Eveline chords by Cathie Ryan

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

xCathie Ryan - Eveline


Capo 3


Intro:
G+G

Verse 1:

It's early Sunday morning, her father's fast asleep
   D MajorD               A minorAm       E minorEm   D MajorD
She's staring out the window at the dark and lonely street
    G+G
Put the kettle on the fire, wake the children up for mass
  D MajorD                 A minorAm       E minorEm
His drunken cursing last night means another week has passed
  A minorAm        D MajorD
The next will be the same

Chorus:
    G+G
It's alright, Eveline, let the ship sail away
   A minorAm          D MajorD
Hold on to the railing and cry
  G+G
It won't be the last one, I promise you that
   D MajorD        E minorEm
He's only telling you lies
   D MajorD        G+G
He's only telling you lies

Verse 2:

Where is you sailor, Evy? Are you killed with regret?
D MajorD                   A minorAm     E minorEm D MajorD
Didn't he know your heart then? Did he make you forget
   G+G
That you have always seen yourself in your father's bitter eyes?
   D MajorD               A minorAm       E minorEm
Your mother willed her life to you long before she died
  A minorAm         D MajorD
Her madness calls your name

Chorus:
    G+G
It's alright, Eveline, let the ship sail away
   A minorAm          D MajorD
Hold on to the railing and cry
  G+G
It won't be the last one, I promise you that
    D MajorD        E minorEm
They're only telling you lies
    D MajorD        G+G
They're only telling you lies

Instrumental:
G+G  D MajorD A minorAm E minorEm

Bridge:
A minorAm     E minorEm  A minorAm     E minorEm
Deravaun seraun, deravaun seraun
D MajorD            E minorEm
Take her hand (take her life)
D MajorD            E minorEm
Take her hand (take her life)
A minorAm     E minorEm  A minorAm     E minorEm   D MajorD
Deravaun seraun, deravaun seraun Eveline

Verse 3:
 G+G
I knew you were no fiction when he left you on the shore
D MajorD             A minorAm        E minorEm  D MajorD
Living out the legacy, the guilt of wanting more
G+G
Waiting for a ship to come, praying for strength to leap
   D MajorD             A minorAm         E minorEm
Those leaps are terrifying, the small steps make us free
  A minorAm         D MajorD
The small steps make us free

Chorus:
    G+G
It's alright, Eveline, let the ship sail away
   A minorAm          D MajorD
Hold on to the railing and cry
  G+G
It won't be the last one, I promise you that
    D MajorD        E minorEm
They're only telling you lies
    D MajorD        E minorEm
They're only telling you lies
    D MajorD       C majorC    G+G