On The Deck Of A Spanish Sailing Ship chords by Jason Robert Brown

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: AbAb

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
 Fm9Fm9        Bb7susBb7sus
Lord, we take this journey
  DbDb   C7susC7sus  Fm11Fm11
To find a promised land
          Bb7susBb7sus
Lord, we take this journey
  Db7Db7  Csus7  F5F5
To find a promised land
      Bb7Bb7    Db5Db5 C7susC7sus
And we believe in your power
   Bb7Bb7     Db5Db5 C7susC7sus
We believe in your power
  Eb9Eb9 E7#11 Ab9Ab9 Db7Db7   Bb7Bb7
We believe    in your power
    Db7Db7
But the end is close at hand

Fm9Fm9         Bb7/F
Lord, these men are hungry
       BbM7Bbm7   Bbm7/Eb
There just hasn't been enough
     AbM7       C7#9C7#9
And the journey's been so rough
  Fm9Fm9          Bb7/F
And, Lord, these men are hurting
      BbM7Bbm7     Bbm7/Eb
They implore me to go back
      AbM7      F7sus/A
As the planks beneath them crack

Pre-Chorus:
    Ab/Bb        Bb/CBb/C
And I know it's my responsibility
      Ab/Bb
But I'm starving too

And I hurt, I do
    Bb/CBb/C
And I'm lost
   Ab/Db       Bb/DBb/D
I believe in my responsibility
     Ab/Eb
But I need to see
     C7#9C7#9         C7C7+
If the fruits will be worth the cost

Chorus:
So I'm begging you, Lord
     Fm7Fm7  Eb/GEb/G  Ab6Ab6
You gotta stop, take a look
            Bb7Bb7
At your children who believe in this promised land
   Fm7Fm7   Eb/GEb/G
Have mercy, Lord
       Ab6Ab6        Bb7Bb7
Stop their suffering and their woe
 Fm7Fm7 Eb/GEb/G    Ab6Ab6
Stop, shine your light on these children
     Bb7Bb7        Ab7Ab7+
Who have faith in your guiding hand
      Db7Db7
I'm just begging Lord
       C7C7+       Fm9Fm9  Bb7/F
?Cause there's no place else to go
 Fm9Fm9           Db13Db13 C7C7+
I know I am unworthy, Lord

Verse 2:
 Fm9Fm9        Bb7/F
Lord, this ship is crowded
     BbM7Bbm7      Bbm7/Eb
And the men are tired an worn
  Ab2      C7#9C7#9
But another baby's born
   Fm9Fm9        Bb7/F
And, Lord, this ship is broken
     Bbm11Bbm11       Bbm7/Eb
And the sails are ripped and old
    AbM7        F7sus/A
But the winds are rough and cold

Pre-Chorus:
    Ab6/Bb       Bb6/C
And I know it's my responsibility
     Ab6/Bb
When I ride the sea
              Bb6/C
These men turn to me for a sign
   Ab/Db       Bb/DBb/D
I believe in my responsibility
     Ab/Eb
But I can't be sure
     C7C7+/E
When it's time for your light to shine

Chorus:
So I'm begging you, Lord
      Fm7Fm7
To make it stop
Eb/GEb/G  Ab6Ab6
Take a look at your children
   Bb7Bb7
Who believe in this promised land
   Fm7Fm7   Eb/GEb/G
Have mercy, Lord
 AbAb           Bb7Bb7
Give a sign to let us know
 Fm7Fm7  Eb/GEb/G    Ab6Ab6
Stop, shine your light on these children
     Bb majorBb        Ab7Ab7+
Who have faith in your guiding hand
      Db7Db7
I'm just begging, Lord
       C7C7+
?Cause there's no place else to go

Bridge:
 Db2       Db2/C
Lord, save this child
     Db2/Bb
I am not strong enough
     Db2/Gb
I am not strong enough
Db2/Bb    Db2/C
Lord, save my soul
    Db2/Gb
I am unworthy

Db2      Db2/C
Lord, take my hand
     Db2/Bb
I am not strong enough
     Db2/Gb
I am not strong enough
Db2/Bb    Db2/C
Lord, take my heart
   Db2/Gb
I am unworthy

 Db2     Db2/C
Lord, give me hope
     Db2/Bb
I am not strong enough
     Db2/Gb
I am not strong enough
Db2/Bb    Db2/C
Lord, give me life
   Gb11
I am unworthy

I am unworthy

Final Chorus:
 F minorFm   Eb/GEb/G  Ab6Ab6
Stop, take a look

At the children, at the children
   Bb majorBb           Bb7Bb7
Who believe in this promised land
        Fm7Fm7  Eb/GEb/G
You gotta have mercy, Lord
   Fm7Fm7  Eb/GEb/G
Have mercy, Lord
 AbAb               Bb7Bb7
Give us strength so that we can grow

 Fm7Fm7  Eb/GEb/G   Ab6Ab6
Stop, shine your light
              Bb majorBb      Ab7Ab7+
On these children who have faith in the divine

     Db9Db9    C7susC7sus
I'm just begging, Lord
     Db9Db9      C7susC7sus
I'm just begging you, Lord
  Db2
I know I am unworthy
               N.C.
But there's no place else to go

  FF    Dm7Dm7     Bbdim7Bbdim7 Gm7Gm7
A augmentedA new world calls across the ocean
 Bbdim7Bbdim7 Gm7Gm7       F/CF/C
A augmentedA new world calls across the ocean
       Dm7Dm7       FF Eb MajorEb FF
A augmentedA new world calls across the sky