Sailing Home chords by
Dermot O'brien

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Key: Ab major•

Verse 1

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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I'm a

Liberty boy that

C

C

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I'll never deny

G

G

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D

D

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And I loved the old town I was born in

G

G

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C

C

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And I rue the day that I sailed away

G

G

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On a grey

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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November morning

Em

Em

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D

D

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And me love shed a tear

G

G

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as she stood by the pier

C

C

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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Am

Am

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But I told her I had to be going

D

D

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G

G

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She's my treasure, my pearl,

C

C

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G

G

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she's me old darling girl

D

D

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C

C

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But my wild oats I have to be sowing

G

G

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I'm sailing home to

C

C

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Dublin city

G

G

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D

D

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To the one who's waiting for me there

G

G

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Home again to

C

C

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Darwin

G

G

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City

Oh, how

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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I'm longing to be there

G

G

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I've seen all the sights of this

C

C

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G

G

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great world's delights

And

I've sailed from

Vancouver to

D

D

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Dover

G

G

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I've hunted the whale and

C

C

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G

G

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weathered the gale

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Now my rovin' days are all over

D

D

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For I miss

Mer

Street's smell and the

G

G

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Ellipi swell

And the

C

C

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Pigeon

G

G

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Am

Am

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D

D

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House lights in the evening

And

G

G

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Sandy

Mound

C

C

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G

G

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Strand where we walked hand in hand

And we watched as the

D

D

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C

C

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mayor both was leaving

G

G

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I'm saying home to

C

C

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Dublin

City

G

G

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D

D

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To the one who's waiting for me there

G

G

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Home again to

C

C

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Dublin

G

G

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City

Oh, how

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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I'm longing to be there

I'm sailing home to

C

C

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Darling

City

G

G

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D

D

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To the one who's waiting for me there

G

G

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Home again to

C

C

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Darling

City

G

G

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Oh, how

D

D

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C

C

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I'm longing to be there

Outro 1

G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

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E ₄

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E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

D
C
G
Em
Bm
Am

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Sailing Home by Dermot O'Brien is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Sailing Home are Eb, Db, Ab, Fm, Cm, Bbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Db, Ab, Fm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Sailing Home is approximately 115 beats per minute.

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