Sailing Guitar Tabs by Christopher Cross

                             Sailing              - Christopher Cross
                             =======              Trans. by S.M.Harris
                                                          9/2/98

CAPO 2nd Fret

Note: Because of the capo, all chords are named one whole step lower
      than actual. e.g. C is really D.
      
INTRO:
(orchestral strings)
C   D   Em        Am7   Em7   Bm7   C
/   /   /          /     /     /    /

VERSE:
 § 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|
|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|
|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1. Well it's not far down to paradise. At least it's not for me.
2. It's not far to never never land. No reason to pretend.
4. It's not far back to sanity.        At least it's not for me.

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-----0-------2-|------2---------|0-----0-------2-|------2---------|
|--4-------4-----|--5-------5-----|--4-------4-----|--5-------5-----|
|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility.
And if the wind is right you can find the joy of innocence again.
And when the wind is right you can sail away and find serenity.

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------0-|------0---------|--------------0-|------0---------|
|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|
|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|
|----5-------5---|----------------|----5-------5---|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The canvas can do miracles.        Just you wait and see.

|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||
|--------------0-|------0---------|--------------0-|------0--------- ||
|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----*||
|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---*||
|----5-------5---|----------------|----5-------5---|---------------- ||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||
Believe me.


CHORUS:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------0-|------0---------|--------------0-|------0---------|
|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|
|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|
|----5-------5---|----------------|----5-------5---|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 Sailing                   Takes me away to where I've always 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|
|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|
|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 heard it could be.

       Am7                   Em7          Bm7   
Just a dream and the wind to carry me and soon I will be 
 
                                                  2nd Time TO
INTERLUDE
 C                                                3rd Time To CODA
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|
|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|
|----5-------5---|----3-------3---|----5-------5---|----3-------3---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 free.


3rd VERSE:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------0-|------0---------|--------------0-|------0---------|
|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|
|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|
|----5-------5---|----------------|----5-------5---|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 Fantasy               It gets the best of me               When I'm 
 All caught up in the reverie. Every word is a symphony.    Won't you 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||
|--------------0-|------0---------|--------------0-|------0--------- ||
|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----|2-----2---------|--0-------0-----*||
|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---|--4-------4-----|----0-------0---*||
|----5-------5---|----------------|----5-------5---|---------------- ||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||
 sailing.
 believe me?

PLAY CHORUS:


INTERLUDE:
 G                                 Eb               F
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0h3---0-----|----0h3---0-----|----------------|----------------|
|--2---------2---|--2---------2---|------3---------|------5---------|
|5---------------|5---------------|--3h5-----5p3---|--5h7-----7p5---|
|----------------|----------------|6---------------|8---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Db               Eb              F Fsus4 F
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------1---------|------3---------|2-3---2---------|----------------|
|--1h3-----3p1---|--3h5-----5p3---|3-3---3---------|----------------|
|4---------------|6-------------6-|3-3---3---------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|1-1---1---------|----------------|

 Bb                                Gb               Ab
|------1---------|------1---------|----------------|----------------|
|--1h3-----3p1---|--1h3-----3p1---|------2---------|------4---------|
|3---------------|3---------------|--1h3-----3p1---|--3h5-----6p5-3-|
|----------------|----------------|4---------------|6---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                                         § D.S. al
CODA
 Eb               F               G Gsus4 G              (To 4th
VERSE)
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------3---------|------5---------|4-5---4---------|----------------|
|--3h5-----5p3---|--5h7-----7p5---|5-5---5---------|----------------|
|6---------------|8---------------|5-5---5---------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|3-3---3---------|----------------|


CODA:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|
|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|
|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

                                   CMaj7                          FINE
|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------||
|0-----0-------0-|------0---------|0---------------|----------------||
|--4-------4-----|--2-------2-----|2---------------|----------------||
|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|3---------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||


CHORD CHARTS:
======================================================================
C= X32010   Am7= X02010   Em7= 022033   Bm7= X24232   G= 355433
Eb= X6888X  F= X-8-10-10-10-X  Db= X4666X  F= 1332XX  Fsus4= 1333XX
Bb= 688766  Gb= 244322   Ab= 466544   Gsus4= 3555XX

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