Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sail Away: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sail Away" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F
Lock the door, sun's a fallin'.
                              C
Poke the fire, don't let the cold in.
                                 F
Gonna try to sail away from the rest of my life.

Found a boat to make the break in
Filled with hope 'bout the step I'm taking
Going to try to sail away from the rest of my life

Chorus:
  C               Dm                A#
Spent a long time list'ning to the captain of
     F
the sea,
  C                Dm        A#                C
Shoutin' orders to his crew; no one hears but me.

Cast away, tide's a running
Hoist the sail, strong wind's coming
Going to try to sail away from the rest of my life

Chorus

Lock the door, sun's a falling
Poke the fire, don't let the cold in
Going to try to sail away from the rest of my life

C                                F
Gonna try to sail away from the rest of my life.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sail Away" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sail Away" by Creedence Clearwater Revival.