Long For The Sea chords by J.p. Cormier

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

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