Randy Newman - Sail Away

      

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 Sail Away - Randy Newman

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 Tuning: Standard
 
 Randy Newman
 Sail Away (1972)
 (Newman)
 
 Hardly a guitar song, but it works, I think.
 It's difficult to reproduce the intro because of all the suspended notes.
 I left them out and just put the straight chords here. I'm not sure about
 the "A/E" chord, however. It seems to work, but I'd be thankful
 for suggestions!
 
 You can hear what this tab sounds like:

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 CHORDS and SPECIAL VOICINGS
 Capo 3rd fret (play D, sounds F)
 
      E-A-D-G-B-E 
 INTRO
 A6 x-0-2-2-2-2
 A7 x-0-2-0-2-0
 G/D x-x-0-0-0-3
 D/F# x-x-4-2-3-2
 A/E x-x-2-2-2-0
 G* 3-x-0-0-3-x
 
 VERSE /LINK/OUTRO
 D x(0)0-2-3-x
 Bm7 x-2-0-2-3-x
 E7sus4 0-2-2-2-3-x
 Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-x
 
 CHORUS
 D x(0)0-2-3-2
 Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3
 G 3-x-0-0-0-3
 C/G 3-x-2-0-1-3
 Bm7 x-2-0-2-3-2
 E7* 0-2-2-4-3-4
 A7* x-0-2-2-2-3

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 Capo 3rd fret (play D, sounds F)
 
 Whatever your strumming pattern may be, try to incorporate the following
 voicings:
 
 VERSE
 D ´Bm7 E7sus4

 e|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|
 B|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|
 G|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
 D|0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
 A|----------------|2---2---2-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
 E|----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|
 

 Asus4 D 
   

 e|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|
 B|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|
 G|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
 D|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|
 A|0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|----------------|----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 

 
 LINK / OUTRO
 D ´Bm7 E7sus4 Asus4

 e|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|x-------x-------|x---0---x-------|
 B|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|3-------3-------|3---3---3-------|
 G|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
 D|0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
 A|----------------|2---2---2-------|2-------2-------|0---0---0-------|
 E|----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|
 

 
 CHORUS
 D Dsus D G C/G G 
       

 e|2-------2-----3-|2-------2-------|3-------3-----3-|3-------3-------|
 B|3-------3-----3-|3-------3-------|0-------0-----1-|0-------0-------|
 G|2-------2-----2-|2-------2-------|0-------0-----0-|0-------0-------|
 D|0-------0-----0-|0-------0-------|0-------0-----2-|0-------0-------|
 A|----------------|----------------|x-------x-----x-|x-------x-------|
 E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-----3-|3-------0-------|
 

 D Bm7 E7* A7*

 e|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|4-------4-------|3-------3-------|
 B|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|
 G|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|
 D|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|
 A|----------------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|
 E|----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|
 

 D Dsus D G C/G G 
       

 e|2-------2-----3-|2-------2-------|3-------3-----3-|3-------3-------|
 B|3-------3-----3-|3-------3-------|0-------0-----1-|0-------0-------|
 G|2-------2-----2-|2-------2-------|0-------0-----0-|0-------0-------|
 D|0-------0-----0-|0-------0-------|0-------0-----2-|0-------0-------|
 A|----------------|----------------|x-------x-----x-|x-------x-------|
 E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-----3-|3-------0-------|
 

 D Bm7 E7* A7*

 e|2-------2-------|4-------3-------|
 B|3-------3-------|3-------2-------|
 G|2-------2-------|4-------2-------|
 D|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|
 A|--------2-------|2-------0-------|
 E|----------------|0---------------|
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 Capo 3rd fret (play D, sounds F)
 
 INTRO
 D    F#                 Bm         D7 
  In America, you'll get food to eat
 G A6 A7 G/D D/F# A/E(?) G/D
 Won't have to run through the jungle, and scuff up your feet
 D            F#                         Bm          D7 
  You'll just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day
 G A6 A7 G/D D/F# G*
 It's great to be an American
 
 VERSE 1
 D         Bm7                       E7sus4     
  Ain't no lions or tigers, ain't no mamba snake
 Asus4                              D             
  Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake
 D     Bm7                   E7sus4    
  Everybody is as happy as a man can be
 Asus4                           D          
  Climb aboard little wog, sail away with me
 
 CHORUS
       D    Dsus4 D      G  C/G G 
 Sail away,   sail away
 D Bm7 E7* A7*
 We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
       D    Dsus4 D      G  C/G G 
 Sail away,   sail away
 D Bm7 E7* A7* (D)
 We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay
 
 LINK
 | D | Bm7 | E7sus4 | Asus4 |
 
 VERSE 2
 D    Bm7           E7sus4     
  In America, every man is free
 A7                                D     
  To take care of his home and his family
 D             Bm7                    E7sus4     
  You'll be as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree
 A7                              D 
  You're all gonna be an American
 
 CHORUS
       D    Dsus4 D      G  C/G G 
 Sail away,   sail away
 D Bm7 E7* A7*
 We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay
       D    Dsus4 D      G  C/G G 
 Sail away,   sail away
 D Bm7 E7* A7* (D)
 We will cross the mighty ocean, into Charleston Bay
 
 OUTRO
 | D | Bm7 | E7sus4 | Asus4 |
 (repeat and fade)