Sail Away chords by Randy Newman

• Tuning: soprano C

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                Sail Away - Randy Newman
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Tabbed by: maguri


Randy Newman
Sail Away (1972)
(Newman)



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INTRO
F     A                  Dm          F7
  In America, you'll get food to eat
Bb             C6              C7          Bb            F     C     Bb
 Won't have to run through the jungle, and scuff up your feet
F             A                          Dm           F7
  You'll just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day
Bb             C6     C7       Bb  F  Bb
 It's great to be an American

VERSE 1
F           Dm7                       G7sus4
   Ain't no lions or tigers, ain't no mamba snake
Csus4                                F
   Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake
F       Dm7                   G7sus4
   Everybody is as happy as a man can be
Csus4                             F
   Climb aboard little wog, sail away with me


CHORUS
      F    Fsus4 F         Bb    Bbsus4 Bb
Sail away,           sail away
        F                Dm7                   G7   C7
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
      F    Fsus4 F         Bb    Bbsus4 Bb
Sail away,           sail away
        F         Dm7    G7          C7        [ F ]
We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay


LINK
| F | Dm7 | G7sus4 | Csus4 |


VERSE 2
F      Dm7           G7sus4
   In America, every man is free
Csus4                               F
   To take care of his home and his family
F               Dm7                    G7sus4
   You'll be as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree
Csus4                               F
   You're all gonna be an American


CHORUS
      F    Fsus4 F         Bb    Bbsus4 Bb
Sail away,           sail away
        F                Dm7                   G7   C7
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
      F    Fsus4 F         Bb    Bbsus4 Bb
Sail away,           sail away
        F         Dm7    G7          C7        [ F ]
We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay


OUTRO
| F | Dm7 | G7sus4 | Csus4 |
(repeat and fade)