This is exactly how Ben Rector plays it live (I have personally talked to him about it). You can add hammer
on's to the C, Em, and D to make it sound more authentic. Hammer on with your middle finger for the C and D
chords, and your pointer for the Em. Chords can be played regularly (open) or as written below to follow the
song more closely. All chords are relative to the capo.
Tune high e string down a whole step to D
*Capo 3
C: 332010
G: 300000 (can also be played as 320000 occasionally throughout the song although Ben does not)
Em: 022000
D: 554030
Intro:
C G Em D C G D G
Verse:
(C G Em D C G D G) x2
C G
I feel just like a sailboat
Em D
I don't know where I'm headed
C G
But you can't make the wind blow
D G
From a sailboat
C G
I have seen the sun
Em D
Felt the rain on my skin
C G
I've been lost and found
D G
But mostly I've been waiting
Chorus:
(C G Em D) x2 C C D
C
Oh I'm out in the waves
G
I'm hoping and praying
Em D
Please let this wind blow me home
C G
Night after night there's an empty horizon
Em D
And my God do I feel so alone
C C D C
Sometimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat
C G Em D
Verse:
(C G Em D C G D G) x2
C G
I'm pretty sure I'm heard
Em D
At least I know I'm speaking
C G
But I feel like a fool
G D
Cause I can't hear you listening
C G
But I'm not giving up
Em D
Oh I will move on forward
C G
I'm gonna raise my sail
D G
God knows what I'm headed towards
Chorus:
(C G Em D) x2 C C D
C
Oh I'm out in the waves
G
I'm hoping and praying
Em D
Please let this wind blow me home
C G
Night after night there's an empty horizon
Em D
And my God do I feel so alone
C C D C
Sometimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat
C G Em D
Verse:
(C G Em D C G D G) x2
C G
The only change I see
Em D
Lost or found, let's see
C G D G
The only difference is believing I'll make it in
Chorus:
(C G Em D) x2 C C D
C
Oh I'm out in the waves
G
I'm hoping and praying
Em D
Please let this wind blow me home
C G
Night after night there's an empty horizon
Em D
And my God do I feel so alone
C
Oh I'm out in the waves
G
I'm hoping and praying
Em D
Please let this wind blow me home
C G
Night after night there's an empty horizon
Em D
And my God do I feel so alone
C C D C
Sometimes life, most times I, feel just like a sailboat
C G Em D
