Sailing On (1973)
By Toots And The Maytals
I did my best with figuring out the lyrics. These are the closest I could get.
Chords
D: xx0232
F#: 244322
G: 355433
Gm: 355333
A: x02220
E: 022100
D G D
Hey, Hey,
D G D
Now everybody clap your hands,
D G D
Let me hear you say,
D G D F# G Gm
Ah, sailin' on, sailin' on,
D
I can hear sweet vibes a singin',
E A
And I hear sweet music a playin',
D F# G Gm
Sailin' on, while I'm sailin on,
D A D G D
Oh, I wish you were there with me while I'm sailin' on.
D F# G Gm
Lingering on, I'm just lingering on,
D
Well I can hear sweet vibes a singin',
E A
and I can hear sweet music a playin',
D F#
Sha lala lala, hey hey,
G Gm
Sha lala lala, ha hey hey,
D A D G D
Oh I wish you were there with me while I'm sailin' on.
G D
Whoa, it may be spring, summer, autumn, winter,
E
All I know two of us going to lay our head,
A
And don't feel it. Hey, hey hey hey hey,
G
Baby, it may be morning, noon, or night,
D
spring, summer, autumn, winter, yeah
E A
All I know you got to tell me which one do you prefer. Hey, hey,
N.C. D F# G Gm
While I'm lingering on, hey hey, sailin' on,
D A D G D
Whoa, I wish you were there with me while I'm sailin' on.
D F# G Gm D E A
D F# G Gm D A D G D
G D
Hey, it may be spring, summer, and autumn, winter,
E
All I know two of us gonna put our heads down,
A
And feel it. Hey, let me tell you baby,
G
It may be morning, noon, or night,
D
and spring, summer, autumn, winter, any one,
E A
Girl you got tell me now which one you got to prefer.
N.C D F# G Gm
I'm just sailin' on, oh, sailin' on,
D A D G D
Oh, I wish you were there with me while I'm sailin on.