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Sail Away Chords

(ver. 2)
Randy Newman
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                Sail Away - Randy Newman
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Tuning: Standard

Randy Newman
Sail Away (1972)
(Newman)


Hardly a guitar song, but it works, I think.
It's difficult to reproduce the intro because of all the suspended notes. 
I left them out and just put the straight chords here. I'm not sure about 
the "A/E" chord, however. It seems to work, but I'd be thankful 
for suggestions!

You can hear what this tab sounds like: 

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CHORDS and SPECIAL VOICINGS
Capo 3rd fret (play D, sounds F)

       E-A-D-G-B-E
INTRO
A6     x-0-2-2-2-2
A7     x-0-2-0-2-0
G/D    x-x-0-0-0-3
D/F#   x-x-4-2-3-2
A/E    x-x-2-2-2-0
G*     3-x-0-0-3-x

VERSE /LINK/OUTRO
D      x(0)0-2-3-x
Bm7    x-2-0-2-3-x
E7sus4 0-2-2-2-3-x
Asus4  x-0-2-2-3-x

CHORUS
D      x(0)0-2-3-2
Dsus4  x-x-0-2-3-3
G      3-x-0-0-0-3
C/G    3-x-2-0-1-3
Bm7    x-2-0-2-3-2
E7*    0-2-2-4-3-4
A7*    x-0-2-2-2-3

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Capo 3rd fret (play D, sounds F)

Whatever your strumming pattern may be, try to incorporate the following 
voicings:

VERSE
  D                ´Bm7             E7sus4
e|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|
B|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|
G|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
D|0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
A|----------------|2---2---2-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|
  Asus4                             D
e|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|
B|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|
G|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
D|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|
A|0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

LINK / OUTRO
  D                ´Bm7             E7sus4           Asus4
e|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|
B|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|
G|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
D|0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
A|----------------|2---2---2-------|2-------2-------|0---0---0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|

CHORUS
  D           Dsus D                G            C/G G
e|2-------2-----3-|2-------2-------|3-------3-----3-|3-------3-------|
B|3-------3-----3-|3-------3-------|0-------0-----1-|0-------0-------|
G|2-------2-----2-|2-------2-------|0-------0-----0-|0-------0-------|
D|0-------0-----0-|0-------0-------|0-------0-----2-|0-------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|x-------x-----x-|x-------x-------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-----3-|3-------0-------|
  D                Bm7              E7*              A7*
e|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|4-------4-------|3-------3-------|
B|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|
G|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|
D|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|
  D           Dsus D                G            C/G G
e|2-------2-----3-|2-------2-------|3-------3-----3-|3-------3-------|
B|3-------3-----3-|3-------3-------|0-------0-----1-|0-------0-------|
G|2-------2-----2-|2-------2-------|0-------0-----0-|0-------0-------|
D|0-------0-----0-|0-------0-------|0-------0-----2-|0-------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|x-------x-----x-|x-------x-------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-----3-|3-------0-------|
  D       Bm7      E7*     A7*
e|2-------2-------|4-------3-------|
B|3-------3-------|3-------2-------|
G|2-------2-------|4-------2-------|
D|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|
A|--------2-------|2-------0-------|
E|----------------|0---------------|

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Capo 3rd fret (play D, sounds F)

INTRO
D     F#                 Bm          D7
  In America, you'll get food to eat
G              A6              A7         G/D           D/F#   A/E(?)   G/D
Won't have to run through the jungle, and scuff up your feet
D             F#                         Bm          D7
  You'll just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day
G              A6     A7       G/D  D/F#  G*
 It's great to be an American 


VERSE 1
D           Bm7                       E7sus4
   Ain't no lions or tigers, ain't no mamba snake
Asus4                                D
   Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake
D       Bm7                   E7sus4
   Everybody is as happy as a man can be
Asus4                             D
   Climb aboard little wog, sail away with me


CHORUS
      D    Dsus4 D         G    C/G G
Sail away,           sail away
        D                Bm7                   E7*   A7*
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
      D    Dsus4 D         G    C/G G
Sail away,           sail away
        D         Bm7    E7*         A7*       [D]
We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay


LINK
| D | Bm7 | E7sus4 | Asus4 |


VERSE 2
D      Bm7           E7sus4
   In America, every man is free
A7                                  D
   To take care of his home and his family
D               Bm7                    E7sus4
   You'll be as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree
A7                                   D
   You're all gonna be an American


CHORUS
      D    Dsus4 D         G    C/G G
Sail away,           sail away
        D                Bm7                   E7*   A7*
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
      D    Dsus4 D         G    C/G G
Sail away,           sail away
        D         Bm7    E7*         A7*       [D]
We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay


OUTRO
| D | Bm7 | E7sus4 | Asus4 |
(repeat and fade)
            
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