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)
E5 - A5 - D5 - G5 - B5 - E5
INTRO
A5 x-0-2-2-2-2
A5 x-0-2-0-2-0
G5 x-x-0-0-0-3
D5 x-x-4-2-3-2
A5 x-x-2-2-2-0
G5 * 3-x-0-0-3-x
VERSE /LINK/OUTRO
D5 x(0)0-2-3-x
B5 x-2-0-2-3-x
E5 0-2-2-2-3-x
A5 x-0-2-2-3-x
CHORUS
D5 x(0)0-2-3-2
D5 x-x-0-2-3-3
G5 3-x-0-0-0-3
C5 3-x-2-0-1-3
B5 x-2-0-2-3-2
E5 * 0-2-2-4-3-4
A5 * 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
D5 ?B5 E5
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------- |
A5 D5
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
D5 ?B5 E5 A5
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
D5 D5 D5 G5 C5 G5
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------- |
D5 B5 E5 * A5 *
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------- | ---------------- |
D5 D5 D5 G5 C5 G5
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------- |
D5 B5 E5 * A5 *
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
D5 F#5 B5 D5
In America, you'll get food to eat
G5 A5 A5 G5 D5 A(?) G5
Won't have to run through the jungle, and scuff up your feet
D5 F#5 B5 D5
You'll just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day
G5 A5 A5 G5 D5 G5 *
It's great to be an American
VERSE 1
D5 B5 E5
Ain't no lions or tigers, ain't no mamba snake
A5 D5
Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake
D5 B5 E5
Everybody is as happy as a man can be
A5 D5
Climb aboard little wog, sail away with me
CHORUS
D5 D5 D5 G5 C5 G5
Sail away, sail away
D5 B5 E5 * A5 *
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
D5 D5 D5 G5 C5 G5
Sail away, sail away
D5 B5 E5 * A5 * [ D5 ]
We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay
LINK
D5 B5 E5 A5
VERSE 2
D5 B5 E5
In America, every man is free
A5 D5
To take care of his home and his family
D5 B5 E5
You'll be as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree
A5 D5
You're all gonna be an American
CHORUS
D5 D5 D5 G5 C5 G5
Sail away, sail away
D5 B5 E5 * A5 *
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
D5 D5 D5 G5 C5 G5
Sail away, sail away
D5 B5 E5 * A5 * [ D5 ]
We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay
OUTRO
D5 B5 E5 A5
(repeat and fade)
