Here is the Airplane's great recording of the Kantner/Stills collaboration. These
are the main chords Paul plays. Jorma solos in E minor pentatonic. If anyone wants
the solo tab, comment and say so. This is pretty easy, you just have to remember
the Cmaj7 in the first verse and the Cmaj7 in the "sail away..." part are
different. I put the chord shapes at the bottom. Have fun.
[G5]If you smile at me I would [Cmaj7]understa[Dm]nd
Because that is [G5]something
Everyone does everywhere in the [Cmaj7]same la[Dm]nguage[G5][Cmaj7][Dm]
[G5]I can see by your coat my friend you?re from the [Cmaj7]other [Dm]side
There's [G5]just one thing I've got to know
Can you [Cmaj7]tell me [Dm]please, who [G5]won?[Cmaj7][Dm][G5][Cmaj7][Dm]
You must [G5]try some of my purple berries[Cmaj7]
I've been ea[Dm]ting them for [G5]six or seven weeks now
Haven't got [Cmaj7]sick once[Dm], probably keep us [Em]both alive [A][D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [F/C]
[Em]Wooden ships on the water, [A]very [D]free
[Em]Easy, you know the way it's sup[A]posed to [D]be
[Em]Silver people on the shoreline [A]leave us [D]be
[Cmaj7]Very free and [Em]easy
[Em]Sail away where the [Cmaj7]morning sun goes high[Em][Cmaj7]
[Em] Sail away where the [Cmaj7]wind blows sweet and [Em]young birds fly[Cmaj7]
[Em] Take a sister [Cmaj7]by her hand,[D] lead her far from this barren land[C][D]
[Em]Horror grips us as we [A]watch you [D]die
[Em]All we can do is echo your [A]anguished [D]cries
[Em]Stare as all human [A]feelings [D]die
[Cmaj7]We are leaving you don't need [Em]us [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[D]
[Em]Go and take a sister [A]by her [D]hand
[Em] Lead her from this [A]foreign [D]land
[Em] Somewhere where we might [A]laugh a[D]gain
[Cmaj7]We are leaving you don't [Em]need us [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7] [D]
[Em]Sailing ships on the water [A]very [D]free
[Em]Easy you know the way it's sup[A]posed to [D]be
[Em]Silver people on the shoreline [A]leave us [D]be
[Cmaj7]Very free and [Em]gone[Cmaj7][D]
[Em]No no no no, no no, [A]no no [D]no
[Em]No no no no, no no, [A]no no [D]no
[Em]No no no no, no no, [A]no no [D]no
[Em] [D] Come ride the music
[Em] Come ride the music[D]
Come ride the music
[E] Go ride the [D]music
[E] Go ride the [D]music
[E] Go ride the [D]music
[E] Go ride the [D]music
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
G5 x-10-12-12-x-x
Cmaj7 x-x-10-12-12-x
Dm x-x-x-10-10-10
Em 0-2-2-x-x-x
A x-0-2-2-2-x
D x-x-0-2-3-2
F/C x-3-3-2-1-1
Em 0-2-2-x-x-x
Cmaj7 3-3-2-x-x-x
C x-3-2-0-1-x
D x-x-0-2-3-2
are the main chords Paul plays. Jorma solos in E minor pentatonic. If anyone wants
the solo tab, comment and say so. This is pretty easy, you just have to remember
the Cmaj7 in the first verse and the Cmaj7 in the "sail away..." part are
different. I put the chord shapes at the bottom. Have fun.
[G5]If you smile at me I would [Cmaj7]understa[Dm]nd
Because that is [G5]something
Everyone does everywhere in the [Cmaj7]same la[Dm]nguage[G5][Cmaj7][Dm]
[G5]I can see by your coat my friend you?re from the [Cmaj7]other [Dm]side
There's [G5]just one thing I've got to know
Can you [Cmaj7]tell me [Dm]please, who [G5]won?[Cmaj7][Dm][G5][Cmaj7][Dm]
You must [G5]try some of my purple berries[Cmaj7]
I've been ea[Dm]ting them for [G5]six or seven weeks now
Haven't got [Cmaj7]sick once[Dm], probably keep us [Em]both alive [A][D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [F/C]
[Em]Wooden ships on the water, [A]very [D]free
[Em]Easy, you know the way it's sup[A]posed to [D]be
[Em]Silver people on the shoreline [A]leave us [D]be
[Cmaj7]Very free and [Em]easy
[Em]Sail away where the [Cmaj7]morning sun goes high[Em][Cmaj7]
[Em] Sail away where the [Cmaj7]wind blows sweet and [Em]young birds fly[Cmaj7]
[Em] Take a sister [Cmaj7]by her hand,[D] lead her far from this barren land[C][D]
[Em]Horror grips us as we [A]watch you [D]die
[Em]All we can do is echo your [A]anguished [D]cries
[Em]Stare as all human [A]feelings [D]die
[Cmaj7]We are leaving you don't need [Em]us [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[D]
[Em]Go and take a sister [A]by her [D]hand
[Em] Lead her from this [A]foreign [D]land
[Em] Somewhere where we might [A]laugh a[D]gain
[Cmaj7]We are leaving you don't [Em]need us [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7]
[Em] [Cmaj7] [D]
[Em]Sailing ships on the water [A]very [D]free
[Em]Easy you know the way it's sup[A]posed to [D]be
[Em]Silver people on the shoreline [A]leave us [D]be
[Cmaj7]Very free and [Em]gone[Cmaj7][D]
[Em]No no no no, no no, [A]no no [D]no
[Em]No no no no, no no, [A]no no [D]no
[Em]No no no no, no no, [A]no no [D]no
[Em] [D] Come ride the music
[Em] Come ride the music[D]
Come ride the music
[E] Go ride the [D]music
[E] Go ride the [D]music
[E] Go ride the [D]music
[E] Go ride the [D]music
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
G5 x-10-12-12-x-x
Cmaj7 x-x-10-12-12-x
Dm x-x-x-10-10-10
Em 0-2-2-x-x-x
A x-0-2-2-2-x
D x-x-0-2-3-2
F/C x-3-3-2-1-1
Em 0-2-2-x-x-x
Cmaj7 3-3-2-x-x-x
C x-3-2-0-1-x
D x-x-0-2-3-2
