Long For The Sea chords by J.p. Cormier

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key of E        Capo 2

Intro:

B#m7 A G B#m7 A G A D G D G

Chorus:
      D       G   D       D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
        G       D        Em         A
He says You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.
     D        G   D       D7
There’s a man down in the chapel callin’ out to me
    G       G/F# Em  A    D
And my tired old bones,     long for the sea

Verse 1:
   Bm7    A      G      D
They made us a promise that they wouldn’t keep
  Bm7      Em      Em7     A  Asus A
We poured out our life’s blood there in the deep
  G        D    Em      Bm7
And many’s the devil wave was sprayed upon my brow
    G        D  Em
The fishin’ was good
    Em     Em7 A
But look at me now.

Verse 2:
  Bm7     A      G         D
The snow falls gently in the fold of my jeans
  Bm7     Em      Em7     A   Asus  A
How can you be a man when they take away your means?
      G      D      Em     Bm7
I keep my hand on the bottle and my back to the wind
  G         D  Em
A cold and lonely day
Em        Em7 A
Comin’ down again.


Chorus:
      D       G   D       D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
        G       D        Em          A Asus A
He says “You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.”
     D        G   D       D7
There’s a man down in the chapel callin’ out to me
    G        G/F# Em A       D
And my tired old bones,      long for the sea


Interlude:

Bm7  A  G  Bm7  A   G


Verse 3:
    Bm7     A  G       D
I had a boat down in Dover built just for me
     Bm7      Em        Em7      A Asus  A
But they closed up the Narrows and put a padlock on the sea.
     G     D      Em     Bm7
So now I wander the streets of a dead fishing town
G           D  Em
Watching an angry tide
Em            Em7 A
Beat the coastline down.

Verse 4:
     Bm7       A        G      D
There’s a hall just out in Mabou   where we all used to go
    Bm7       Em     Em7        A Asus  A
Our pockets lined with silver   for fillin’ up the  bowls
         G        D          Em         Bm7
But now the place is dark and silent,   with dust upon the floor.
  G           D    Em
Probably only ghosts (softly spoken)
Em         Em7 A
Dance there anymore.


Chorus 2:
      D       G   D       D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
        G       D        Em          A
He says “You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.”
     D        G       D        D7
There’s a man down in the chapel, I sure hope he prays for me
    G        G/F# Em  A        D
And my tired old bones,      long for the sea
     G      G/F#   Em    A    Bm7      A  G
And my children grow       never knowing the sea.

Outro:

G A D