Key: D
Introduction:
D D7M D7 G Gm7 D Cº A
Red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea,
Bm7(b5) A Em7A D E7(b5) A7
Oh, carry my loved one home safely to me
D D7M D7 G Gm7 D CºA
She sailed at the dawning, all day I've been blue
Bm7(b5) A Em7 A7 Em7 D Gº D
Red sails in the sunset, I'm trusting in you
Bridge
G G/F# D
Swift wings you must borrow
A7 A4/7 A7 D D7M G
Make straight for the shore
G/F# D Bm7
We marry tomorrow,
Em7 E7 A7
And she goes sailing no more.
D D7M D7 G Gm7 D CºA
Red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea,
Bm7(b5) A7 Em7 A7 Em7 D
Oh carry my loved one home safely to me.
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