Tone: [D]
Intro:
[D] [Dsus2]
[D]If I had been born 200 y[D]years a[G]ago
I wo[D]uld have been a sailor, a-Sa[E]iling I woul[A]d go
I'd sail a[D]round the capes a[D]cross the seven se[D]as and [D]then back ho[G]me
[D]If I had been born 2[A]200 years a[D]ago
[D]and I would know the waters and the w[D]waters would know m[G]me
I would c[D]ut across the waves and be as ha[E]ppy as can be[A]
Id be la[D]ndless Id be l[D]oveless Id be fl[D]ight and f[D]ancy fr[G]ee
[D]and would know the waters and the wat[A]waters would know [D]me
[D]And when I think about the place and time w[D]were I was bo[G]born
[D]well I wonder if the hands of fate have sli[E]slipped and placed me w[A]wrong
cos there are sh[D]ips I could have s[D]ailed and sailors bo[D]ots I co[D]uld've wo[G]rn
[D]when I think about the place and t[A]time were I was b[D]born
[D]But the ocean is still out there magn[D]magnificent and w[G]wide
[D]With open arms to hold me, and en[E]endless space to hi[A]hide,
And the on[D]ly things that h[D]old me back are th[D]ings I h[D]old ins[G]ide
The o[D]cean is still out there magn[A]ificent and w[D]ide
O[G]h, o[G]h, oh[A]
O[D]Oh, o[D]oh, oh [G]
O[G]Oh, oh[G]oh, oh [A]
[A]A-Sailing I should [D]go
Outro:
[G] [G] [A] [D]