Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman (born November 28, 1943) is a singer/songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is notable for his mordant (and often satirical) pop songs and for his many film scores.
Newman is noted for his practice of writing lyrics from the perspective of a character far removed from Newman's own biography. For example, the 1972 song "Sail Away" is written as a slave trader's sales pitch to attract slaves, while the narrator of "Political Science" is a U.
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...SAIL AWAY... by Randy Newman ---------------................
*from 'Sail Away' (1972)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: F)
Verse 1:
DBm7E7sus In A-merica, you'll get food to eat. A7D Won't have to run through the jungle and scuff up your feet. DBm7E7sus You'll just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day; A7D It's great to be an American.
Verse 2:
DBm7E7sus Ain't no lions or tigers, ain't no mamba snake, A7D Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake. Bm7E7sus Everybody is as happy as a man can be, A7D Climb aboard little wog, sail a-way with me.
Chorus 1:
DDsus4D Sail A-way, GGsus4G Sail A-way. DBm7E7G/A We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay.
DDsus4D Sail A-way, GGsus4G Sail A-way. DBm7E7G/ADBm7E7sus We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay.
Verse 3:
DBm7E7sus In A-merica, every man is free, A7D To take care of his home and his family. DBm7E7sus You'll be as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree; A7D You're all gonna be an American.
Chorus 2:
DDsus4D Sail A-way, GGsus4G Sail A-way. DBm7E7G/A We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay.
DDsus4D Sail A-way, GGsus4G Sail A-way. DBm7E7G/AD We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay.