So To Speak chords by Sting

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Intermediate

E MajorE  A augmentedA  F# minorF#m  BB

E MajorE                  D MajorD
They're seriously saying it's prolonging me life
     A augmentedA             C# minorC#m
if I'll only submit to the surgical knife?
 BB         E MajorE     A augmentedA     E MajorE
but what are the odds, on a month or a week?
      A augmentedA              C majorC
when the betting shop's closing its doors, so to speak.

       Amaj7Amaj7    BB    Amaj7Amaj7   BB
When you're tied to a pump and a breathing machine
      Am7Am7     A minorAm       Am7Am7    A minorAm
with their X-rays and probes and their monitor screens
       Amaj7Amaj7    BB    Amaj7Amaj7      BB
and they'll wake you up hungry, saying "How do you feel?"
         Am7Am7       A minorAm     Am7Am7    D7D7
and then you're stuffed full of pills and a barium meal.

E MajorE               D MajorD
Prolonging me life? Now that's some kind of joke
     A augmentedA             C# minorC#m
I'd be laughing me head off and I'd probably choke
BB         E MajorE         A augmentedA      E MajorE
the spirit's still willing, but the rest of me's weak
      A augmentedA           C majorC
now the bets are all off and the prospects look bleak.

       Amaj7Amaj7    BB     Amaj7Amaj7     BB
When you're laid like a piece of old meat on the slab
      Am7Am7       A minorAm         Am7Am7        A minorAm
and they'll cut and they'll slice, and they'll poke and they'll jab
         Amaj7Amaj7    BB        Amaj7Amaj7     BB
and they'll grill ye and burn ye, and they'll wish ye good health
      Am7Am7   A minorAm      Am7Am7    D7D7
with their radium chemo and God knows what else?

E MajorE                       D MajorD
Well you can't fault the science, though the logic is weak
     A augmentedA        C# minorC#m
is it really an eternal life we should seek?
BB         E MajorE     A augmentedA     E MajorE
that ship has sailed, that ship has sailed
  A augmentedA         BB         E MajorE
that ship has already sailed, so to speak.

    Amaj7Amaj7    BB     Amaj7Amaj7     BB
Our mission is more than a struggle for breath
    Am7Am7     A minorAm    Am7Am7     A minorAm
for a few extra rounds in a fight to the death
    Amaj7Amaj7    BB      Amaj7Amaj7     BB
when our mission is love, and compassion and grace
     Am7Am7       A minorAm     Am7Am7    D7D7
it's not a test of endurance, or a marathon race.

E MajorE              D MajorD
For love is the sabre, and love is the shield
A augmentedA           C# minorC#m
love is the only true power we wield
BB      E MajorE    A augmentedA       E MajorE
an eternal love, is all you should seek
 A augmentedA             BB      C majorC   A minorAm C majorC
That ship will be ready to sail, so to speak

FF                    Eb MajorEb
I hear what you're saying because I've heard it before
 Bb majorBb               DmDm
but I'm afraid if I let what is past through my door
Bb majorBb         FF   Bb majorBb
how long would you stay, a month or a week
               G minorGm  C majorC    FF
when that ship has already sailed, so to speak?

Bbmaj7Bbmaj7        C majorC       Bbmaj7Bbmaj7      C majorC
Should I settle for something that's safe on this Earth?
BbM7Bbm7      BbmBbm    BbM7Bbm7    BbmBbm
what would it profit me, what is it worth?
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7        C majorC      Bbmaj7Bbmaj7   C majorC
if I lose something precious, completely unique?
BbM7Bbm7      BbmBbm    BbM7Bbm7    Cm7Cm7
when it's only eternity's love we should seek.

FF                    Eb MajorEb
For when that ship sails, and the course has been set
 Bb majorBb                 DmDm
and the wind's in the offing and the sails have been let
Bb majorBb         FF       Bb majorBb
and the hatches are full, and the hull doesn't leak
             G minorGm  C majorC    FF
that ship has already to sail, so to speak.

FF             Eb MajorEb
I'm tired and fading and losing the light
 Bb majorBb               DmDm
and I've no way to tell if it's day or it's night
Bb majorBb       FF   Bb majorBb
follow your heart, it's the harbour you seek.

Bb majorBb              G minorGm
And this ship is ready to sail,
Bb majorBb           G minorGm
this ship is ready to sail,
Bb majorBb           G minorGm  C majorC    FF
this ship is ready to sail, so to speak...