Whitesnake —
Sailing Ships

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© Chorded by Elena Ladova // specialist (https://Muzland.info)
» Ordered by Vladimir Rumyantsev
± BPM (tempo): ♩ = 134 beats per minute

Lyrics and Music by David Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg

Intro: :2/4: Dm7 | Dm7
       Dm | C
       F C Dm7 C | Bb Bb

       C | Bb A
       Dm Dm7 | Dm7

       Dm | C
       F C Dm7 C | Bb Bb

       C | Bb A
       Dm Dm7 | Dm

       Gm | D# | F | Bb
       D# | F F | C | C

Dm       C
Do you remember
F   C    Dm7    C  Bb
Standing on the shore,
     C
Your head in the clouds,
     Bb      A           Dm      Dm7
Your pockets filled with dreams.
Dm        C
Bound for glory
       F C   Dm7  C  Bb
On the seven seas of life,
        C        Bb    A        Dm
But the ocean is deeper than it seems.

Dm           C
The wind was with you
         F    C      Dm7 C   Bb
When you left on the morning tide,
    C
You set your sail
       Bb    A       Dm   Dm7      Dm
For an island in the sun,
         C
On the horizon,
F    C   Dm7 C  Bb       C
Dark clouds up ahead,
        Bb        A      Dm   Dm7
For the storm has just begun.

 Gm        D#
   Take me with you,
   F             Bb
   Take me far away,
 D#            F              C
   And lead me to the distant shore.

Chorus:
   Am          C
     Sail your ship
      D         Am     C D
     Across the water,
   Am            C
     Spread your wings
      D         Am     C D
     Across the sky.
   Dm7        F       G
     Take the time to see
     Dm7                 F         G
     You’re the one, who holds the key,
   F            G               D
     Or sailing ships will pass you by.

Instrumental: :2/4: Dm | C
              F C Dm7 C | Bb Bb

              C | Bb A
              Dm Dm7 | Dm

Dm          C
You cry for mercy,
         F     C      Dm7  C    Bb
When you think you’ve lost your way,
    C
You drift alone,
   Bb       A       Dm    Dm7
If all your hope is gone.
    Dm                    C
And find the strength and you will see
     F   C   Dm7    C    Bb         C
That you controlled your destiny,
      Bb    A         Dm
After all is said and done.

 Gm           D#
   So take me with you,
   F             Bb
   Take me far away,
 D#            F              C
   And lead me to the distant shore.

Chorus:
   Am          C
     Sail your ship
      D         Am     C D
     Across the water,
   Am            C
     Spread your wings
      D         Am     C D
     Across the sky.
   Dm7        F       G
     Take the time to see
     Dm7                 F         G
     You’re the one, who holds the key,
   F            G
     Or sailing ships will pass,
   F         G
     Sailing ships will pass you,
   F         G                   D
     Sailing ships will pass you by…

Instrumental: :4/4: G G G G
              C5 D5 C5 D5
              G G G G | Bb F C C

              G G G G
              C5 D5 C5 D5
              G G G G | Bb F C C
              Bb F C C

G       D#
Take me with you,
F            Bb   D#
Take me far away,
               F               Bb5 C5 Bb5 C5
We’ll ride the wind across the sky.
Gm                    D#
Spread your wings and you will see
F                Bb
You control your destiny,
D#         F                    C
So sailing ships don’t pass you by.

Instrumental: :2/4: Dm Dm | C
              F | G G
              Dm | C | F F | G G

              Dm | C | F | G G
              Dm | C | F | G G
              E | E | E | E

Am         F
So take me with you,
G            C    F
Take me far away,
               G               C5 D5 C5 D5
We’ll ride the wind across the sky.
Am                    F
Spread your wings and you will see
G                C
You control your destiny,
F          G                 F
So sailing ships don’t pass,
        G                    F
Sailing ships don’t pass you
        G                    Am
Sailing ships don’t pass you by…

G                   F
Baby, baby, baby, baby,
                                     Dm
You’ll find that you’re the only one
                                Am
Can sail your ship across the sky.

Instrumental: :4/4: Am  } 5 times