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-this in incomplete but for the most part it goes;
+The entire guitar is tuned just a couple cents sharp from D Standard
+(a lot of his earlier recording are like this) and I have a suspicion
+that during his early boombox recordings his main/only guitar was an
+old beater that couldn't hold the strings at full pitch. Or he detuned
+it to match his voice (like hendrix).
-F  Bb  C  F
-Bb  C  F  Bb
-sail on down the road
+G
-'bout a half a mile or so
-and i tried to make you stay,
-but now you're going
-it was plain to see that a small town boy like me
-just wasn't your cup of tea that was wishful thinking
-i gave you my heart and i tried to make you happy
-you gave me nothing in return
-you know it ain't so hard to say, 'would you please just go away?'
-you come to comfort me
+G
-but i don't need your sympathy
+ sail on down the road
-and the way you look at me, well it's condescending.
+        C
-i feel my stomach churn
+ 'bout a half a mile or so
-and didn't you ever learn
+      D
-not to tell someone something ifyou don't mean it
+ and i tried to make you stay,
-i gave you my heart and i tried to make you happy
+    G
-you gave me nothing in return
+ but now you're going
-you know it ain't so hard to say, 'would you please just go away?'
+G                          C
+ it was plain to see that a small town boy like me
+     D                               G
+ just wasn't your cup of tea that was wishful thinking
+C              D           G                 E
+ i gave you my heart and i tried to make you happy
+C            D            G     E
+ you gave me nothing in retu--urn
+C                             D               G           E       C
+ you know it ain't so hard to say, 'would you please just go awa--ay?'
-sail on.
+(Power Chords: B C D    B C D    B C D    G
-sail on.
-sail on.
+G
+ you come to comfort me
+      C
+ but i don't need your sympathy
+        D                             G
+ and the way you look at me, well it's condescending.
+G
+ i feel my stomach churn
+    C
+ and didn't you ever learn
+       D                          G
+ not to tell somebody something if you don't mean it
+C              D           G                 E
+ i gave you my heart and i tried to make you happy
+C            D            G
+ you gave me nothing in retuurn
+C                             D               G                 C
+ you know it ain't so hard to say, 'would you please just go away?'
+(Power Chords: B C D    B C D    B C D    G
+G   C   G   D
+ sa-ai-ail on.     X 3
+GGGGGG (just keep struming it for a while)
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