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Sailing

Rod Stewart
All-time classics Pop essentials Slow & emotional
KeyA
Capo—
LevelEasy
Transpose A 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point
 I Am 
 I am sBbailing, I am sGmailing,
 home agEbain 'cross the sBbea.
 I am sC7ailing, stormy Gmwaters,
 to be nCm7ear you, to be fBbree. F7 
 I am fBblying, I am fGmlying,
 like a bEbird 'cross the Bbsky.
 I am fC7lying, passing hGmigh clouds,
 to be Cm7with you, to be fBbree. F7 
 Can you hBbear me, can you hGmear me
 thro' the dEbark night, far awBbay,
 I am C7dying, forever Gmtrying,
 to be wCmith you, who can sBbay. F7 
 Can you hBbear me, can you hGmear me,
 thro' the dEbark night far awBbay.
 I am dC7ying, forever tGmrying,
 to be wCmith you, who can Bbsay. F7 
 We are sBbailing, we are sGmailing,
 home agEbain 'cross the Bbsea.
 We are sC7ailing stormy Gmwaters,
 to be nCmear you, to be fBbree.
 Oh Lord, to be nCmear you, to be fBbree. F7 
 Oh Lord, to be nCmear you, to be fBbree, F7 
F#maj7Oh Bbmaj7Lord.
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How to play Sailing chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Sailing by Rod Stewart is presented in the key of A. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

The page is set up for practice as well as quick reference: adjust the text size, use auto scroll when your hands are busy, or switch to focus mode for a cleaner playing view. The published arrangement uses 10 distinct chord shapes, including Am, Bb, Gm, Eb, C7, Cm7 and others. You can also explore related material through All-time classics, Pop essentials, Slow & emotional.