Intro: Em D C9 (x2)
G D/F# C9
He walked in with a salty sway
G D/F# C9
Lookin' like Blackbeard in his day
G D/F# C9 C-G/B-Am7
A brother in arms just like me
Am7 D
I was born a son of the sea
Em A7
I can't be still, I can't be tied
C9 D
The only time I, I feel alive is
Chorus:
G Em
When the wind fills my sail
Am7 D
Riding on a lifelong swell
G Bm7 F D
Let my heart take me where it wants to go
Am7 D Em D
That's the sou--l of a sailor
Am7 D Em D
The sou--l of a sailor
Em D C9
G D/F# C9
He slid a stool and a beer to me
G D/F# C9
Said, you know, we're both a dying breed
G D/F# C9 C-G/B-Am7
Here's to love lost and newfound friends
Am7 D
And living out life in the boat we're in
Em A7
I can't be still, I can't be tied
C9 D
The only time I, I feel alive is
Chorus:
G Em
When the wind fills my sail
Am7 D
Riding on a lifelong swell
G Bm7 F D
Let my heart take me where it wants to go
Am7 D Em D
That's the sou--l of a sailor
Am7 D G
The sou--l of a sailor
G Em Am7 D (x2)
G Bm7 F D
Let my heart take me where it wants to go
Am7 D Em D
That's the sou--l of a sailor
Am7 D Em D C9 D Em D C9 G
The sou--l of a sailor