 
 
 
 
 
 
Originally in C, I play in G
| G | Am | Bm | Am | G | D | 
| G | Bm | Em | Em | D | 
| I’m | sailing a | way | → | → | 
| C | D | 
| Set an open course for the | virgin sea | 
| G | Bm | Em | Em | D | |
| ‘Cause | I’ve | got to be | free | → | → | 
| C | D | 
| Free to face the life that’s a | head of me | 
| Em | D | 
| On board I’m a captain, | so climb aboard | 
| Em | D | 
| We’ll search for tomorrow | on every shore | 
| G | D | Em | Em | D | |
| And I’ll | try, | oh lord, I’ll | try | → | → | 
| C | D | G | 
| To ca | rry | on | 
| G | Am | Bm | Am | G | D | 
| G | Bm | Em | Em | D | 
| I | look to the | sea | → | → | 
| C | D | 
| Reflections in the waves spark my | memory | 
| G | Bm | Em | Em | D | 
| Some | happy, some | sad | → | → | 
| C | D | 
| I think of childhood friends, and the | dreams we had | 
| Em | D | 
| We lived happily forever, | so the story goes | 
| Em | D | 
| But somehow we missed out, | on the pot of gold | 
| G | D | Em | Em | D | |
| But we’ll | try, | best that we | can | → | → | 
| C | D | G | 
| To ca | rry | on | 
| G | C/G | D/G | C/G | 
| x 2 | 
| G | C/G | |
| A | gathering of | angels | 
| D/G | C/G | |
| A | ppeared above my | head | 
| G | C/G | |
| They | sang to me this | song of hope | 
| D/G | C/G | |
| And | this is what they | said, they said | 
| G | C/G | 
| Come sail away, | come sail away | 
| D/G | C/G | |
| Come | sail away with | me, lads | 
| G | C/G | 
| Come sail away, | come sail away | 
| G | C/G | |
| Come | sail away with | me | 
| G | C/G | 
| Come sail away, | come sail away | 
| D/G | C/G | |
| Come | sail away with | me, baby | 
| G | C/G | 
| Come sail away, | come sail away | 
| G | C/G | |
| Come | sail away with | me, baby | 
| G | C/G | |
| I | thought that they were | angels | 
| D/G | C | |
| But | much to my sur | prise | 
| G | C/G | |
| We | climbed aboard their | starship | 
| D/G | C/G | |
| And | headed for the | skies, singing | 
| G | C/G | 
| Come sail away, | come sail away | 
| D/G | C/G | |
| Come | sail away with | me, lads | 
| G | C/G | 
| Come sail away, | come sail away | 
| G | C/G | |
| Come | sail away with | me |