Sail On chords by Johnny Rivers

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

Em  C  Em  C


Verse 1:
     Em       D             C
With all your world and possessions
       Am7          Bm7          C
do you have time to make up your mind?
Em         D       C
All your recalling sessions
            D             Am7       Em
is there an answer you're trying to find?

Verse 2:
Em             D              C
Does the music come with consolation?
       Am7            Bm7        C
Is the singer all you ever wanna be
  Em     D               C
I promise I will love to listen
D                 Am7           Em Em  C
every song you'll wanna play on me


Chorus:
C                    Em                             C
Sail on while you're waiting (while you're waiting)
C                A                Em
Sail on past the storm on your sea
Em                C/G             G
Sail on while the night birds are singing
C               G      D/F# Em
Portraits for a lonely magazine


Interlude:
Em  C  Em  C


Verse 3:
    Em            D              C
The power of your songs you ever whining
       Am7        Bm7             C
and it grows more timeless day by day
      Em       D             C
every hour the illness grows stronger
  D                   Am7          Em
until your life seems like a final play


Verse 4:
Em            D          C
For you are a dealer of emotion
            Am7           Bm7            C
and you can deal with any heart that you please
            Em     D        C
and all the lovers stand to tension
    D                  Am7            Em   Em  C
Hey babe, I'm the only one down on my knees


Chorus:
C                    Em                             C
Sail on while you're waiting (while you're waiting)
C                A                Em
Sail on past the storm on your sea
Em                C/G             G
Sail on while the night birds are singing
C               G      D/F# Em  Em C
Portraits for a lonely magazine
C                     Em                            C
Sail on, girl, you're winning (girl, you're winning)
C                A                Em
Sail on past the storm on your sea
Em                C/G             G
Sail on while the night birds are singing
C               G      D/F# Em  Em C
Portraits for a lonely magazine