Hello from California where I have lived since 1998. My name is spelled EWEN

I wrote the song in the Key of D and it is basically a 3 chorder-D G & A.

I have edited the text from Joe Offer to show the correct lyrics and the simplified chords. There are also chord changes between the lyrics and these are shown in brackets. I hope this helps.


Watch how the morning comes, the whole world over;
D          A      D   G               D      
Turning the seas to gold         from Rio to Dover.
G    A      G    D                   (A)   G                  D   A

Each harbor with its ships All trimmed and ready,
D       A   D    G          D   
Hoping the offshore winds    Will blow them steady.
G    A    G    D                      (A)   G                        D    A
And we are sailors all Until we've landed
A            G    D          G   A                D         (G) (A)

We are both great and small,                      Sailors all.
A          G       D               G       (D and A)      G          D

And those who fear the storms May not go farther;
They will sail round and round, Within their own harbor
Yet those who brave the seas, Believing they've landed,
May put down among the reefs And find they are stranded.

And we are sailors all Until we've landed
We are both great and small, Sailors all.

So some may reach their land, While others may perish,
Each taking memories Of journeys they cherish

And we are sailors all Until we've landed
We are both great and small, Sailors all.

And we are sailors all Until we've landed
We are both great and small, Sailors all.
Sailors all, Sailors all, Sailors all, Sailors all.