Intro: (G) (A) (C) (G) x 4
Now (G) what would they (A) do if I (C) just sailed a(G)way
Who the hell rea(A)lly compelled me (C) to leave to(G)day
Runnin' low on st(A)ories of what (C) made it a (G) ball
What would they (A) do if I (C) made no land(G)fall
I (G) lived half my (A) life in an (C) eight by five (G) room
Just crusin' to the (A) sound of the (C) big diesel (G) boom
It's not close qua(A)rters that would (C) make me (G) snap
It's just dealing with the (A) daily unadu(C)lterated (G) crap
Sail a(Em)way, for a (A) month at a (G) time
Sail a(Em)way, I've got to (A) restart my (G) mind
And you'll (A) find me back at it a(G)gain
(same as previous verses)
Now I love the smell of fresh snapper fried light
What you say pouilly-fusse to round out the night
The mid-morning watch is the best time to look
Oh, what would they do if I wrote the big book
'Cause I've seen incredible things in my years
Some days were laughter and others were tears
If I had it all to do over again
I'd just get myself drunk and I'd jump right back in
Sail a(Em)way, that's the (A) way I sur(G)vive
Sail a(Em)way, that's just no (A) shuck and (G) jive
But it (A) makes my whole life come a(G)live
The (G) wind whistles (A) through the cold (C) riggin' at (G) night
Crazy crowds (A) boogie to the (C) sound and the (G) lights
Bum down in (A) Capo's, he's just (C) havin' a (G) ball
Oh, what would he (A) do on an(C)other land(G)fall
What would they (A) do if I (C) made no land(G)fall
Oh, what would they (A) do if I (C) flew to Ne(G)pal
What would I (A) do if I (C) met Lucile (G) Ball
I'm tryin' to (A) make a little (C) sense of it (G) all
Just tryin' to (A) make a little (C) sense of it (G) all
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