Chords for Odetta - Sail Away, Ladies

Tempo:
102.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Odetta - Sail Away,  Ladies chords
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[D]
Ain't no use to sit and cry You'll be an angel by and by
Don't you [G] rock, don't you [D] rock Don't you rock [A] on,
[G] don't you [D] rock on, daddy
I got a home in Tennessee That's the [Dm] place I wanna [D] be
Don't you rock, [G]
don't you [D] rock Don't you [A] rock on, [G] don't [D] you rock on, daddy
Every day I get my new house done Sail away, lady, sail away
Give my old one to my son Sail away, lady, sail away
Don't you [G] rock, daddy, oh [D] Don't [A] you rock on, my daddy, oh
[G] [D]
Ain't no use to sit and cry You'll be an angel by and by
Don't you [G] rock, daddy, oh [D] [A]
[G] Don't you rock [D] on, my daddy, oh
[G]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
Ain't no use [Dm] to sit and cry [D] Sail away, lady, sail away
You'll be an angel by and by Sail away, lady, sail away
Don't you rock, [G]
[D] don't you rock, [A] my daddy, oh Don't you rock on, daddy, oh
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Dm
2311
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To start learning Odetta - Sail Away, Ladies chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: D, G, D, A and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 51 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 103 BPM. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Ain't no use to sit and cry _ _ _ You'll be an angel by and by
_ _ _ Don't you [G] rock, _ don't you [D] rock Don't you rock [A] on, _
[G] don't you [D] rock on, daddy _ _ _ _
_ _ I got a home in Tennessee _ _ That's the [Dm] place I wanna [D] be
_ _ _ Don't you rock, [G] _
don't you [D] rock _ Don't you [A] rock on, [G] don't [D] you rock on, daddy
Every _ _ _ _ _ day I get my new house done Sail away, lady, sail away
Give my old one to my son Sail away, lady, sail away
Don't you [G] rock, daddy, oh _ _ [D] _ _ Don't [A] you rock on, my daddy, oh
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ain't no use to sit and cry _ _ You'll be an angel by and by
_ _ _ Don't you [G] rock, daddy, oh _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] Don't you rock [D] on, my daddy, oh _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Ain't no use [Dm] to sit and cry [D] Sail away, lady, sail away
You'll be an angel by and by Sail away, lady, sail away
Don't you rock, _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ don't you rock, [A] my daddy, oh Don't you rock on, daddy, oh _ _ _ _
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