Sailing Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays605

Sailing by Rod Stewart is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, F, D7, Dm7, G7 and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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16
Speed
  			     C              Am            F               C     
I am sailing, I am sailing home again 'cross the sea.    
       D7            Am            Dm7             C        G7     
I am sailing stormy waters, to be near you, to be free.      
    
       C            Am           F               C    
I am flying, I am flying like a bird 'cross the sky  
       D7            Am                 Dm7                C        G7     
I am flying passing high clouds, to be near you, to be free.    

         C                Am                F              C   
Can you hear me, can you hear me, through  the dark night far away?   
       D7             Am           Dm7              C        G7     
I am dying, forever trying to be with you; who can say?    

         C                Am                F              C    
Can you hear me, can you hear me, thru the dark night far away?   
       D7             Am            Dm7             C        G7       
I am dying, forever trying to be with you; who can say?    

         C                Am          F              C     
We are sailing, we are sailing home again 'cross the sea.   
       D7             Am            Dm7             C        G7        
We are sailing stormy waters, to be near you, to be free.    

    G7          Dm              C     
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free.    
    G7          Dm              C   
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free.    



    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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100 BPM Andante