Here is the Airplane's great recording of the Kantner/Stills collaboration. These are the main chords Paul plays. Jorma solos in E minor pentatonic. If anyone wants the solo tab, comment and say so. This is pretty easy, you just have to remember the Cmaj7 in the first verse and the Cmaj7 in the "sail away..." part are different. I put the chord shapes at the bottom. Have fun.

^G5If you smile at me I would ^Cmaj7understa^Dmnd Because that is ^G5something Everyone does everywhere in the ^Cmaj7same la^Dmnguage ^G5 ^Cmaj7 ^Dm ^G5I can see by your coat my friend you’re from th^Cmaj7e othe^Dmr side There's ^G5just one thing I've got to know Can you ^Cmaj7tell me ^Dmplease, who ^G5won? ^Cmaj7 ^Dm ^G5 ^Cmaj7 ^Dm You must ^G5try some of my purple berries ^Cmaj7 I've been ea^Dmting them for ^G5six or seven weeks now Haven't got ^Cmaj7sick once^Dm, probably keep us ^Emboth alive ^A ^D

Em A D E A D F/C

^EmWooden ships on the water, ^Avery ^Dfree ^EmEasy, you know the way it's sup^Aposed to ^Dbe ^EmSilver people on the shoreline ^Aleave us ^Dbe ^Cmaj7Very free and ^Emeasy

^EmSail away where the ^Cmaj7morning sun goes high^Em ^Cmaj7 ^Em Sail away where the ^Cmaj7wind blows sweet and ^Emyoung birds fly ^Cmaj7 ^Em Take a sister ^Cmaj7by her hand,^D lead her far from this barren land ^C ^D

^EmHorror grips us as we ^Awatch you ^Ddie ^EmAll we can do is echo your ^Aanguished ^Dcries ^EmStare as all human ^Afeelings ^Ddie ^Cmaj7We are leaving you don't need ^Emus ^Cmaj7

Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 D

^EmGo and take a sister ^Aby her ^Dhand ^Em Lead her from this ^Aforeign ^Dland ^Em Somewhere where we might ^Alaugh a^Dgain ^Cmaj7We are leaving you don't ^Emneed us ^Cmaj7

Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 D

^EmSailing ships on the water ^Avery ^Dfree ^EmEasy you know the way it's sup^Aposed to ^Dbe ^EmSilver people on the shoreline ^Aleave us ^Dbe ^Cmaj7Very free and ^Emgone ^Cmaj7 ^D

^EmNo no no no, no no, ^Ano no ^Dno ^EmNo no no no, no no, ^Ano no ^Dno ^EmNo no no no, no no, ^Ano no ^Dno

^Em ^D Come ride the music ^Em Come ride the music ^D

Come ride the music

^E Go ride the ^Dmusic ^E Go ride the ^Dmusic ^E Go ride the ^Dmusic ^E Go ride the ^Dmusic

E D E D E D E D G5 x-10-12-12-x-x Cmaj7 x-x-10-12-12-x Dm x-x-x-10-10-10 Em 0-2-2-x-x-x A x-0-2-2-2-x D x-x-0-2-3-2 F/C x-3-3-2-1-1 Em 0-2-2-x-x-x Cmaj7 3-3-2-x-x-x C x-3-2-0-1-x D x-x-0-2-3-2

Jefferson Airplane - Wooden ships