Gala chords by The Waterboys

• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:

Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G
F G F G
Em C D Am C
Em C D Cadd9

Verse:
Em
Gala hangs from the window frame
     C
dressed in black and white
D
Her face is colourless
    Cadd9
in the moonlight
  Em
She turns around and her lips move
    C
but the words just drop away
  D
She leans on the back of a chair
    Cadd9
and her arms begin to sway
Em
She and I can hear voices
        C
talking in the room next door
    D
Saying things we used to say
       Cadd9
that we can't believe in any more
      Em
We've seen too many castles crumble
     C
made too many innocent mistakes
        D
Who could have known that one house
   Cadd9
could hold so much heartbreak?
       G
And then the clockbell rings the wind blows in
Dm
Gala makes for the door
  Am
Her eyes blaze and her hands are shaking
  Dm
She opens her mouth and ROARS
Am
Gala doesn't want Gala doesn't need
  C
She claws at her face with her nails till it bleeds
  F
She runs down the stairs in her poor bare-feet
     Em         G
She's too woman to cry or go down on her knees
Dm
Then her mother is there and her voice is soft
Bb
She pulls Gala close
C

She soothes Gala's cuts and gently chides
  Am  A
And Gala knows
   Dm
That Gala shouldn't worry
  Bb
She needn't be afraid
         C
Because there are sailors on the sea tonight
 Am        A
In ships that God made
   Dm
Look! They cast out the line with a
Bb
heave two three four
     C
And they sing as they pull
Am A     Dm Bb C Am A
our lost souls aboard

Outro :
Dm Bb C Am A
Dm Bb C Am A
Dm G Dm G Dm G