Red sails in the sunset Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays410

Red sails in the sunset by The Platters is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Dm7, D7, G, Gm7, Cdim, A, Bm7/5-, Em7, E7/5-, A7, Gdim, G/F#, A7sus4, Bm7, E7 and A7/5+. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

  			   
 
D   Dm7            D7   G       Gm7         D  Cdim  A 
Red sails in the sunset,    way out on the sea, 
 
     Bm7/5-     A       Em7 A       Em7        D  E7/5-  A7 
Oh, carry my loved one        home safely to me. 
 
 
D   Dm7            D7      G     Gm7             D  Cdim  A 
She sailed at the dawning,   all day I've been blue; 
 
      Bm7/5-       A    Em7 A7      Em7         D   Gdim  D 
Red sails in the sunset,      I'm trusting in you. 
 
 
Bridge: 
 
G      G/F#            D 
Swift wings you must borrow; 
 
A7    A7sus4  A7        D   Dm7 
Make straight for the shore. 
 
G     G/F#	   D       Bm7 
   We marry tomorrow, 
 
     Em7       E7        A7  A7/5+ 
And she goes sailing no more. 
 
 
D  Dm7            D7    G       Gm7	      D   Cdim  A 
Red sails in the sunset,   way out on the sea, 
 
    Bm7/5-    A7	     Em7  A7       Em7	   D	 
Oh carry my loved one        home safely to me.

Red sails in the sunset Chords

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