Sail Away Chords
by Neil Young
Sail Away by Neil Young is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Am, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G Am
D G
Verses:
G Am
I could live inside a tee-pee
D G
I could die in penthouse thirty-five
G Am
You could lose me on the freeway
D G
But I would still make it back alive
D G
As long as we can sail away
D C D
As long as we can sail away there'll be
G Am 0-2-3
wind in the canyon moon on the rise
C D G | | | |
As long as we can sail away
G Am
See the losers in the best bars
D G
Meet the winners in the dives
G Am
Where the people are the real stars
D G
All the rest of their lives
D G
As long as we can sail away
D C D
As long as we can sail away there'll be
G Am
wind in the canyon moon on the rise 0-2-3
C D G | | | |
As long as we can sail away
Solo: (over these chords)
G Am D G G Am D G
G Am
There's a road stretched between us
D G
Like a ribbon on the high plain
G Am
Down from Phoenix through Salinas
D G
Round the bend and back again
Chorus:
D G
As long as we can sail away
D C D
As long as we can sail away there'll be
G Am
wind in the canyon moon on the rise 0-2-3
C D G | | | |
As long as we can sail away
C D G | | | |
As long as we can sail away
C D G | | | |
As long as we can sail away