Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Randy Newman
Sail Away (1972)
(Newman)
From: "Sail Away"
Hardly a guitar song, but it works, I think.
It's difficult to reproduce the intro because of all the suspended notes.
I left them out and just put the straight chords here. I'm not sure about
the "A/E" chord, however. It seems to work, but I'd be thankful
for suggestions!
You can hear what this tab sounds like:
http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/maguri/music/all/play1142222
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CHORDS and SPECIAL VOICINGS
Capo 3rd fret (play D, sounds F)
E - A - D - G - B - E
INTRO
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2
A7 x-0-2-0-2-0
G/D x-x-0-0-0-3
D/F# x-x-4-2-3-2
A/E x-x-2-2-2-0
G * 3-x-0-0-3-x
VERSE /LINK/OUTRO
D x(0)0-2-3-x
Bm7 x-2-0-2-3-x
E74 0-2-2-2-3-x
A4 x-0-2-2-3-x
CHORUS
D x(0)0-2-3-2
D4 x-x-0-2-3-3
G 3-x-0-0-0-3
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-3
Bm7 x-2-0-2-3-2
E7 * 0-2-2-4-3-4
A7 * x-0-2-2-2-3
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Capo 3rd fret (play D, sounds F)
Whatever your strumming pattern may be, try to incorporate the following
voicings:
VERSE
D ?Bm7 E74
e | x-------x------- | x---0---x------- | x-------x------- | x---0---x------- |
B | 3-------3------- | 3---3---3------- | 3-------3------- | 3---3---3------- |
G | 2-------2------- | 2---2---2------- | 2-------2------- | 2---2---2------- |
D | 0-------0------- | 0---0---0------- | 2-------2------- | 2---2---2------- |
A | ---------------- | 2---2---2------- | 2-------2------- | 2---2---2------- |
E | ---------------- | ---------------- | 0-------0------- | 0---0---0------- |
A4 D
e | x-------x------- | x---0---x------- | x-------x------- | x---0---x------- |
B | 3-------3------- | 3---3---3------- | 3-------3------- | 3---3---3------- |
G | 2-------2------- | 2---2---2------- | 2-------2------- | 2---2---2------- |
D | 2-------2------- | 2---2---2------- | 0-------0------- | 0---0---0------- |
A | 0-------0------- | 0---0---0------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |
E | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |
LINK / OUTRO
D ?Bm7 E74 A4
e | x-------x------- | x---0---x------- | x-------x------- | x---0---x------- |
B | 3-------3------- | 3---3---3------- | 3-------3------- | 3---3---3------- |
G | 2-------2------- | 2---2---2------- | 2-------2------- | 2---2---2------- |
D | 0-------0------- | 0---0---0------- | 2-------2------- | 2---2---2------- |
A | ---------------- | 2---2---2------- | 2-------2------- | 0---0---0------- |
E | ---------------- | ---------------- | 0-------0------- | ---------------- |
CHORUS
D D4 D G C/G G
e | 2-------2-----3- | 2-------2------- | 3-------3-----3- | 3-------3------- |
B | 3-------3-----3- | 3-------3------- | 0-------0-----1- | 0-------0------- |
G | 2-------2-----2- | 2-------2------- | 0-------0-----0- | 0-------0------- |
D | 0-------0-----0- | 0-------0------- | 0-------0-----2- | 0-------0------- |
A | ---------------- | ---------------- | x-------x-----x- | x-------x------- |
E | ---------------- | ---------------- | 3-------3-----3- | 3-------0------- |
D Bm7 E7 * A7 *
e | 2-------2------- | 2-------2------- | 4-------4------- | 3-------3------- |
B | 3-------3------- | 3-------3------- | 3-------3------- | 2-------2------- |
G | 2-------2------- | 2-------2------- | 4-------4------- | 2-------2------- |
D | 0-------0------- | 0-------0------- | 2-------2------- | 2-------2------- |
A | ---------------- | 2-------2------- | 2-------2------- | 0-------0------- |
E | ---------------- | ---------------- | 0-------0------- | ---------------- |
D D4 D G C/G G
e | 2-------2-----3- | 2-------2------- | 3-------3-----3- | 3-------3------- |
B | 3-------3-----3- | 3-------3------- | 0-------0-----1- | 0-------0------- |
G | 2-------2-----2- | 2-------2------- | 0-------0-----0- | 0-------0------- |
D | 0-------0-----0- | 0-------0------- | 0-------0-----2- | 0-------0------- |
A | ---------------- | ---------------- | x-------x-----x- | x-------x------- |
E | ---------------- | ---------------- | 3-------3-----3- | 3-------0------- |
D Bm7 E7 * A7 *
e | 2-------2------- | 4-------3------- |
B | 3-------3------- | 3-------2------- |
G | 2-------2------- | 4-------2------- |
D | 0-------0------- | 2-------2------- |
A | --------2------- | 2-------0------- |
E | ---------------- | 0--------------- |
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Capo 3rd fret (play D, sounds F)
INTRO
D F# Bm D7
In America, you'll get food to eat
G A6 A7 G/D D/F# A/E(?) G/D
Won't have to run through the jungle, and scuff up your feet
D F# Bm D7
You'll just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day
G A6 A7 G/D D/F# G *
It's great to be an American
VERSE 1
D Bm7 E74
Ain't no lions or tigers, ain't no mamba snake
A4 D
Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake
D Bm7 E74
Everybody is as happy as a man can be
A4 D
Climb aboard little wog, sail away with me
CHORUS
D D4 D G C/G G
Sail away, sail away
D Bm7 E7 * A7 *
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
D D4 D G C/G G
Sail away, sail away
D Bm7 E7 * A7 * [ D ]
We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay
LINK
D Bm7 E74 A4
VERSE 2
D Bm7 E74
In America, every man is free
A7 D
To take care of his home and his family
D Bm7 E74
You'll be as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree
A7 D
You're all gonna be an American
CHORUS
D D4 D G C/G G
Sail away, sail away
D Bm7 E7 * A7 *
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
D D4 D G C/G G
Sail away, sail away
D Bm7 E7 * A7 * [ D ]
We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay
OUTRO
D Bm7 E74 A4
(repeat and fade)
