Sailing by Christopher Cross in 1980 Chords

Tempo:
72.275 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

F#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sailing by Christopher Cross in 1980 chords
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[A] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[B] [A] [D] Well it's not far down the paradise
To [A] [E]
[F#m] find [E] tranquility
[Em] Oh [D] the [A] canvas can do me
[E] Just you wait [A] and see
[E] [A]
It's not far, easy just
[F#m] It'd be right to find joy
In a sense again
[E] [D] Oh the canvas [A] can do
[D] [A] [E] me
[A]
[E] [A] Sailing
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] with [F#m] the Gary V
[C#m] Soon I will [D] be
[A]
Fantasy, it gets the best of me
[E] [F#m] Sailing, [E]
[A] [E] all color [A] me
[E] Every [A] word is a sweet beat
[E] [A] Sailing, takes me away to where I'm [D] going
Just [A] [D]
[Bm] a dream in the [F#m] wind, the Gary V
[C#m] Soon I will [D] be free
Oh, [A] well [D] [A]
[F] [G]
[D#] [F] [G]
[C] [G#] [A#]
[F] [G] [A]
[D] it's not about [A] bad to Santa
[D] Peace is neat
The [F#m] wind is right, you can sail away
Find serenity
[A]
[E] Oh the canvas can [A] do miracles
[E] Just you wait [A] and see
[E] It'd be, [A]
sailing
Takes me away
[D]
[Bm] with [F#m] the Gary V
[C#m] Soon I will [D] be
[A]
[D]
[E] [A] [D] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn Christopher Cross - Sailing chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - E, A, E, A, D and A in sequence. Start with a comfortable 36 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 72. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ [D] Well it's not far down the paradise
To [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] find [E] tranquility
[Em] Oh [D] the [A] canvas can do me
[E] Just you wait [A] and see
[E] _ _ [A]
It's _ _ not far, _ _ easy just
_ [F#m] It'd be right to find joy
In a sense again
[E] [D] Oh the canvas [A] can do _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] me
[A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Sailing _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] with [F#m] the Gary V
[C#m] Soon I will [D] be
_ [A] _ _ _
Fantasy, _ _ _ _ it gets the best of me
[E] _ [F#m] Sailing, _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] all color [A] me
_ [E] Every [A] word is a _ sweet beat _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] Sailing, takes me away to where I'm [D] going
Just _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] a dream in the [F#m] wind, the Gary V
[C#m] Soon I will [D] be free
Oh, [A] well [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [D#] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A#] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] it's not about [A] bad to Santa
[D] Peace is neat
The [F#m] wind is right, you can sail away
Find serenity
[A] _
[E] Oh the canvas can [A] do miracles
[E] Just you wait [A] and see
[E] It'd be, [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ sailing
Takes me away _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] _ with [F#m] the Gary V
[C#m] Soon I will [D] be
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [N] _ _

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