Deep Purple - 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.

Em
If you're drifting on an empty ocean
With no wind to fill your sail
The future, your horizon
It's like searching for the holy grail
You feel there's no tomorrow
As you look into the water below
It's only your reflection
And you still haven't got no place to go

 B    A     G
Time will show
 Em   D         C
When, I don't know

Chorus:
Am           Em
Sail away tomorrow
Am           Em
Sailing far away
    Am                Em
To find and steal or borrow
G         A        B
I'll be there someday
B        Em
Yeah, yeah

Oh woman, I keep returning
To sing the same old song
The story's been told, now I'm getting old
Tell me, where do I belong?
Feel like I'm going to surrender
Hard times I've had enough
If I could find a place to hide my face
I believe, I could get back up

Time will show
When, I don't know

Chorus - x3


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 Deep Purple.

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