Snail Mail – Forever Sailing Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Snail Mail – Forever Sailing Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsBbmEbmDbAbGbEbFmGbmaj7Fm7

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[Verse 1]
Bbm             Ebm
  I might have made
  a stranger out of you
Bbm                Ebm
  And I’m stranger too
              Db      Ab
I know that’s not my perfume
        Ebm
on your [?]
                   Gb
And we won’t have long
            Ab            Bbm
Does an obsession just become me?
  Gb
I don’t let ’em see
              Ab       Bbm    Ab
We don’t know owe it to nobody
Eb
No matter where we are
  Bbm                  Ab
I’ll love you from the city
       Ebm
to the stars
                     Fm
But nothin’ stays as good
as how it starts

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[Chorus]
Gb
You and I
Ab
Like a ship, forever sailing
Db
You and I
Bbm
Everything we try is failing
Ebm
Everything we do
Fm
Everything we try

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[Verse 3]
Bbm              Ebm
   Time tends to pass and
   make a joke of things, but
Bbm                  Ebm
  Eleven months and still
               Db
Some nights I reach for you
Ab             Ebm
Likе you’re beside mе
                     Gb
You’re takin’ her home
           Ab             Bbm
Does an obsession just become you?
       Gb
You’re takin’ that tone
    Ab
Icy cold, come on
  Bbm   Ab
I loved you

[Pre-Chorus]
Ebm
Whatever you decide
      Bbm
I’ll chase you from
     Ab         Ebm
the city to the sky
                    Fm
And lose myself for you
a thousand times

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[Chorus]
Gb
You and I
Ab
Like a ship, forever sailing
Db
You and I
Bbm
Everything we try is failing
Ebm
Everything we do
Fm
Everything we try

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[Post-Chorus]
Gb
You and I
Ab
(Like a ship, forever sailing)
Db
Just you and I
Bbm
(Everything we try is failing)
Ebm
Everything we do
Fm
Everything we try

[Outro]
Gb           Fm
  So much destruction
Bbm            Gb
Look at what we did
            Fm
That was so real
         Bbm          Gb
And you don’t just forget
            Fm
So much destruction
Bbm             Gb
Look at what we did
             Fm
That was so real
         Bbm           Gbmaj7
And you don’t just forget
(No more)
             Fm7
So much destruction
(Everything is hurting)
Bbm             Gbmaj7
Look at what we did (No more)
             Fm7
That was so real
(Everything is hurting)
    Bbm           Gbmaj7
You don’t just forget (No more)
             Fm7
So much destruction
(Everything is hurting)
Bbm             Gbmaj7
Look at what we did (No more)
             Fm7
That was so real
(Everything is hurting)
    Bbm           Gbmaj7
You don’t just forget (No more)
       Fm7
(Everything is hurting)
Bbm               Gbmaj7
You don’t just forget (No more)
      Fm7
(Everything is hurting)
Bbm               Gbmaj7
You don’t just forget (No more)
      Fm7
(Everything is hurting)
Bbm               Gbmaj7
You don’t just forget (No more)
      Fm7
(Everything is hurting)

[Outro]
Bbm Gbmaj7 Fm7

How to play Forever Sailing: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Forever Sailing by Snail Mail on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Forever Sailing by Snail Mail is built around B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭), with 9 chords in all: Bbm, Ebm, Db, Ab, Gb, Eb, Fm, Gbmaj7 and Fm7.

Most of the song cycles through Bbm – Gbmaj7 – Fm7 – Bbm (i – VImaj7 – v7 – i in B♭ minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, C, G, F, D, Em, Fmaj7, Em7 (89% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Gb chord on guitar (244322)
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Gbmaj7 chord on guitar (2x332x)
G♭maj7G♭ B♭ D♭ F
Fm7 chord on guitar (131111)
Fm7F A♭ C E♭

Forever Sailing chords: questions

What key is Forever Sailing in?

Forever Sailing by Snail Mail is centred on B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Forever Sailing?

Forever Sailing uses 9 chords: Bbm, Ebm, Db, Ab, Gb, Eb, Fm, Gbmaj7, Fm7.

What is the chord progression of Forever Sailing?

The main progression is Bbm – Gbmaj7 – Fm7 – Bbm (i – VImaj7 – v7 – i).

Is Forever Sailing easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, C, G, F, D, Em, Fmaj7, Em7 (89% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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