Capo 7th fret

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Intro

If I had been born 200 years ago

 I would have been a sailor, a-Sailing I would go

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I'd sail around the capes across the seven seas and then back home

If I had been born 200 years ago

and I would know the waters and the waters would know me

 I would cut across the waves and be as happy as can be

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Id be landless Id be loveless Id be flight and fancy free

and would know the waters and the waters would know me

And when I think about the place and time were I was born

well I wonder if the hands of fate have slipped and placed me wrong

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cos there are ships I could have sailed and sailors boots I could've worn

when I think about the place and time were I was born

But the ocean is still out there magnificent and wide

With open arms to hold me, and endless space to hide,

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And the only things that hold me back are things I hold inside

 The ocean is still out there magnificent and wide

 Oh, oh, oh

 Oh, oh, oh

 Oh, oh, oh

A-Sailing I should go