I Love Sailing chords by Eileen Quinn

🎸 Intro:

Am Em G



🎸 Verse 1:
Am                                   Em
I live on the twenty-second floor
I am a city girl
   Am                                              Em
At least I was till I fell for the guy who's gotta sail around the world
Dm                              Em
Never really believed it till I saw the sails unfurl
Am                                     Dm           G
And everything was just so great right up to when I hurled

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
Em
Come on darling, come with me

I’ll take you sailing on the deep blue sea

Set our sails under a perfect sky
G
Drift on down where the tropics lie

🎸 Chorus 1:
Am     Em
I love sailing
Dm                         G
‘Cept for when I’m hanging over the railing
        Am Em
A-well
I love the seven seas
Dm                               G
‘Cept for when my head is tucked between my knees

🎸 Interlude:
Am Em G

🎸 Verse 2:
Am                     Em
I’ve known adventures, uncharted reefs
Am                              Em
Eating maritime delicacies like canned corned beef
Dm                                 Em
Makes me think of my dog
I had to leave my dog, what grief
  Am                                  Dm                    G
I left my home and my grown-up kids - okay, so that was a relief

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
Em
Come on darling, come with me

I’ll take you sailing on the deep blue sea

Set our sails under a perfect sky
G
Drift on down where the tropics lie

🎸 Chorus 2:
Am     Em
I love sailing
Dm                                  G
‘Cept for all those storms when I’m busy bailing
        Am Em
A-well
I love the seven seas
Dm                     G
But could we keep them out of the boat please

🎸 Interlude:
Am Em G

🎸 Verse 3:
Am                           Em
Every moment together, every moment total bliss
     Am                                        Em
It’s too damn hot for a serious cuddle, better settle for a little kiss
       Dm                                Em
Oh
Virginia Wolfe, a roof of my own, is something I really miss
Am                                    Dm              G
Funny how endearments sound when they come out with a hiss

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
Em
Come on darling, come with me

I’ll take you sailing on the deep blue sea

Set our sails under a perfect sky
G
Drift on down where the tropics lie

🎸 Chorus 3:

Am     Em
I love sailing
Dm                                G
‘Cept for all those times when my courage is failing
        Am Em
A-well
I love the seven seas
Dm                             G
‘Cept for when we set for Trinidad and make Belize

🎸 Interlude:
Am Em G

🎸 Verse 4:
        Am                            Em
Now the joys of pan laundry are mine
I am a boat wife
   Am                                Em
We talk nothing but boat repairs, oh God, get a life!
Dm                             Em
He doesn’t worry a lot about a little marital strife
Am                                                       G
Except for the nights when the wind in the rigging says “Go on, get the knife!”

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
Em
Come on darling, come with me

I’ll take you sailing on the deep blue sea

Set our sails under a perfect sky
G
Drift on down where the tropics lie

🎸 Bridge:
         Am
When you promised me the moon
Em           Dm                    G
I understood you couldn’t actually hand it to me
          Am                             Em
So when I said I would follow you to the ends of the earth
Dm                         G
Did you have to take it so literally?

🎸 Interlude:
Am Em G

🎸 Verse 5:
            Am                 Em
But then he brings me a sunset with a green flash
       Am                  Em
And he gives me a bow wave where the dolphins splash
Dm                            Em
We go dancin’ on the beach in our bare feet
Am                                         Dm        G
Life doesn’t get much better than this, so I admit defeat because

🎸 Chorus 4:
Am    Em
I love sailing
Dm                     G
And the alternative is quickly failing
       Am Em
A-well I love the seven seas
Dm                   G           Am
But could we go home for a visit please


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