Biography:
Christopher Cross is an American singer-songwriter originally from Austin, Texas, known as an influential artist in American soft rock music. He has written or co-written all his own songs, with the exception of "Nature's Way" that appears on his 'Window' album. He's most famous for singing the tunes "Arthur's Theme" from the Dudley Moore film 'Arthur', which won him the Academy Award for Best Song in 1981 (alongside co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen), and the iconic yacht rock classic "Sailing".
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Capo 2
[Intro]
G C Cadd2 Am Em G/B C
C Em C G
[Verse 1]
C
Well, it's not far down to paradise, at least it's not for me
Em
And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility
C
Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see
G
Believe me
[Verse 2]
C
It's not far to never-never land, no reason to pretend
Em
And if the wind is right you can find the joy of innocence again
C
Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see
G
Believe me
[Chorus]
G C
Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Am Em
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
D C/G
And soon I will be free
[Tag]
G
Fantasy, it gets the best of me
D/F# Em
When I'm sailing
C
All caught up in the reverie, every word is a symphony
G
Won't you believe me?
[Chorus]
G C
Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Am Em
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
D C/G
And soon I will be free
[Interlude]
G D# F G# A# F
A# F# G# D# F G
[Verse 3]
C
Well it's not far back to sanity, at least it's not for me
Em
And if the wind is right you can sail away and find serenity
C
Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see
G
Believe me
[Chorus]
G C
Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Am Em
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
D C/G
And soon I will be free
[Intro]
G C Cadd2 Am Em G/B C
C Em C G
[Verse 1]
C
Well, it's not far down to paradise, at least it's not for me
Em
And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility
C
Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see
G
Believe me
[Verse 2]
C
It's not far to never-never land, no reason to pretend
Em
And if the wind is right you can find the joy of innocence again
C
Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see
G
Believe me
[Chorus]
G C
Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Am Em
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
D C/G
And soon I will be free
[Tag]
G
Fantasy, it gets the best of me
D/F# Em
When I'm sailing
C
All caught up in the reverie, every word is a symphony
G
Won't you believe me?
[Chorus]
G C
Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Am Em
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
D C/G
And soon I will be free
[Interlude]
G D# F G# A# F
A# F# G# D# F G
[Verse 3]
C
Well it's not far back to sanity, at least it's not for me
Em
And if the wind is right you can sail away and find serenity
C
Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see
G
Believe me
[Chorus]
G C
Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Am Em
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
D C/G
And soon I will be free
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