sail away sweet sister
queen
brian may

regarding chords in the bridge :
h = hammer on low E – string between G and A , and a and Bm

intro : Bm

Bm
hey little babe you’re changing
F#m7
babe , are you feeling sore?
G E
ain’t no use in pretending
G F#m7 Bm
you don’t wanna play no more

Bm
it’s plain that you ain’t no baby
F#m7
what would your mother say?
G E
you’re all dressed up like a lady
G F#m7 Bm A
how come you behave this way?

D F#7
sail away sweet sister
G E7
sail across the sea
D G
maybe you’ll find somebody
A
to love you half as much as me
D F#7
my heart is always with you
G E7
no matter what you do
D G
sail away sweet sister
A D F#7
i’ll always be in love with you

– acoustic solo – [ verse chords ]

forgive me for what i told you
my heart makes a fool of me
you know i’ll never hold you
i know that you gotta be free

sail away sweet sister
sail across the sea
maybe you find somebody
to love you half as much as me
take it the way you want it
but when they let you down my friend
sail away sweet sister
A D
back to my arms again

D E
hot child don’t you know , you’re young ,
F# G
you’ve got your whole life ahead of you
( hg# ) A ( ha# ) Bm
oohah , you can throw it away too soon –
D D7 G E
way too soon , ahh – yeah

– solo – [ chorus chords ]

D F#7
sail away sweet sister
G E7
sail across the sea
D G
maybe you’ll find somebody
A
gonna love you half as much as me
D F#7
my heart is always with you
G E7
no matter what you do
D G
sail away sweet sister
A Bm
i’ll always be in love with you