#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Sailing by Jerry Jeff Walker Spoken by Jerry Jeff: Well, there I am in Mexico, man, I'm sittin' on a big hot rock------with the blues, Watchin' this sailboat drive by, and I'm wonderin', "Where's mine?" Hell, I know where there's ship in a bottle, I mean a schooner with a worm on board, yeah. Chorus: F* I think I'm gonna go off sailing C I think I'm gonna go off sailing F bass line: F E Dm7 I think I'm gonna go off sail ing Gflat C F Cause I've been on dry land too long F Something I seen here seems to make me seasick C Something I seen here seems to make me seasick F bass line: F E Dm7 Something I seen here seems to make me sea sick Gm7 C F And I been on dry land too long (Roll on) Chorus Leeches, land sharks, octopusses make my bwain hurt Land sharks, octopusses make my bwain hurt Yea, and I've been on dry land too long (Ship in a bottle) Chorus (Sail on, sail on) Chorus (Let's carry on) Chorus (I need a ship in a bottle) Chorus *The song may very well be in E, since it seems tuned about half-way between E and F. Tabbed by Bob Roddis