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