Moonfleet Bay chords by Chris De Burgh

Chords with lyrics

Moonfleet Bay
Chris de Burgh

Hi folks! Thats my version of Chris deBurgh's "Moonfleet Bay" from his latest Album
"Moonfleet and other stories". I think he plays it in "G" but I usually play it in "D".
Hope you enjoy it!

Intro: D-D-G-D-G-Bm-A-Bm

Verse 1:

B minorBm   D MajorD    E minorEm  B minorBm
Alas poor John, he was a prisoner,
D MajorD         G+G   D MajorD
Fortune's fool for many a day,
G+G    D MajorD    E minorEm   B minorBm
Blinded by that cursed diamond,
E minorEm    B minorBm    F# minorF#m   B minorBm
With his freedom, he must pay;

Verse 2:

B minorBm  D MajorD    E MajorE    B minorBm
And so it was for faithful Elzevir,
D MajorD         G+G    D MajorD
Cast in chains for ten long years,
   G+G    D MajorD    E minorEm    B minorBm
With never a word of blame or anger,
E minorEm    B minorBm     F# minorF#m B minorBm
Just for John, t'was only tears;

Pre-Chorus:

B minorBm  E minorEm    B minorBm
Oh oh oh, only tears,
   A augmentedA
Oh oh oh ...

Chorus:

D MajorD          G+G     D MajorD
Blow, wind blow, and send them home again,
G+G    D MajorD     A augmentedA
Set the sails for England's way,
G+G   A augmentedA    D MajorD    B minorBm
Many a heart is grieving for them,
E minorEm     B minorBm   A augmentedA     D MajorD
Bring them back to Moonfleet Bay;

B minorBm   D MajorD      E minorEm    B minorBm
And as for Grace, she'd still be waiting,
D MajorD        G+G  D MajorD
Waiting for her only love,
G+G   D MajorD    E minorEm   B minorBm   E minorEm   B minorBm
Every night a candle burning at her window,
F# minorF#m    B minorBm
Should he come;

B minorBm  E minorEm      B minorBm
Oh oh oh, should he come,
   A augmentedA
Oh oh oh ...

Chorus:

D MajorD          G+G     D MajorD
Blow, wind blow, and send them home again,
G+G    D MajorD     A augmentedA
Set the sails for England's way,
G+G   A augmentedA    D MajorD    B minorBm
Many a heart is grieving for them,
E minorEm     B minorBm   A augmentedA     D MajorD
Bring them back to Moonfleet Bay;

D MajorD          G+G     D MajorD
Blow, wind blow, and send them home again,
G+G    D MajorD     A augmentedA
Set the sails for England's way,
G+G   A augmentedA    D MajorD    B minorBm
Many a heart is grieving for them,
E minorEm     B minorBm   A augmentedA     D MajorD
Bring them back to Moonfleet Bay;

G+G   A augmentedA    D MajorD    B minorBm
Many a heart is grieving for them,
E minorEm     B minorBm   A augmentedA     D MajorD
Bring them back to Moonfleet Bay;