Sailing Ships

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab


-5 -6  -6 -6   6
Do you re-mem-ber

 -6    6  -5  5  5 -4
Stand-ing on the shore

 6   6   6   -5
Head in the clouds

 5    -5   5   -4     -4’  -4                    
Your pock-ets filled with dreams

 -6   -6   -6  6
Bound for glor-y 

-5  6  -6  6   -5  5  5 -4
On the se-ven seas of life

 5  -5  6  6   6   6   -5  5   5  5 -4
But the o-cean is deep-er than it seems



-5   -6  -6   -6   6
The wind was with you

 6   -6   -7  7  -6    6  -5   -4
When you left on the morn-ing tide

 5   6   6    6
You set your sail 

 5  -5 6   -5  5  -4  -4
For an is-land in the sun

-6 -6  -6 -6  6
On the ho-ri-zon

 -6    6    -5 5 5 -4
Dark clouds up a-head

-4   5   -5    6   -5  5  5 -4
For the storm has just be-gun


Chorus:
 6   6   6   -5
 Take me with you

-5   6  -5  4 -4
Take me far a-way

 6   -6 -7 -6   6   -5    6
Lead me to the dis-tant shore

 -6   -6   6  -6 5 -4   4 -4 -6  6
Sail your ship a-cross the  wa- ter

  -6    -6    6  -6   6   -4   5
Spread your wings a-cross the sky

 -6  -6   6   -6  6
Take the time to see

 -4     4  -4   5    4   -6   4
You're the one who holds the key

-6  4    6    5    -4   5   -4  4 -3 -3”
Or sail-ing ships will pass you   by



-5  -6  -6  -6  6
You cry for mer-cy

 -5   6   -6     7     6    5   -4
When you think you've lost your way

-5    6   6  6
You drift a-lone

5   -5   5    -4  -4’ -4
Be-fore your hope is gone

-5   -6  -6    -6     -6  -6   6    6
But find the strength and you will see

 -4  -6   6   -5   -4  -6  6  -5
That you con-trol your de-sti-ny

-4  5  -4  5   -4   5  5 -4
Af-ter all is said and done



Chorus:
Take me with you
Take me far away
And lead me to the distant shore
Sail your ship across the water
Spread your wings across the sky
Take the time to see
You're the one who holds the key

-6   7  -8   -9    -8   -8
Or sail-ing ships will pass

 6   -6   -8    7    7   -7
Sail-ing ships will pass you

6  -6  -8    7    7   -7  7
Ma-ny ships will pass you by


Instrumental


 -8  -8  -9  -8
Take me with you

 7   7   7  7  -8 7 -7 -8
Take me far a-     way

 -8   -8   -8   -9 -8   7   -7  -8
We'll ride the wind a-cross the sky

  -8    -8   -8   -8  -9   -8   7
Spread your wings and you will see

 7   7   7     7   -8  7  -7
You con-trol, your des-ti-ny

-8  -8  -8   -9    -8    7   -7  -8
So sail-ing ships don't pass you by


Instrumental


8   8   8   9   -7
So take me with you

 8   8   8  8  9
Take me far a-way

  8    8    8   9   8  -10   9  8 9 -9 8
We'll ride the wind a-cross the   sky

   8    8     8    8   9   -9   8
Spread your wings and you will see

 -8 -8   -8   -8   8  -8 7
You con-trol your des-ti-ny

8   8    8    9     8    -8
So sail-ing ships don't pass

 -6   7    8    -8    7   -8
Sail-ing ships don't pass you

 -8   8    9    -9    8   -8  9
Sail-ing ships don't pass you by



8  8   8  8   9  8   -9 7
Ba-by, ba-by, ba-by, ba-by

  8     8    8     9     8 -10 9  8 -8 7
You'll find that you're the on-ly  one

 8   8    8    9  -8  -8    8  9 -10
Can sail your ship a-cross the  sky

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