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Long For The Sea by J.p. Cormier

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 Chord diagramE MajorE                Capo 2


Intro:

Chord diagramB#m7B#m7 Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramB#m7B#m7 Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G


Chorus:
           Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramD7D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
                Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramE minorEm                  Chord diagramA augmentedA
He says You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.
          Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramD7D7
There’s a man down in the chapel callin’ out to me
        Chord diagramG+G              G/F# Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD
And my tired old bones,         long for the sea
Verse 1:
     Chord diagramBm7Bm7       Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramD MajorD
They made us a promise that they wouldn’t keep
    Chord diagramBm7Bm7           Chord diagramE minorEm           Chord diagramE minor 7Em7          Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramAsusAsus Chord diagramA augmentedA
We poured out our life’s blood there in the deep
    Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramE minorEm            Chord diagramBm7Bm7
And many’s the devil wave was sprayed upon my brow
       Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramE minorEm
The fishin’ was good
       Chord diagramE minorEm          Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Chord diagramA augmentedA
But look at me now.


Verse 2:
    Chord diagramBm7Bm7         Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramD MajorD
The snow falls gently in the fold of my jeans
    Chord diagramBm7Bm7          Chord diagramE minorEm            Chord diagramE minor 7Em7          Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramAsusAsus   Chord diagramA augmentedA
How can you be a man when they take away your means?
           Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramE minorEm         Chord diagramBm7Bm7
I keep my hand on the bottle and my back to the wind
    Chord diagramG+G                  Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramE minorEm
Chord diagramA augmentedA cold and lonely day
Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Chord diagramA augmentedA
Comin’ down again.


Chorus:
           Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramD7D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
                Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramE minorEm                    Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramAsusAsus Chord diagramA augmentedA
He says “You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.”
         Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramD7D7
There’s a man down in the chapel callin’ out to me
        Chord diagramG+G                G/F#  Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramD MajorD
And my tired old bones,           long for the sea
Interlude:

Chord diagramBm7Bm7   Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramBm7Bm7    Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramG+G


Verse 3:
        Chord diagramBm7Bm7          Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramD MajorD
I had a boat down in Dover built just for me
          Chord diagramBm7Bm7           Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramE minor 7Em7           Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramAsusAsus   Chord diagramA augmentedA
But they closed up the Narrows and put a padlock on the sea.
         Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramE minorEm          Chord diagramBm7Bm7
So now I wander the streets of a dead fishing town
Chord diagramG+G                      Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramE minorEm
Watching an angry tide
Chord diagramE minorEm                        Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Chord diagramA augmentedA
Beat the coastline down.


Verse 4:
          Chord diagramBm7Bm7             Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramD MajorD
There’s a hall just out in Mabou      where we all used to go
        Chord diagramBm7Bm7             Chord diagramE minorEm         Chord diagramE minor 7Em7                Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramAsusAsus   Chord diagramA augmentedA
Our pockets lined with silver     for fillin’ up the   bowls
                  Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD                   Chord diagramE minorEm                  Chord diagramBm7Bm7
But now the place is dark and silent,      with dust upon the floor.
    Chord diagramG+G                     Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramE minorEm
Probably only ghosts (softly spoken)
Chord diagramE minorEm                  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Chord diagramA augmentedA
Dance there anymore.


Chorus 2:
           Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramD7D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
                Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramE minorEm                    Chord diagramA augmentedA
He says “You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.”
         Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramD7D7
There’s a man down in the chapel, I sure hope he prays for me
        Chord diagramG+G               G/F#  Chord diagramE minorEm    Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramD MajorD
And my tired old bones,            long for the sea
         Chord diagramG+G            G/F#     Chord diagramE minorEm        Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramBm7Bm7           Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramG+G
And my children grow              never knowing the sea.


Outro:

Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD

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