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Intermediate 💪
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Intro: C# B C# B Verse 1: C# We sailed the first great submarine B Sank down in that dark machine, oh yeah C# But we dove where no one had before B Breathing on the ocean floor, oh yeah F# G#m C#m Saw the bottom of the world E F# It was empty it was cold Chorus: C# F# We set craft ashore stood there like B C# The fools we were, oh yeah, like the fools we were F# C# E B F# B The violent will of technology transcends every boundary, oh yeah C# E D#m B The bright blue sea turns violet and then black seven fathoms deep
Verse 2: F# G#m C#m Yet we dove to harvest pearls E F# And found a barren reef C# C#m So you can build the first great submarine C# And still a failure be B B C# Still a failure be Verse 3: C#m E Julius the engineer D#m F# Poured the rum and built the fire, oh yeah B C#m E B The ocean she is vain and she is cruel E F# The lotus of her fools Chorus: B F# G#m C#m We passed the bottle and we sang E F# For history and for shame C# Behold the bitter monument and mourn B The deepest diver spends bitter among humans Verse 4: C#m C# B C#m The men all went their separate ways Mostly back home to the states so yeah C#m Until just the engineer remained where his heart and vessel B B C#m E B C#m E Lay, oh yeah at the low tide he would meet her there along B F# E G#m The shore and the wind would echo forth the beauty of her E B F# Form and force, oh yeah, of her form and force Outro: F# B F# F# B F# E F# B So so That was 1869 F# C#m In spring 2001 B F# C#m They thundercrossed it through with pearls B And murdered quite soon Murderous song
Pacific Pearl Co 1869 Chords Info
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Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Chords: C#, B, F#, G#m, C#m, E, D#m