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.
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.