Sailor chords by Rod Stewart (Official Version)

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Intro 1

You ain't gonna get me, honey, no way

Verse 1
C 
Tear (C major) ing down the highway
G 
in the  (G major) pouring rain
C 
G 
Es (C major) caping from my wedding day  (G major) 
C 
G 
I heard  (C major) the bells ringing in the  (G major) local church
C 
G 
The cere (C major) mony's nearly underway  (G major) 
C 
Te (C major) legrams came
G 
and the  (G major) cheap champagne
C 
G 
Was driving  (C major) everybody out of their brains  (G major) 
C 
But I con (C major) vinced my best friends
G 
I  (G major) lost my nerve
C 
G 
And I  (C major) pleaded I was being framed  (G major) 

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Chorus 1

"Sailor, show me which way to go"

I screamed out loud

"Sailor, show me which way to go"

Ow!

Verse 2
C 
Such a  (C major) deadly silence
G 
Due to  (G major) my defiance
C 
G 
The  (C major) wedding ground to a halt  (G major) 
C 
Said, "I  (C major) changed my mind
G 
Ain't no use  (G major) in your trying"
C 
G 
So her  (C major) brother punched me in the throat  (G major) 
C 
Her moth (C major) er got hysterical
G 
The  (G major) bitch was cynical
C 
G 
Fath (C major) er's in the corner drunk  (G major) 
C 
Picking my (C major) self off the floor
G 
I ran  (G major) to the door
C 
C 
Damned if  (C major) I  was skippin' on my way  (C major) ha ha

Chorus 2

"Sailor, show me which way to go"

You shoulda heard the noise

Said, "Sailor, show me which way to go"

Interlude 1

Whoo!

(Ain't no woman going to marry

me for a darts player -- woo)

Verse 3
C 
So  (C major) keep clean girlie
G 
Find a  (G major) man that's truly
C 
G 
Gonna  (C major) love you from dusk till dawn  (G major) 
C 
Keep your  (C major) front door key
G 
Don't give him  (G major) up for me
C 
G 
'Cause to (C major) morrow I may be gone  (G major) 
C 
You see, your  (C major) would- be keepers
G 
just spend  (G major) all night sleepin'
C 
G 
No (C major) body gonna change in there  (G major) 
C 
Who thinks a  (C major) married life should just be
G 
 (G major) like a dog's life
C 
So let's renew  (C major) it
G 
when the year runs out,  (G major) that's right

Chorus 3

"Sailor, show me which way to go"

She's all yours

"Sailor, show me which way to go"

Outro 1
Whoa
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 (E major)  (E major)  (E major)  (E major) 
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 (E major)  (E major)  (E major)  (E major) 
E 
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 (E major)  (E major)  (E major)  (E major) 
E 
She had a  (E major) belly full of lust
E 
but she  (E major) had no bust
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 (E major)  (E major)  (E major)  (E major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: C majorBPM: 140

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Sailor by Rod Stewart, 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 C major. It suits players who want to learn Sailor the way Rod Stewart intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.