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.