Sailboat Chords
by Ben Rector
Sailboat by Ben Rector is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, A, F#m and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D A F#m E
D A E A
D A
I feel just like a sailboat
F#m E
I don't know where I'm headed
D A
But you can't make the wind blow
E A
From a sailboat
D A
I have seen the sun
F#m E
Felt the rain on my skin
D A
I've been lost and found
E A
But mostly I've been waiting
D
Oh I'm out in the waves
A
I'm hoping and praying
F#m E
Please let this wind blow me home
D A
Night after night there's and empty horizon
F#m E
And my God do I feel so alone
D D E
Somtimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat
D A F#m E
D A
I'm pretty sure I'm heard
F#m E
At least I know I'm speaking
D A
But I feel like a fool
E A
Cause I can't hear you listening
D A
But I'm not giving up
F#m E
I'm gonna move on forward
D A
I'm gonna raise my sail
E A
God knows what I'm headed towards
D
Oh I'm out in the waves
A
I'm hoping and praying
F#m E
Please let this wind blow me home
D A
Night after night there's and empty horizon
F#m E
And my God do I feel so alone
D D E
Somtimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat
D A F#m E
D A
The only change I see
E A
Lost or found, let's see
D A E A
The only difference is believing I'll make it end
D
Oh I'm out in the waves
A
I'm hoping and praying
F#m E
Please let this wind blow me home
D A
Night after night there's and empty horizon
F#m E
And my God do I feel so alone
D
Oh I'm out in the waves
A
I'm hoping and praying
F#m E
Please let this wind blow me home
D A
Night after night there's and empty horizon
F#m E
And my God do I feel so alone
D D E (end on E)
Somtimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat