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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: Em
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
Em A
Verse 1:
Em
Chase the dog star
Em
Over the sea
D A E Em G E
Home where my true love is waiting for me
C
Rope the south wind
G
Canvas the stars
Am Bm
Harness the moonlight
C
So she can safely go
C Bm Em
Round the Cape Horn to Valparaiso
Verse 2:
C
Red the port light
G
Starboard the green
D Em G
How will she know of the devils I've seen
C G
Cross in the sky, star of the sea
Am Bm C G
Under the moonlight, there she can safely go
C Bm Em
Round the Cape Horn to Valparaiso
C
Valparaiso
Bridge:
A D Em D
And every road I walked would take me down to the sea
C D Em
With every broken promise in my sack
C D Em C
And every love would always send the ship of my heart
Em D Em
Over the rolling sea
Verse 3:
C
If I should die
G
And water's my grave
D Em G
She'll never know if I'm damned or I'm saved
C G
See the ghost fly over the sea
Am Bm C G
Under the moonlight, there she can safely go
C Bm Em
Round the Cape Horn to Valparaiso
Outro:
C
Valparaiso
Em
Valparaiso
F#m Em C
Valparaiso
Em A Em G Em A Em A Em G Em A E
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Valparaiso (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: February 17, 2026