Status Quo - 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.

       E           A               E
Sail away to the place across the sea
                    A             E
Leave today so you cannot bother me
         A              E
And you cannot fail to see
         B                             E
That it doesn't really matter much to me
       B              A                   E
No it doesn't really matter that much to me

Blown away any time I wanted you
Played away so I thought I'd try it too
Just to see what I could do
But it didn't really matter much to me
No it didn't really matter that much to me

Chorus:
               A                         E
Living on the east side, looking to the west side
                 A     C#m          B
Looking on the bright side, bright side
                A                          E
Stepping over that line, checking out the birth-sign
               A    C#m        B
Making up for lost time, lost time

Sail away, don't believe I give a damn
Go today, go and leave me as I am
I'll remember when I can
And it doesn't really matter much to me
No it doesn't really matter that much to me

Chorus

Sail away, could it be I've found away
For today is the day I'm gonna write
'Bout the story of my life
Will it ever really matter much to me?
Will it ever really matter that much to me?

Chorus

                 A    C#m            B
Looking on the bright side, bright side
               A                           E
Stepping over that line, checking out the birth-sign


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

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 Status Quo.

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