Sailing On The Seven Seas chords by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (Official Version)

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Intro 1

[Drums]

Verse 1
A7 
You say that love will capture me
Not unless you give it free
You're sailing sailing on the seven seas
Sister Rae is on TV
D7 
The light above, it shines so bright
A7 
That the F.B.I. won't sleep tonight

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Chorus 1

'Cause I'm so in awe of you

F#m

That I don't know what to do

And I'm sailing on the seven seas so blue

Verse 2

Sick and tired, I don't know why

Skin and bones, touch the sky

Sex and lies, can't bring me down

'Cause I sold my soul all over town

Chorus 2

I'm so in awe of you

F#m

That I don't know what to do

And I'm sailing on the seven seas so blue

Solo 1

Verse 3

People try to drag us down

So we learn to swim before we drown

Chorus 3

'Cause I'm so in awe of you

F#m

That I don't know what to do

And I'm sailing on the seven seas so blue

Chorus 4

I'm so in awe of you

F#m

That I don't know what to do

And I'm sailing on the seven seas so blue

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A majorBPM: 130

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Sailing On The Seven Seas by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It suits players who want to learn Sailing On The Seven Seas the way Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.