [C] in the [F] Charleston Bay.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
In [Dm] America, _ _ [G] _ _
every man is free _ [C] to take care of his own [F] _
and his family. _ _ _
You'll be [Dm] happy as a market _ [G] and _ a market tree.
_ _ [C] _ _
Be American.
_ _ [F] Sail away with me.
_ Sail _ away, _ _ _ _ [Bb] sail _ away.
_ We [Gm] [F] will cross the [Dm] ocean in the [G] Charleston _ _ [C] Bay.
_ _ [F] Sail away, _ _ _ _ sail [Bb] away.
_ _ _ _ We [F] will [Dm] cross the _ [G] [C] ocean in the [F] Charleston Bay.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Sail [F] away, sail _ _ _ [Bb] away. _
Sail away.
[F] We will cross the [Dm] ocean in the [G] Charleston Bay. _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Sail away, _ sail away.
_ [Bb] Sail away, _ sail away.
[F] We will [Dm] cross the [G] ocean [C] in the [F] Charleston Bay. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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