SO HE SAILS
(Eric Stone/Jimmy Maltese)
Intro

D, Dmaj7, Am7 G twice

D Dmaj7
On a cold day up in Nashville, he tunes up his guitar

Am7 G
Praying that someday he will become a star

D Dmaj7
Top 40, rock and country are the only tunes he plays

Am7 G
But he'll never get discovered at the Courtyard Cafe

A
So he packs up his acoustic and he points his compass South

A7
Because ballads, beaches, bars and boats are what he's all about

CHORUS:

D Dmaj7
So he sails in his dreams

Am7 G
Sometimes he needs to lose touch with reality

D Dmaj7
He rides the rails down in the Keys

Am7 G
He knows now deep inside it's where he's meant to be

A D
So he sails

Gm D
When the sun sets down at Mallory Square

Gm A D
He pulls out his old guitar

F# Bm E7
And docks his sailboat within earshot of the pier

G (walk down to Em) A
And forgets about those plans he made of becoming a star

D Dmaj7
Now reggae songs and Buffett are the favorite tunes he plays

Am7 G
At the Conch Republic Seafood Company everyday

D Dmaj7
And when his work is done he takes his schooner out

Am7 G
And anchors by the pier to watch the sun go down

A

When the tourists settle in they're rooms, his spinnaker flies high

A7
And the light of a billion stars sparkle in his eyes

(Repeat chorus twice)

Tag-

So he sails

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