Seven Seas chords by Echo & The Bunnymen

Chords with lyrics

"Seven Seas"
Performed by Echo And The Bunnymen
Transcribed by Duke

Standard tuning; no capo

Chords: C majorC FF G+G E minorEm

Intro:

C majorC FF (x4)


Verse 1:

       C majorC
Stab a sorry heart
          FF
With your favourite finger
           C majorC
Paint the whole world blue
             FF
And stop your tears from stinging
         C majorC
Hear the cavemen singing
         FF
Good news they're bringing

Chorus:

G+G   C majorC
Seven seas
G+G        C majorC
Swimming them so well
G+G    C majorC
Glad to see
  G+G
My face among them
C majorC          G+G
Kissing the tortoise shell


Verse 2:

     C majorC
A augmentedA longing for
       FF
Some fresher feeling
     C majorC
Belonging or
       FF
Just forever kneeling
           C majorC
Where is the sense in stealing
           FF
Without the grace to be it

Chorus:

G+G   C majorC
Seven seas
G+G        C majorC
Swimming them so well
G+G    C majorC
Glad to see
  G+G
My face among them
C majorC          G+G
Kissing the tortoise shell


Interlude:

FF E minorEm FF


Bridge:

C majorC           FF
Burning my bridges and smashing my mirrors
C majorC            FF
Turning to see if you're cowardly
C majorC            FF
Burning the witches with mother religious
    C majorC           FF
You'll strike the matches and shower me
  C majorC
In water games

Washing the rocks below
      FF
Taught and tamed
  C majorC
In time with tear flow


Chorus:

G+G   C majorC
Seven seas
G+G        C majorC
Swimming them so well
G+G    C majorC
Glad to see
  G+G
My face among them
C majorC          G+G
Kissing the tortoise shell

G+G   C majorC
Seven seas
G+G        C majorC
Swimming them so well
G+G    C majorC
Glad to see
  G+G
My face among them
C majorC
Kissing the tortoise

G+G   C majorC
Seven seas
G+G        C majorC
Swimming them so well
G+G    C majorC
Glad to see
  G+G
My face among them
C majorC          G+G
Kissing the tortoise shell


That's it! Pretty simple.

Alternately, you can play a 'C' though the verses with an 'F' on the 3rd line;
I play it this way to give it some variety, and to keep from getting bored while
playing it.

Hope you enjoy it!