Queen - Sail Away Sweet Sister: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sail Away Sweet Sister" 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.

Bm
Hey little babe you're changing
                      F#m7
Babe, are you feeling sore?
G                   E
Ain't no use in pretending
     G           F#m7    Bm
You don't wanna play no more
      Bm
It's plain that you ain't no baby
                       F#m7
What would your mother say?
       G                      E
You're all dressed up like a lady
     G         F#m7      Bm  A
How come you behave this way?

Chorus:
 D               F#7
Sail Away Sweet Sister
 G               E7/G#
Sail across the sea
 A
Maybe you'll find somebody
    A
To love you half as much as me
    D               F#7
My heart is always with you
    G               E7/G#
No matter what you do
 A
Sail away sweet sister
                             D F#7
I'll always be in love with you

Forgive me for what I told you
My heart makes a fool of me
Ooh, you know I'll never hold you
I know that you gotta be free, yeah

Chorus:
Sail away sweet sister
Sail across the sea
Maybe you'll find somebody
To love you half as much as me
Take it the way you want it
But when they let you down
My friend, sail away sweet sister
Back to my arms again

D                    E
Hot child don't you know, you're young,
                 F#                  G
You've got your whole life ahead of you
                  A               Bm
Oohah, You can throw it away too soon -
 D   D7  G    E
Way too soon, ahh-yeah

Chorus:
Sail away sweet sister
Sail across the sea
Maybe you'll find somebody
Gonna love you half as much as me
My heart is always with you
No matter what you do
Sail away sweet sister
     A                       Bm
I'll always be in love with you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

E

Guitar chord E

E7

Guitar chord E7

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 Sweet Sister" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sail Away Sweet Sister" by Queen.

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