Long For The Sea chords by J.p. Cormier

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key of E MajorE                Capo 2


Intro:

B#m7B#m7 A augmentedA G+G B#m7B#m7 A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G


Chorus:
           D MajorD             G+G      D MajorD             D7D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
                G+G              D MajorD                E minorEm                  A augmentedA
He says You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.
          D MajorD               G+G     D MajorD             D7D7
There’s a man down in the chapel callin’ out to me
        G+G              G/F# E minorEm   A augmentedA        D MajorD
And my tired old bones,         long for the sea

Verse 1:
     Bm7Bm7       A augmentedA           G+G            D MajorD
They made us a promise that they wouldn’t keep
    Bm7Bm7           E minorEm           E minor 7Em7          A augmentedA   AsusAsus A augmentedA
We poured out our life’s blood there in the deep
    G+G                D MajorD        E minorEm            Bm7Bm7
And many’s the devil wave was sprayed upon my brow
       G+G                D MajorD    E minorEm
The fishin’ was good
       E minorEm          E minor 7Em7  A augmentedA
But look at me now.


Verse 2:
    Bm7Bm7         A augmentedA           G+G                 D MajorD
The snow falls gently in the fold of my jeans
    Bm7Bm7          E minorEm            E minor 7Em7          A augmentedA      AsusAsus   A augmentedA
How can you be a man when they take away your means?
           G+G           D MajorD           E minorEm         Bm7Bm7
I keep my hand on the bottle and my back to the wind
    G+G                  D MajorD    E minorEm
A augmentedA cold and lonely day
E minorEm                E minor 7Em7  A augmentedA
Comin’ down again.


Chorus:
           D MajorD             G+G      D MajorD             D7D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
                G+G              D MajorD               E minorEm                    A augmentedA  AsusAsus A augmentedA
He says “You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.”
         D MajorD                G+G     D MajorD             D7D7
There’s a man down in the chapel callin’ out to me
        G+G                G/F#  E minorEm A augmentedA             D MajorD
And my tired old bones,           long for the sea

Interlude:

Bm7Bm7   A augmentedA   G+G    Bm7Bm7    A augmentedA     G+G


Verse 3:
        Bm7Bm7          A augmentedA    G+G              D MajorD
I had a boat down in Dover built just for me
          Bm7Bm7           E minorEm               E minor 7Em7           A augmentedA  AsusAsus   A augmentedA
But they closed up the Narrows and put a padlock on the sea.
         G+G          D MajorD           E minorEm          Bm7Bm7
So now I wander the streets of a dead fishing town
G+G                      D MajorD    E minorEm
Watching an angry tide
E minorEm                        E minor 7Em7  A augmentedA
Beat the coastline down.


Verse 4:
          Bm7Bm7             A augmentedA               G+G            D MajorD
There’s a hall just out in Mabou      where we all used to go
        Bm7Bm7             E minorEm         E minor 7Em7                A augmentedA  AsusAsus   A augmentedA
Our pockets lined with silver     for fillin’ up the   bowls
                  G+G                D MajorD                   E minorEm                  Bm7Bm7
But now the place is dark and silent,      with dust upon the floor.
    G+G                     D MajorD        E minorEm
Probably only ghosts (softly spoken)
E minorEm                  E minor 7Em7  A augmentedA
Dance there anymore.


Chorus 2:
           D MajorD             G+G      D MajorD             D7D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
                G+G              D MajorD               E minorEm                    A augmentedA
He says “You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.”
         D MajorD                G+G             D MajorD                D7D7
There’s a man down in the chapel, I sure hope he prays for me
        G+G               G/F#  E minorEm    A augmentedA                D MajorD
And my tired old bones,            long for the sea
         G+G            G/F#     E minorEm        A augmentedA       Bm7Bm7           A augmentedA   G+G
And my children grow              never knowing the sea.


Outro:

G+G A augmentedA D MajorD