Sails Of Silver Chords by Steeleye Span

Tempo:
133.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

C

B

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sails of Silver - Steeleye Span chords
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[B]
[E] [B]
[E] [C]
[Am] [D]
[E]
[F#] [B] [E]
[F#] [B] [E]
[C] [Am]
[D] [E]
[F#] [B] [E]
[F#] [B] [E]
[C] [G] [Am]
[D] me.
[C] And I set [D] my [G] sails with silver and [C] I [D] steer [Em] towards the [Bm] sun.
[C] And you [D] false [G] love will [Em] weep
for me [A] when I'm gone, [C] when I'm gone, [D] when I'm gone.
[E]
Then they [D#m] did [B] a gong,
[E]
[F#] [B] [Em]
[C] ringing [Am] seaward far
[D] to sea.
[E]
A [D#m] mast of [B] the throne, [E]
[F#] ropes of [B] fine [Em]
silk,
ex [C]-holy stone, [Am] shining
whiter [D] than milk.
[C] And I [D] set
my [G] sails with silver [C] and I [D] steer
[Em] towards the [C] sun.
And you
[D] false [G] love will [Em] weep for me [Am] when I'm gone, [C] when I'm gone, [D] when I'm gone.
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] [Em]
[C] [A]
[D] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [Em]
[C] [Am]
[D] [C] And I set [D] my [G] sails with silver [C] and I [D] steer [Em] towards the sun.
[C] And you [D] false [G] love will [Em] weep for me [A] when I'm [C] gone, when [D] I'm gone.
And [C]
[D] I set my sails [G] with silver and [C]
I steer [D] towards [E] the sun.
And [C]
you false [G] love will [Em] weep for me when [Am] I'm gone, when I'm gone, [A]
when I'm gone.
[D]
And I set my [A] sails with silver [D]
and I steer [E] towards [F#m] the sun.
[D] And you false [A] love will [F#m] weep for me when [Bm] I'm [D] gone, when I'm gone, when [E] I'm gone.
[D] And I set my [A] sails with silver and [D] I steer towards [F#] the sun.
[D] And [E] you false [A] love will [F#m] weep for me [Bm] when I'm gone, when I'm [E] [D] gone.
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [F#m] [F#] [D]
[E] [A] [F#m] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
B
12341112
Em
121
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
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To start learning Steeleye Span - Sails Of Silver chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, C, D, E, A, D, Em and C in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 67 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 134 BPM. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] me.
_ [C] And I set [D] my [G] sails with silver and [C] I [D] steer [Em] towards the _ [Bm] sun.
[C] And you [D] false [G] love will [Em] weep
for me [A] when I'm gone, [C] when I'm gone, [D] when I'm gone.
_ [E] _
_ Then they [D#m] did [B] a gong,
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ ringing [Am] seaward far
_ _ [D] to _ sea.
[E] _
_ A [D#m] mast of [B] the throne, _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#] ropes of [B] fine _ [Em] _
silk,
ex [C]-holy stone, [Am] shining
whiter [D] than milk.
[C] And I [D] set
my [G] sails with silver [C] and I [D] steer
[Em] towards the _ _ [C] sun.
And you
[D] false [G] love will [Em] weep for me [Am] when I'm gone, [C] when I'm gone, [D] when I'm gone.
[E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] And I set [D] my [G] sails with silver [C] and I [D] steer [Em] towards the sun.
[C] And you [D] false [G] love will [Em] weep for me [A] when I'm [C] gone, when [D] I'm gone.
And [C] _
[D] I set my sails [G] with silver and [C]
I steer [D] towards [E] the sun.
And [C]
you false [G] love will [Em] weep for me when [Am] I'm gone, when I'm gone, _ _ _ _ [A]
when I'm gone.
_ _ _ [D]
And I set my [A] sails with silver _ _ [D]
and I steer [E] towards [F#m] the sun.
[D] And you false [A] love will [F#m] weep for me when [Bm] I'm [D] gone, when I'm gone, when [E] I'm gone.
_ [D] And I set my [A] sails with silver and [D] I steer towards [F#] the sun.
_ _ [D] And [E] you false [A] love will [F#m] weep for me [Bm] when I'm gone, when I'm [E] _ _ _ [D] gone. _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _

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The Spanning the Years album includes this song.

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