Intro: E/A
Verse:
E/A A/D
My old man, he’s been around the world
Gmaj7 E/A
And he tells me everything
E/A A/D
He taught me how to tie a sailor’s knot
Gmaj7 G/A
And maybe how to sing
D C#m7
And though I’m a man and I’ve got it together
F#m7 F#m7/E D
He still knows what to do
A E
He say come on and sail the waterway
D G A
It feels so good on you
A E
Come on and sail the waterway
D G F#m7
It feels so good on you
Bm7 - Bm7/E
Bridge:
D C#m7
You know the tide is high
Bm7 A
And the westward wind won't quit ya
F#m7 C#m7 F#m7
Well you know what you got to do
G/A
’cause the time is right
Bm7 Bm7/E
And the tide will wait for you
OUTRO:
D C#m7 Bm7 Bm7/E
Come on and sail the waterway with me, darlin’
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