Story Behind The Song

Written on a break during a gig one cold rainy day in Nashville. I felt like I didnt belong there anymore and the ocean and sand were calling me home. I love what I learned in Nashville but could no longer call it my home. I moved back to the beach within 2 months.

Song Description

A guy dreams of being by the sea where he belongs. He's land locked in Nashville and feels out of place. He wants to get back to where he truly should be.

Lyrics

SO HE SAILS
(Eric Stone/Jimmy Maltese)
Intro

D, Dmaj7, Am7 G twice



D Dmaj7
On a cold day up in Nashville, he tunes up his guitar

Am7 G
Praying that someday he will become a star

D Dmaj7
Top 40, rock and country are the only tunes he plays

Am7 G
But he'll never get discovered at the Courtyard Cafe

A
So he packs up his acoustic and he points his compass South

A7
Because ballads, beaches, bars and boats are what he's all about

CHORUS:

D Dmaj7
So he sails in his dreams

Am7 G
Sometimes he needs to lose touch with reality

D Dmaj7
He rides the rails down in the Keys

Am7 G
He knows now deep inside it's where he's meant to be

A D
So he sails

Gm D
When the sun sets down at Mallory Square

Gm A D
He pulls out his old guitar

F# Bm E7
And docks his sailboat within earshot of the pier

G (walk down to Em) A
And forgets about those plans he made of becoming a star

D Dmaj7
Now reggae songs and Buffett are the favorite tunes he plays

Am7 G
At the Conch Republic Seafood Company everyday

D Dmaj7
And when his work is done he takes his schooner out

Am7 G
And anchors by the pier to watch the sun go down

A

When the tourists settle in they're rooms, his spinnaker flies high

A7
And the light of a billion stars sparkle in his eyes

(Repeat chorus twice)



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So he sails


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