Chords for Katie Melua - If You Were A Sailboat (Official Video)

Tempo:
86.95 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

C#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Katie Melua - If You Were A Sailboat (Official Video) chords
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[C#] [C#m] .
If you're a cowboy [A] I would trail you.
[C#m] If you're a piece of [A] wood I'd nail you to [E] the floor.
If [F#m] you're a sailboat [B] I would sail you to [E] the shore.
If [C#m] you're a river I [A] would swim you.
[C#m] If 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 way .
[C#m] Sometimes I [A] believe in fate but the chances [B] we create always seem to [A] rain more truth.
[F#m] .
You took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you.
[A] If [E] [B] .
[E] [A] [B] .
[C#m] I was in jail I know [A] you'd spring me .
[C#m] If I was a telephone [A] you'd ring me all [C#m] day [E] long.
[F#m] If I was in pain I know you'd [B] sing me [E] soothing songs .
[C#m] Sometimes I believe [A] in fate but the chances [B] we create always seem to rain [A] more truth.
[D#] [E] You [F#m] took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you .
[G#] [A] If .
[E] [B] [E] .
[C#m] I was hungry [A] you'd feed me If [C#m] I was in darkness [A] you'd lead me [B] to [E] the light.
If .
[F#m] I was a book I know [B] you'd read me [E] every night .
[C#m] If you're a cowboy [A] I would trail you.
If [C#m] you're a piece of wood [A] I'd nail you to [E] the floor.
If [F#m] you're a sailboat [B] I would sail you to [E] the shore.
If [F#m] you're a sailboat [B] I would sail you to [E] the shore .
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Chilled Jazz Masters - If You Were A Sailboat chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, B, E, F#m, C#m, A, E and C#m. Start with a comfortable 43 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 87. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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[C#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
If you're a cowboy [A] I would trail you.
[C#m] If you're a piece of [A] wood I'd nail you to [E] the floor.
If [F#m] _ you're a sailboat [B] I would sail you to [E] the shore.
If _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ you're a river I [A] would swim you.
_ _ [C#m] If 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 way _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C#m] _ Sometimes I [A] believe in fate but the chances [B] we create always seem to [A] rain more truth.
[F#m] _ .
You took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you.
_ [A] If _ [E] _ [B] _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ .
[C#m] _ I was in jail I know [A] you'd spring me _ _ .
[C#m] If I was a telephone [A] you'd ring me all [C#m] day [E] long.
_ _ [F#m] If I was in pain I know you'd [B] sing me [E] soothing songs _ .
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ Sometimes I believe [A] in fate but the chances [B] we create always seem to rain [A] more truth.
[D#] [E] You [F#m] _ took a chance on [B] loving me I took a chance on [E] loving you _ _ .
[G#] _ _ _ [A] If _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ I was hungry [A] you'd feed me If [C#m] _ I was in darkness [A] you'd lead me [B] to [E] the light.
If _ .
[F#m] _ I was a book I know [B] you'd read me [E] every night _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C#m] If you're a cowboy [A] I would trail you.
If [C#m] _ you're a piece of wood [A] I'd nail you to [E] the floor.
If [F#m] _ you're a sailboat [B] I would sail you to [E] the shore.
_ If _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ you're a sailboat [B] I would sail you to [E] the shore _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song, written by Mike Batt, finds its place within the Chilled Dinner Party Moods - 40 Favourite Smooth Grooves album.

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