Red Sails In The Sunset

Bing Crosby

OtherAdvanced for beginners13 chords

How to play it

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

Gm7Diagram coming soon

CdimDiagram coming soon

Em7

E5Diagram coming soon

GdimDiagram coming soon

F#Diagram coming soon

Bm7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
D   D7M            D7   G       Gm7         D  Cdim A 
Red sails in the sunset,    way out on the sea 
     Bm5-/7     A       Em7 A       Em7        D  E5-/7 A7 
Oh, carry my loved one        home safely to me 
D   D7M            D7      G     Gm7             D  Cdim A 
She sailed at the dawning,   all day I've been blue 
      Bm5-/7       A    Em7 A7      Em7         D   Gdim D 
Red sails in the sunset,      I'm trusting in you 
Bridge 
G      G/F#            D 
Swift wings you must borrow 
A7    A4/7      A7        D   D7M G 
Make straight for the shore 
     G/F#       D       Bm7 
We marry tomorrow 
     Em7       E7        A7  A7/13- 
And she goes sailing no more 
D  D7M            D7    G       Gm7          D   Cdim A 
Red sails in the sunset,   way out on the sea 
    Bm5-/7    A7         Em7  A7       Em7     D     
Oh carry my loved one        home safely to me

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Chord set

D · D7 · G · Gm7 · Cdim · A · Em7 · E5 · A7 · Gdim · F# · Bm7 · E7

Practice tip

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