Red Sails in the Sunset The Platters
Words & Music by Jimmy Kennedy & Hugh Williams, 1935
Recorded by The Platters, 1960 (#36)
[D]Red [DM7]sails in the su[D7]nset,[G] way [Gm7]out on the s[D]ea,[Cdim] [A]
Oh, c[Bm7-5]arry my lo[A]ved one [Em7] [A] home [Em7]safely to m[D]e.[E7-5] [A7]
[D]She [DM7]sailed at the d[D7]awning, [G] all [Gm7]day I've been bl[D]ue;[Cdim] [A]
Red sa[Bm7-5]ils in the s[A]unset[Em7], [A7] I'm t[Em7]rusting in y[D]ou.[Gdim] [D]
Bridge:
[G]Swift w[G/F#]ings you must bo[D]rrow;
[A7]Make s[A7sus4]traight [A7]for the sh[D]ore.[DM7]
[G] We [G/F#]marry tomorr[D]ow,[Bm7]
And s[Em7]he goes sa[E7]iling no m[A7]ore.[A7+5]
[D]Red[DM7] sails in the s[D7]unset,[G] way o[Gm7]ut on the [D]sea,[Cdim] [A]
Oh c[Bm7-5]arry my l[A7]oved one [Em7] home[A7] safely t[Em7]o me.[D]
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