Sailing
by Jerry Jeff Walker
Spoken by Jerry Jeff:
Well, there I am in Mexico, man,
I'm sittin' on a big hot rock------with the blues,
Watchin' this sailboat drive by, and I'm wonderin', "Where's mine?"
Hell, I know where there's ship in a bottle,
I mean a schooner with a worm on board, yeah.
Chorus:
F5 *
I think I'm gonna go off sailing
C5
I think I'm gonna go off sailing
F5 bass line: F5 E5 D5
I think I'm gonna go off sail ing
Gflat C5 F5
Cause I've been on dry land too long
F5
Something I seen here seems to make me seasick
C5
Something I seen here seems to make me seasick
F5 bass line: F5 E5 D5
Something I seen here seems to make me sea sick
G5 C5 F5
And I been on dry land too long
(Roll on)
Chorus
Leeches, land sharks, octopusses make my bwain hurt
Land sharks, octopusses make my bwain hurt
Yea, and I've been on dry land too long
(Ship in a bottle)
Chorus
(Sail on, sail on)
Chorus
(Let's carry on)
Chorus
(I need a ship in a bottle)
Chorus
*The song may very well be in E, since it seems tuned about half-way between
E5 and F.
Tabbed by Bob Roddis