The Hymn Of The North chords by Pulp

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C

* always strum once

Verse 1:

Cmaj7           Cmaj7
  Factories lie empty
Fmaj7               Fmaj7
 Manufacturing emptiness
Cmaj7   Cmaj7
  Life still needs
      Fmaj7                Fmaj7
To be filled - none the less
Cmaj7                Cmaj7
  So go and find something to love
Fmaj7                                 Fmaj7
But just promise me - this one thing, yes

Chorus:

     F  G  F            G*           Fmaj7    Fmaj7
Oh, ple-----ase stay in sight of the mainland
       F  G  F            G*           Fmaj7    Fmaj7
Yes, ple-----ase stay in sight of the mainland

Verse 2:

Fmaj7
I don't want you to go
Fmaj7
But I know you've got to go
Fmaj7
So before you go
        Fmaj7
There's just one thing you ought to know, yeah
        Fmaj7
There's just one thing you ought to know, yeah
        Fmaj7
There's just one thing you ought to know, yeah
        Fmaj7         N.C.
There's just one thing
Fmaj7         N.C.
Just onе thing

N.C.    Cmaj7
You can fill your life with love
        Fmaj7
You can fill your life with owt
        Cmaj7
You can fill your lifе with food and drink
       Fmaj7
Or whatever floats your boat
        Cmaj7
I'll be watching from the shoreline
        Fmaj7
I'll be singing you this song
          Cmaj7
There's a million things in store for you
       Fmaj7
Just beyond the horizon

Chorus:

     F  G  F            G*           Fmaj7    Fmaj7
So, ple-----ase stay in sight of the mainland
       F  G  F            G*           Fmaj7    Fmaj7
Yes, ple-----ase stay in sight of the mainland

Verse 3:

       Fmaj7
You're wiser than I'll ever be
       Fmaj7
You're beautiful, smart, so funny
    Fmaj7
You fill my heart, you fill my dreams
       Fmaj7
And my only hope is you succeed, yeah
Fmaj7        N.C.
My only hope is you succeed, yeah
Fmaj7        N.C.
My only hope is you succeed, yeah
Fmaj7       N.C.
My only hope
       Fmaj7        N.C.
You're my only hope

Bridge:

   Fmaj7
So ple---ase
Fmaj7
Ple---ase
Fmaj7
Ple---ase
Fmaj7
Ple---ase
Fmaj7
Ple--------ase
Gbm        Gbm      Fmaj7
  Tru---st a---nd beli---eve
Gbm     Gbm        Fmaj7  C    G
  I---n yo---u and me------------

Verse 3:

Cmaj7      Cmaj7                 Fmaj7     Fmaj7
  Northern lights will guide you home
Cmaj7      Cmaj7                Fmaj7     Fmaj7
  Northern lives just like your own
Cmaj7                   Cmaj7               Fmaj7     Fmaj7
Northern rain, northern rain turning into a flood
   Cmaj7       Cmaj7              Fmaj7     Fmaj7
So do---n't forget your northern blood
      Cmaj7* N.C.               Fmaj7*    N.C.
No, never forget your northern blood

Chorus:

      F  G  F            G*           Fmaj7    Fmaj7
And, ple-----ase stay in sight of the mainland
       F  G  F            G*           Fmaj7    Fmaj7
Yes, ple-----ase stay in sight of the mainland

Chorus:

Fmaj7
Please, stay in touch with me
        Fmaj7
In this contactless society
 Fmaj7
Anywhere that you may be
    Fmaj7
The Northern Star leads back to me, yeah
    Fmaj7         N.C.
The Northern Star leads back to me, yeah
    Fmaj7         N.C.
The Northern Star leads back to me, yeah
    Fmaj7         N.C.
The Northern star
          Fmaj7         N.C.
Yeah, the Northern Star
          Fmaj7         N.C.
You're my Northern Star
    Cmaj7    Cmaj7
So ple--------ase