Burn The Ships chords by For King & Country

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
• Key: F

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

Dm Bb F C
Dm Bb F C

Verse 1:
Dm            Bb
   How did we get here?
     F                    C
All castaway on a lonely shore
Dm                   Bb
   I can see in your eyes, dear
              F                  C
It's hard to take for a moment more

We've got to


Pre-Chorus:
Dm                         Bb                          F
  Burn the ships, cut the ties, send a flare into the night
                         Am                             Bb
Say a prayer, turn the tide, dry your tears and wave goodbye


Chorus:
             F       Gm  Bb
Step into a new day
                          F       Gm        Bb
We can rise up from the dust and walk away
                       C    Dm    Bb
We can dance upon the heartache, yeah
             C               Dm              Gm
So light a match, leave the past, burn the ships

And don't you look back

Interlude:

Dm Bb F C

Verse 2:
Dm                 Bb
   Don't let it arrest you
      F                C
This fear is fear of fallin' again
Dm                    Bb
   And if you need a refuge
                  F             Am
I will be right here until the end

Oh, it's time to


Pre-Chorus:
Dm                         Bb                          F
  Burn the ships, cut the ties, send a flare into the night
                         Am                             Bb
Say a prayer, turn the tide, dry your tears and wave goodbye


Chorus:
             F       Gm  Bb
Step into a new day
                          F       Gm        Bb
We can rise up from the dust and walk away
                       C    Dm    Bb
We can dance upon the heartache, yeah
             C               Dm              Gm
So light a match, leave the past, burn the ships

And don't you look back

Interlude:

Dm  Bb  F  C Am

Bridge:
Dm
  So long to shame
Bb
  Walk through the sorrow
F
  Out of the fire
C     Am
  Into tomorrow
Dm
  So flush the peals
           Bb
Face the fear
                        F
Feel the wave disappear

We're comin' clear
             Am
We're born again

Our hopeful lungs can breathe again
                     Bb
Oh, we can breathe again


Chorus:

             F       Gm  Bb
Step into a new day
                          F       Gm        Bb
We can rise up from the dust and walk away
                       C    Dm    Bb
We can dance upon the heartache, yeah
             C               Dm              Gm
So light a match, leave the past, burn the ships

Bb           F       Gm  Bb
Step into a new day
                          F       Gm        Bb
We can rise up from the dust and walk away
                       C    Dm    Bb
We can dance upon the heartache, yeah
             C               Dm              Gm
So light a match, leave the past, burn the ships
     Bb
And don't you look back

Outro:
Dm  Bb  F  Am
Dm  Bb  F  Am