Sailing (Christopher Cross), la canción que creó el género Adulto Contemporáneo (Video, Lyrics & Chords)

Uno de los momentos cumbres de mi adolescencia fue cuando en medio de un partido de los San Antonio Spurs anunciaron la presencia de Christopher Cross, hijo ilustre de San Antonio y todos le aplaudimos.

Tan solo 2 años antes había sacado esta extraordinaria balada, Sailing, la cual llegó al #1 en Billboard, y lo convirtió en una megaestrella del Rock.

Sailing es una canción, escrita y cantada por Christopher Cross en su álbum de debut en 1980, que trata acerca de los placeres de navegar.

Fue tal el éxito de esta canción que lo llevó a arrasar con los premios Grammy de ese año, ganando el de Canción del Año, Arreglo del año y Mejor Nuevo Artista.

VH1 nombró esta canción como la más grande canción de rock lento de todos los tiempos; y según dice, el éxito de esta canción hizo de nazca el género Adulto Contemporaneo.

D7M                                D9
It's not far down to paradise
D7M                        D9
At least it's not for me
                 F#m7(11)                     F#m7
And if the wind is right you can sail away
       F#m7(11)        F#m7
And find tranquility
       D7M                        D9
Oh  The canvas can do miracles
D7M                       D9
Just you wait and see
A7M(9)   A7M    A7M(9)    A7M
Believe me
               D7M                      D9
It's not far to never never land
D7M                       D9
No reason to pretend
                    F#m7(11)                  F#m7
And if the wind is right you can find the joy
F#m7(11)            F#m7
Of innocence again
       D7M                  D9
Oh   The canvas can do miracles
D7M                      D9
Just you wait and see
A7M(9)   A7M       A7M(9)   A7M
Believe me

A    A7M                        A
Saling        Takes me away
           A7M                             D7M
To where i've always heard it could be
D9                 D7M                   D9
            Bm7                            F#m
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
        C#m7                D9
And soon i will be free

 A7M(9)   A7M     
Fantasy
                  A7M(9)     A7M
It gets the best of me
          F#m7(11) F#m7  F#m7(11) F#m7
When i'm sailing
D7M                              D9  
All caught up in the reverie
D7M                           D9
Every word is a symphony
                   A7M(9) A7M A7M(9) A7M
Won't you believe me

A    A7M                        A
Saling        Takes me away
           A7M                             D7M
To where i've always heard it could be
D9                 D7M                   D9
            Bm7                            F#m
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
        C#m7                D9
And soon i will be free


SOLO

      D7M                    D9
It's not far back to sanity
D7M                       D9
At least it's not for me
                 F#m7(11)                     F#m7
And if the wind is right you can sail away
F#m7(11)              F#m7
And find tranquility
       D7M                      D9
Oh  The canvas can do miracles
D7M                       D9
Just you wait and see
A7M(9)    A7M    A7M(9)    A7M
And Believe me

A    A7M                        A
Saling        Takes me away
           A7M                                 D7M
To where i've always heard it could be
D9                 D7M                   D9
            Bm7                            F#m
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
        C#m7                D9
And soon i will be free

Christopher Cross - Ride like the Wind (Video, Lyrics & Chords)

Era el año 1982 y yo estaba viviendo en San Antonio, Texas, ciudad de los Spurs; ese día estaba en el estadio viendolos jugar, cuando en el intermedio anunciaron que Chistopher Cross, que es de esa ciudad, estaba en el estadio, todas las personas se pusieron de pie y aplaudieron.

Veamos el video de Ride Like the Wind cantado a dúo con Michael McDonald



RIDE LIKE THE WIND

INTRO: Cm7  Bb  Cm7 Bb  Bb/Ab  Bb Cm7 Bb  2x

VERSE:
        Cm7              Bb
It is the night. My body's weak
         Cm7              Bb
I'm on the run. No time for sleep
      Cm7                 Bb          Cm7       Bb
I've got to ride, Ride like the wind to be free again
           Abmaj9                 Gm9
And I got such a long way to go
 Abmaj9                     Gm9
To make it to the border of Mexico.
      Cm7              Bb 
So I'll ride...like the wind
           Cm7     Bb
Ride like the wind.     

VERSE:
     Cm7               Bb   
I was born the son of a lawless man.
      Cm7                 Bb
Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand.
          Bb/Ab            Bb
Lived nine lives gunned down ten.
                Cm7      Bb
Gonna ride like the wind.
            Abmaj9                 Gm9
And I got such a long way to go
 Abmaj9                     Gm9
To make it to the border of Mexico.
      Cm7              Bb 
So I'll ride...like the wind
            Cm7    Bb
Ride like the wind.                       
Gonna ride like the wind.    
BREAK:  2x

Cm9   Dm7/C   
Cm9   Dm7/C 
Cm9   Dm7/C 
Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G

VERSE:

Cm7                    Bb
Accused and tried and told to hang
    Cm7                         Bb
I was no where in sight when the church bells rang.
            Bb/Ab               Bb
Never was the kind to do as I was told.
                  Cm7               Bb
Gonna ride like the wind before I get old.


VERSE:
        Cm7              Bb
It is the night. My body's weak
         Cm7              Bb
I'm on the run. No time for sleep
     Cm7                 Bb          Cm7       Bb
I've got to ride, Ride like the wind to be free again
           Abmaj9                 Gm9
And I got such a long way to go
 Abmaj9                     Gm9
To make it to the border of Mexico.
      Cm7              Bb 
So I'll ride...like the wind
            Cm7    Bb
Ride like the wind.
    Abmaj9                 Gm9
And I got such a long way to go
 Abmaj9                     Gm9
To make it to the border of Mexico.
       Cm7              Bb 
So I'll ride...like the wind
            Cm7    Bb
Ride like the wind.                      
Gonna ride like the wind.    

OUTRO:

Cm9   Dm7/C   
Cm9   Dm7/C 
Cm9   Dm7/C 
Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G
                     Ride
Cm9   Dm7/C   
Cm9   Dm7/C 
Cm9   Dm7/C 
Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G
                     Ride like the wind
Cm9   Dm7/C   
Cm9   Dm7/C 
Cm9   Dm7/C 
Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G
                     Ride...........
Cm9   Dm7/C   
Cm9   Dm7/C 
Cm9   Dm7/C 
Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G