Intro: D Dsus2 D D G If I had been born 200 years ago D E A I would have been a sailor, a-Sailing I would go D D D D G I'd sail around the capes across the seven seas and then back home D A D If I had been born 200 years ago D D G and I would know the waters and the waters would know me D E A I would cut across the waves and be as happy as can be D D D D G Id be landless Id be loveless Id be flight and fancy free D A D and would know the waters and the waters would know me D D G And when I think about the place and time were I was born D E A well I wonder if the hands of fate have slipped and placed me wrong D D D D G cos there are ships I could have sailed and sailors boots I could've worn D A D when I think about the place and time were I was born D D G But the ocean is still out there magnificent and wide D E A With open arms to hold me, and endless space to hide, D D D D G 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 G G A 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
