Come Sail Away Chords by Styx

Tempo:
118.65 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Styx come sail away chords
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[C] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[C] [Em] I'm sailing
[Am] away,
[F] set an open course [G] for the virgin sea.
[C] [Em] I've got to
[Am] be free, [D]
[F] free to face the life [G] that's ahead of me.
[Am] On board I'm the captain,
[G] so climb aboard,
[Am] we'll search for tomorrow.
[G] On every shore [C] I'll try, [Em] oh [Am] I'll try,
[F] to [G] carry
[C] on.
[Dm]
[Em] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[C] I [Em] look to
[Am] the sea,
[F] reflections in the waves [G] spark my memory.
[C] Some [Em] happy, [Am] some sad.
I
[F] think of childhood friends [G] and the dreams we had.
[Am] We'll live happily forever,
[G] so the story goes.
[Am] But somehow we missed out [G] on the pot of gold.
But [C] we'll try [Em] the best [Am] that we can to [F]
[G] carry [C]
on.
[F] [C]
Gathering of angels, a field above my head.
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said.
They said, come sail away, come sail away, come sail with me lad.
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail with me.
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail [F] with me.
[C] Come sail away, come sail away, come sail [Ab] away.
I
[C] [Fm]
[G] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [G]
[F] [C] thought that they were angels, [G] but to my [F] surprise, [C] they're driving them [F] all back to
us, [G] yeah, they're headed for [F] the skies.
[C] Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away [F] with me, [C] yeah.
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail [F] away with me.
[C]
Come sail away, [F] come sail away [C]
[F] with me.
[C] Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me.
Don't say away
[F] [C]
[F]
[C] do you don't say
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
Em
121
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Styx - Come Sail Away chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, F, G, C, Em, Am, F and C of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 59 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 119 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] I'm sailing _
[Am] _ away, _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ set an open course [G] for the virgin _ sea. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] I've got to _
[Am] be _ free, _ _ [D] _
[F] _ _ free to face the life [G] that's ahead of _ me. _ _
[Am] _ On board I'm the captain, _
[G] _ so climb aboard, _ _
[Am] _ we'll search for tomorrow. _ _
[G] _ On every shore _ [C] I'll _ try, [Em] oh _ [Am] I'll try, _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ to _ [G] carry _ _
[C] _ on.
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[Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] I _ _ [Em] look to _
[Am] the _ _ sea, _ _
[F] _ _ reflections in the waves [G] spark my memory. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Some _ [Em] _ happy, [Am] some sad.
I _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ think of childhood friends [G] and the dreams we had. _ _
[Am] _ We'll live happily forever, _ _
[G] _ so the story _ goes.
[Am] _ But somehow we missed out [G] _ on the pot of _ gold.
But [C] we'll try [Em] the best [Am] that we _ can _ to [F] _
_ _ _ [G] carry _ _ [C] _
on.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Gathering of angels, a field above my _ _ head.
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said.
They said, come sail away, come sail away, come sail with me lad.
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail with me. _
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail [F] with me.
_ [C] Come sail away, come sail away, come sail [Ab] away. _ _
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[F] _ _ _ [C] thought that they were _ angels, [G] but to my [F] _ surprise, [C] they're driving them [F] all back to
us, [G] yeah, they're headed for [F] the skies.
[C] Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away [F] with me, [C] yeah.
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail [F] away with me.
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Come sail away, [F] come sail away [C] _ _
[F] with me.
_ [C] _ Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me.
_ _ _ Don't say away _
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_ [C] do _ you don't say _
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It's Dennis DeYoung who authored this song.

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