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Sail Away by Jason Mraz

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listen to it over and over and over again to write down the chords and text. So...enjoy
and sail away! ;)
Jason uses the capo on the 4th fret and I think you shouldn't change it, cause it sounds
pretty good like that. :)


:::CHORDS::: (which we will use)


  Chord diagramGm7Gm7  Cmin9 Gm7/Bb Gm7/Ab Chord diagramF#Maj7F#maj7 Chord diagramF7F7  Chord diagramEbmaj7Ebmaj7 Chord diagramBbmaj7Bbmaj7 Chord diagramEbmEbm  Chord diagramG7G7   Chord diagramCm7Cm7

e---x------x------x------x------x------0------x------x------x------3------3-|
H--(3)-----3------3------3------2------0------8------6------7------3------4-|
G---3------3------3------3------3------2------7------7------8------4------3-|
D---3------1------3------3------3------1------8------7------8------3------5-|
A---x------3------x------x------x------3------6------x------6------5------3-|
E---3------x------6------4------2------1------x------6------x------3------x-|

The intro sounds like this:


e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3--0-----3-----3------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-----|
G------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3--0-----3-----3------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-----|
D------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3--0-----3-----3------1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1-----|
A------------------------------------6-----5------3----------3--------------|
E---3----------3----------3-------------------------------------------------|

Play this twice and than, after repeating this intro, start with the chords like this:


:::LYRICS:::


Verse 1:

Chord diagramGm7Gm7
Yeah livin' on the bottom of the sea,
There's plenty of room for you and me.

Cmin9
For you I am I am so deep,
At the bottom of the sea is where I be. Chord diagramGm7Gm7

Chord diagramGm7Gm7
And from the bottom of the ocean,
Up to the water shed.

Cmin9
To float your boat is what I'm hoping,
And we could share my water bed.     Chord diagramGm7Gm7
Bridge:

Gm7/Bb
And all of the whales (whales)
Gm7/Ab          Chord diagramGm7Gm7 Chord diagramF#Maj7F#maj7
Dedicate their songs to you  aahaa


this part is often skipped (i don't know why :P)

(((Gm7/A#                  )))
(((it hardly compares (-pares)        )))
(((Gm7/Ab          Chord diagramGm7Gm7 Chord diagramF#Maj7F#maj7   )))
(((to the ones I wrote for you  aahaahaahaa )))


Chorus:

 Gm7/Bb | Gm7/Ab | Chord diagramGm7Gm7 | Chord diagramF#Maj7F#maj7
Yes I would sail (sail)
Away (away)
With you (with you) aahaahaahaahaaaa  (2x)


Verse 2:

Chord diagramGm7Gm7
At the bottom where we'll live,
The perfect place to raise our kids.

Cmin9
They'll go to school with all the fishes,
They won't have to wash no dishes.    Chord diagramGm7Gm7


Bridge:

Chord diagramGm7Gm7
Underwater you will... like it... like it...
Cmin9
The current don't... fight it... fight it...
Chord diagramF7F7
Open your eyes... and see that I would...


Chorus:

 Gm7/Bb | Gm7/Ab | Chord diagramGm7Gm7 | Chord diagramF#Maj7F#maj7
Yes I would sail (sail)
Away (away)
With you (with you) aahaahaahaahaaaa  (2x)

Chord diagramF7F7
AyayayayayayaaaI'm...


Bridge 2:
            Chord diagramEbmaj7Ebmaj7   Chord diagramBbmaj7Bbmaj7
Wishing on a starfish in the sky
                Chord diagramF7F7
I wish I may wish I might
               Chord diagramGm7Gm7
Every day every night
       Chord diagramEbmaj7Ebmaj7  Chord diagramEbmEbm
Under the ocean blue...
 Chord diagramBbmaj7Bbmaj7  Chord diagramG7G7
I'd say "I do"...
Chord diagramCm7Cm7   Chord diagramF7F7        Gm7/Bb
I'd sail away with you



(((!!!AND THE WHALE SONG!!!))) ;P

Chord diagramGm7Gm7 | Cmin9 | Chord diagramGm7Gm7



                  Chord diagramGm7Gm7
Underwater you will... like it... like it...
           Cmin9
Go on and... dive in... dive in...
         Chord diagramF7F7
Open your eyes and see that I would...


Chorus:

 Gm7/Bb | Gm7/Ab | Chord diagramGm7Gm7 | Chord diagramF#Maj7F#maj7
........ sail (sail)
Away (away)
With you (with you) aahaahaahaahaaaa  (2x)


Outro (use same chords like in the chorus):

There's nothing the whales (whales)
can say (say)
or do (or do) aaaah
yes I would sail (sail)
away (away)
with you (with you) aaaaaah
 Chord diagramF7F7 hold            Gm7/Bb
AyayayayayayaaaI love... Yoooouuuuuuuuuu...... :)

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