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: Gm7 | Gm7
       Gm | F/A
       Bb F/A Gm7 F | D# D#sus2

       F | D# D
       Gm Gm7add11 | Gm7add11

       Gm | F/A
       Bb F/A Gm7 F | D# D#sus2

       F | D# D
       Gm Gm7add11 | Gm6

       Cm | G#/C | Bb/C | D#
       G#/C | Bbsus4 Bb | F | F

Gm       F/A
Do you remember
Bb  F/A  Gm7    F  D#  D#sus2
Standing on the shore,
     F
Your head in the clouds,
     D#      D           Gm      Gm7add11
Your pockets filled with dreams.
Gm        F/A
Bound for glory
       Bb F/A Gm7 F  D# D#sus2
On the seven seas of life,
        F        D#    D        Gmadd9
But the ocean is deeper than it seems.

Gm           F/A
The wind was with you
         Bb   F/A    Gm7 F   D# D#sus2
When you left on the morning tide,
    F
You set your sail
       D#    D       Gm   Gm7add11 Gm6
For an island in the sun,
Gm       F/A
On the horizon,
Bb   F/A Gm7 F  D# D#sus2 F
Dark clouds up ahead,
        D#        D      Gm   Gm7add11
For the storm has just begun.

 Cm        G#/C
   Take me with you,
   Bb/C          D#
   Take me far away,
 G#/C          Bbsus4 Bb      F      /F /E
   And lead me to the distant shore.

Chorus:
   Dmadd9      F
     Sail your ship
      Gsus4add9 Dmadd9 F Gsus4add9
     Across the water,
   Dmadd9        F
     Spread your wings
      Gsus4add9 Dmadd9 F Gsus4add9
     Across the sky.
   Gm7sus2    Bb      C6sus4
     Take the time to see
     Gm7sus2             Bb        C6sus4
     You’re the one, who holds the key,
   Bbadd9       C6              Gsus2
     Or sailing ships will pass you by.

Instrumental: :2/4: Gm | F/A
              Bb F/A Gm7 F | D# D#sus2

              F | D# D
              Gm Gm7add11 | Gm6

Gm          F/A
You cry for mercy,
         Bb    F/A    Gm7  F    D#   D#sus2
When you think you’ve lost your way,
    F
You drift alone,
   D#       D       Gm    Gm7add11
If all your hope is gone.
    Gm                    F/A
And find the strength and you will see
     Bb  F/A Gm7    F    D#   D#sus2 F
That you controlled your destiny,
      D#    D         Gmadd9
After all is said and done.

 Cm           G#/C
   So take me with you,
   Bb/C          D#
   Take me far away,
 G#/C          Bbsus4 Bb      F      /F /E
   And lead me to the distant shore.

Chorus:
   Dmadd9      F
     Sail your ship
      Gsus4add9 Dmadd9 F Gsus4add9
     Across the water,
   Dmadd9        F
     Spread your wings
      Gsus4add9 Dmadd9 F Gsus4add9
     Across the sky.
   Gm7sus2    Bb      C6sus4
     Take the time to see
     Gm7sus2             Bb        C6sus4
     You’re the one, who holds the key,
   Bbadd9       Cadd9
     Or sailing ships will pass,
   Bb/D      C/E
     Sailing ships will pass you,
   Bb/F      C/G                 Gsus2
     Sailing ships will pass you by…

Instrumental: :4/4: Csus4 C Csus4 C
              F5 G5 F5 G5
              Csus4 C Csus4 C | D# Bb F F

              Csus4 C Csus4 C
              F5 G5 F5 G5
              Csus4 C Csus4 C | D# Bb F F
              D# Bb F Fmaj9

C       G#/C
Take me with you,
Bb/D         D#   G#/C
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#/C       Bbsus4      Bb       F
So sailing ships don’t pass you by.

Instrumental: :2/4: Gm Gmsus2 | F/A
              Bb | Csus4 C
              Gm | F | Bbadd11 Bb | Csus4 C

              Gm | F/A | Bb | Csus4 C
              Gm | F | Bb | Csus4 C
              A | A | A | A

Dm         Bb/D
So take me with you,
C/E          F    Bb
Take me far away,
               Csus4 C         F5 G5 F5 G5
We’ll ride the wind across the sky.
Dm                    Bb/D
Spread your wings and you will see
C/E              F
You control your destiny,
Bb         C                 Bb/D
So sailing ships don’t pass,
        C/E                  Bb/F
Sailing ships don’t pass you
        C/G                  Dm
Sailing ships don’t pass you by…

C                   Bb
Baby, baby, baby, baby,
                                     Gm
You’ll find that you’re the only one
                                Dm
Can sail your ship across the sky.

Instrumental: :4/4: Dm  } 5 times