Sail On Sailor chords

Sail On Sailor

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                            "Sail On Sailor"
     (J. Rieley / R. Kennedy / B. Wilson / T. Almer / V. D. Parks)

This is the version as performed by one of the song's writer's, Ray Kennedy (RIP), 

in the (super) group KGB and other live performances. He claimed these were the 

original lyrics.

Having had to get this version from the KGB recording, I'm not 100% sure about some 

of the words. The Beachboys version is very different and obviously had a set of 

sanitised lyrics written for radio consumption. So, there may be a mondegreen or 2 

in there. Feel free to fix em.

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Capo 3rd fret (Bb)

Intro:
G C/G   2X

Verse 1:
G       C/G    G        C/G
I am a singer, a gospel singer
G          C/G     G          C/G
I sing for people, I sing for pleasure
D#maj9 Am7/D    D#maj9        Am7/D
Only a dreamer, who came from nowhere
D#maj7   F       G
Sail on, wail on Sailor

Verse 2:
G          C/G   G           C/G
Over the cities, I see the rooftops
G             C/G        G           C/G
Tears from my poor soul, I pop a cough drop
D#maj9     Am7/D  D#maj9  Am7/D
Often frightened, Unenlightened
D#maj7   F       G
Sail on, wail on Sailor
D#maj7   F       G
Sail on, wail on Sailor

Bridge:
D                        D#dim        Em
Just like my mamma said, Ray there's a way
D                                     D#dim   Em
but you gotta get yourself out of this ghetto today
          Am   Em            Am Em
you might stumble, you could fumble
            Am   Em             Am Em
when you're down low don't feel under
         G   Am7          G    Am7
then the thunder and the lightening
          G      Am7              G     C
aren't so frightening when you're coked out
       Am7 Em        Am7 Em
The big city aint so pretty
            Am7 Em         Am7 Em
when you're down and nitty gritty

D#maj7   F       G
Sail on, wail on Sailor
D#maj7   F       G
Sail on, wail on Sailor
D#maj7   F       G
Sail on, wail on Sailor

Lead Break:
     Am   Em            Am Em
     Am   Em            Am Em
        G   Am7          G    Am7
... the thunder and the lightening
          G      Am7              G     C
aren't so frightening when you're coked out
       Am7 Em        Am7 Em
The big city aint so pretty
            Am7  Em        Am7 Em
when you're down and nitty gritty

Outro:
D#maj7   F       G
Sail on, wail on Sailor
D#maj7   F       G
Sail on, wail on Sailor

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