Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
She uses a fingerpicking pattern, but it sounds beautiful strummed as well.
Intro:
A minorAm E minorEm G+G A minorAm
Verse:
A minorAm E minorEm
Sailing on an open sea
G+G
I left my family and the country
A minorAm
I once called home
A minorAm
I need to breathe the ocean air
E minorEm
feel the wind blow through my hair
G+G A minorAm
the sweet taste of freedom on my tongue
Chorus:
DmDm A minorAm
All alone under starry skies
G+G A minorAm
the waves know my name by now
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
secrets of the water whisper in my ear
A minorAm
you have nothing to fear
Verse:
A minorAm E minorEm
Since I was a little child
I've always had the eye
G+G A minorAm
I can fly between worlds that no one sees
A minorAm E minorEm
And nothing they would ever say could ever take my spark away
G+G A minorAm
and when they try to catch me I would run
Chorus:
DmDm A minorAm
All alone under starry skies
G+G A minorAm
the waves know my name by now
FF A minorAm G+G
secrets of the water whisper in my ear
A minorAm
you have nothing to fear
Bridge:
G+G A minorAm
So dive to the deepest of depths
FF C majorC G+G
open the treasure chest
A minorAm C majorC G+G
stand in the fire and feel it burn away
A minorAm
all that isn't real
Chorus:
DmDm A minorAm
All alone under starry skies
G+G A minorAm
the waves know my name by now
FF A minorAm G+G
secrets of the water whisper in my ear
A minorAm
you have nothing to fear