Intro
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(No lyrics) Humm-mm-m.
[Verse 1](Piano & Tambourine, over)
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Sail on my brother,
A E
Sail on through the ni-ght.
E
Sail on my sister,
A E
Sail on through the ni-ght.
[Chorus 1](Drums, Piano, Bass & Tambourine)
D/A A E
Beaut-iful, as the day is long,(Yeah)
D/A A E
Beaut-iful, as the day is long.
[Verse 2](Guitar, Drums, Piano, Bass & Tambourine)
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Sail on your troubles,
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Sail on through your doubts.(Oh yeah)
E
Sail on your worries,
A E
Sail on, soon you'll work it out.(Oh yeah)
[Chorus 2]
D/A A E
Beaut-iful, as the day is long,
D/A A E
Beaut-iful, as the day is long.
[Verse 3]
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I've always been a believer,
In the good things of life.(Oh yeah)
But they don't all come wrapped in cellophane,
D/A A E
And they don't always seem to turn out right.(Oh yeah)
D/A A E
They don't always (hmm-mm-m) seem to turn out right.
E E
(Oh, Sometimes they do!)
[Instrumental Riff](Keyboards, over)
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[Verse 4]
E
I've always been a believer,
In the good things of life.
But they don't all come wrapped in cellophane,
D/A A E
And they don't always seem to turn out right.
[Verse 5 & Coda]
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No, no, no,
D/A A E
They don't always seem to turn out right,(Lo-lo, Lord knows)
D/A A E
They don't always seem to turn out right.
D/A
Sometimes they do not,
A D/A A E
Humm-mm-m, (no lyric) Sail-ail on, Humm-mm-m,(Bass accent, out)
Sail, Sail on.(Slow to Fade Out)
[End]