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Sailboat

Ben Rector

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××
A×
F#mDiagram coming soon
E

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 1st fret
               
 
Intro: D  A  F#m  E 
       D  A  E  A 
 
                   D   A 
I feel just like a sailboat 
             F#m       E 
I don't know where I'm headed 
                       D    A 
But you can't make the wind blow 
       E   A 
From a sailboat 
 
       D        A 
I have seen the sun 
         F#m       E 
Felt the rain on my skin 
          D        A 
I've been lost and found 
           E         A 
But mostly I've been waiting 
 
       D          
Oh I'm out in the waves 
    A 
I'm hoping and praying 
F#m                          E 
Please let this wind blow me home 
D                             A 
Night after night there's and empty horizon 
       F#m              E 
And my God do I feel so alone 
        D           D             E 
Somtimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat 
 
D  A  F#m  E 
 
           D       A 
I'm pretty sure I'm heard 
           F#m      E 
At least I know I'm speaking 
           D      A 
But I feel like a fool 
              E        A 
Cause I can't hear you listening 
 
            D      A 
But I'm not giving up 
          F#m     E  
I'm gonna move on forward 
          D        A 
I'm gonna raise my sail 
                   E      A 
God knows what I'm headed towards 
 
       D          
Oh I'm out in the waves 
    A 
I'm hoping and praying 
F#m                          E 
Please let this wind blow me home 
D                             A 
Night after night there's and empty horizon 
       F#m              E 
And my God do I feel so alone 
        D           D             E 
Somtimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat 
 
D  A  F#m  E 
 
         D        A 
The only change I see 
        E           A 
Lost or found, let's see 
         D     A                     E        A      
The only difference is believing I'll make it end 
 
       D          
Oh I'm out in the waves 
    A 
I'm hoping and praying 
F#m                          E 
Please let this wind blow me home 
D                             A 
Night after night there's and empty horizon 
       F#m              E 
And my God do I feel so alone 
       D          
Oh I'm out in the waves 
    A 
I'm hoping and praying 
F#m                          E 
Please let this wind blow me home 
D                             A 
Night after night there's and empty horizon 
       F#m              E 
And my God do I feel so alone 
        D                 D       E (end on E) 
Somtimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat 
          
 

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Chord set

D · A · F#m · E

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.