Intro: D Dsus2

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If I had been born 200 years ago
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I would have been a sailor, a-Sailing I would go
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I'd sail around the capes across the seven seas and then back home
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If I had been born 200 years ago


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and I would know the waters and the waters would know me
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I would cut across the waves and be as happy as can be
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Id be landless Id be loveless Id be flight and fancy free
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and would know the waters and the waters would know me


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And when I think about the place and time were I was born
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well I wonder if the hands of fate have slipped and placed me wrong
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cos there are ships I could have sailed and sailors boots I could've worn
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when I think about the place and time were I was born


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But the ocean is still out there magnificent and wide
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With open arms to hold me, and endless space to hide,
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And the only things that hold me back are things I hold inside
     D                           A            D
The ocean is still out there magnificent and wide


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Oh, oh, oh
 D   D     G
Oh, oh, oh
 G    G     A
Oh, oh, oh
A                  D
A-Sailing I should go

Outro: G G A D