Intro
| [G] [C] | [G] [C] | [G] | [D] |
Verse 1
[G] [D]
't Was down where fisher folk gathered
[G] [F]
I wandered far from the throng
[G] [F7/C]
I heard a fisher girl singin'
[D]
And this refrain was her song:
Chorus
[G]
Red sails in the sunset
[C] [G]
Way out on the sea
[D7] [Am]
Oh carry my loved one
[D7] [E7]
Home safely to me
Verse 2
[G]
He sailed at the dawning
[C] [G]
All day I've been blue
[D7] [Am7] [D7]
Red sails in the sun-set
[G7]
I'm trusting in you
Verse 3
[C] [Cm] [G]
Swift wings you must borrow
[D7] [E] [G]
Make straight for the shore
[C] [Cm] [G]
We marry tomorrow
[A7] [D7]
And he goes sailing no more
Chorus
[G]
Red sails in the sunset
[C] [G]
Way out on the sea
[D7] [Dm] [D7]
Oh carry my loved one
[G]
Home safely to me
Interlude
| [G] | [G] | [F7] | [G] |
| [D7] [Em] | [D] | [D7] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [F7] | [G] |
| [D7] [Em] | [D7] | [D7] | [G] [G7] |
Verse 3
[C] [G] [A7]
Swift wings you must borrow
[D7] [E] [G]
Make straight for the shore
[C] [Cm] [G]
We marry tomorrow
[A7] [D7]
And he goes sailing no more
Chorus
[G]
Red sails in the sunset
[C] [G]
Way out on the sea
[D7]
Oh carry my loved one
[D] [G]
Home safely to me
