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: Fm7 | Fm7
       Fm | D#/G
       G# D#/G Fm7 D# | C# C#sus2

       D# | C# C
       Fm Fm7add11 | Fm7add11

       Fm | D#/G
       G# D#/G Fm7 D# | C# C#sus2

       D# | C# C
       Fm Fm7add11 | Fm6

       Bbm | F#/Bb | G#/Bb | C#
       F#/Bb | G#sus4 G# | D# | D#

Fm       D#/G
Do you remember
G#  D#/G Fm7    D# C#  C#sus2
Standing on the shore,
     D#
Your head in the clouds,
     C#      C           Fm      Fm7add11
Your pockets filled with dreams.
Fm        D#/G
Bound for glory
       G# D#/G Fm7 D# C# C#sus2
On the seven seas of life,
        D#       C#    C        Fmadd9
But the ocean is deeper than it seems.

Fm           D#/G
The wind was with you
         G#   D#/G   Fm7 D#  C# C#sus2
When you left on the morning tide,
    D#
You set your sail
       C#    C       Fm   Fm7add11 Fm6
For an island in the sun,
Fm       D#/G
On the horizon,
G#   D#/G Fm7 D# C# C#sus2 D#
Dark clouds up ahead,
        C#        C      Fm   Fm7add11
For the storm has just begun.

 Bbm       F#/Bb
   Take me with you,
   G#/Bb         C#
   Take me far away,
 F#/Bb         G#sus4 G#      D#     /D# /D
   And lead me to the distant shore.

Chorus:
   Cmadd9      D#
     Sail your ship
      Fsus4add9 Cmadd9 D# Fsus4add9
     Across the water,
   Cmadd9        D#
     Spread your wings
      Fsus4add9 Cmadd9 D# Fsus4add9
     Across the sky.
   Fm7sus2    G#      Bb6sus4
     Take the time to see
     Fm7sus2             G#        Bb6sus4
     You’re the one, who holds the key,
   G#add9       Bb6             Fsus2
     Or sailing ships will pass you by.

Instrumental: :2/4: Fm | D#/G
              G# D#/G Fm7 D# | C# C#sus2

              D# | C# C
              Fm Fm7add11 | Fm6

Fm          D#/G
You cry for mercy,
         G#    D#/G   Fm7  D#   C#   C#sus2
When you think you’ve lost your way,
    D#
You drift alone,
   C#       C       Fm    Fm7add11
If all your hope is gone.
    Fm                    D#/G
And find the strength and you will see
     G#  D#/G Fm7   D#   C#   C#sus2 D#
That you controlled your destiny,
      C#    C         Fmadd9
After all is said and done.

 Bbm          F#/Bb
   So take me with you,
   G#/Bb         C#
   Take me far away,
 F#/Bb         G#sus4 G#      D#     /D# /D
   And lead me to the distant shore.

Chorus:
   Cmadd9      D#
     Sail your ship
      Fsus4add9 Cmadd9 D# Fsus4add9
     Across the water,
   Cmadd9        D#
     Spread your wings
      Fsus4add9 Cmadd9 D# Fsus4add9
     Across the sky.
   Fm7sus2    G#      Bb6sus4
     Take the time to see
     Fm7sus2             G#        Bb6sus4
     You’re the one, who holds the key,
   G#add9       Bbadd9
     Or sailing ships will pass,
   G#/C      Bb/D
     Sailing ships will pass you,
   G#/D#     Bb/F                Fsus2
     Sailing ships will pass you by…

Instrumental: :4/4: Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4 Bb
              D#5 F5 D#5 F5
              Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4 Bb | C# G# D# D#

              Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4 Bb
              D#5 F5 D#5 F5
              Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4 Bb | C# G# D# D#
              C# G# D# D#maj9

Bb      F#/Bb
Take me with you,
G#/C         C#   F#/Bb
Take me far away,
               G#sus4 G#       C#5 D#5 C#5 D#5
We’ll ride the wind across the sky.
Bbm                   F#/Bb
Spread your wings and you will see
G#/C             C#
You control your destiny,
F#/Bb      G#sus4      G#       D#
So sailing ships don’t pass you by.

Instrumental: :2/4: Fm Fmsus2 | D#/G
              G# | Bbsus4 Bb
              Fm | D# | G#add11 G# | Bbsus4 Bb

              Fm | D#/G | G# | Bbsus4 Bb
              Fm | D# | G# | Bbsus4 Bb
              G | G | G | G

Cm         G#/C
So take me with you,
Bb/D         D#   G#
Take me far away,
               Bbsus4 Bb       D#5 F5 D#5 F5
We’ll ride the wind across the sky.
Cm                    G#/C
Spread your wings and you will see
Bb/D             D#
You control your destiny,
G#         Bb                G#/C
So sailing ships don’t pass,
        Bb/D                 G#/D#
Sailing ships don’t pass you
        Bb/F                 Cm
Sailing ships don’t pass you by…

Bb                  G#
Baby, baby, baby, baby,
                                     Fm
You’ll find that you’re the only one
                                Cm
Can sail your ship across the sky.

Instrumental: :4/4: Cm  } 5 times