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Long For The Sea by J.P. Cormier
Long For The Sea
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key of E Capo 2
[Intro]
B#m7 A G B#m7 A G A D G D G
[Chorus]
D G D D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
G D Em A
He says You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.
D G D D7
There’s a man down in the chapel callin’ out to me
G G/F# Em A D
And my tired old bones, long for the sea
[Verse 1]
Bm7 A G D
They made us a promise that they wouldn’t keep
Bm7 Em Em7 A Asus A
We poured out our life’s blood there in the deep
G D Em Bm7
And many’s the devil wave was sprayed upon my brow
G D Em
The fishin’ was good
Em Em7 A
But look at me now.
[Verse 2]
Bm7 A G D
The snow falls gently in the fold of my jeans
Bm7 Em Em7 A Asus A
How can you be a man when they take away your means?
G D Em Bm7
I keep my hand on the bottle and my back to the wind
G D Em
A cold and lonely day
Em Em7 A
Comin’ down again.
[Chorus]
D G D D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
G D Em A Asus A
He says “You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.”
D G D D7
There’s a man down in the chapel callin’ out to me
G G/F# Em A D
And my tired old bones, long for the sea
[Interlude]
Bm7 A G Bm7 A G
[Verse 3]
Bm7 A G D
I had a boat down in Dover built just for me
Bm7 Em Em7 A Asus A
But they closed up the Narrows and put a padlock on the sea.
G D Em Bm7
So now I wander the streets of a dead fishing town
G D Em
Watching an angry tide
Em Em7 A
Beat the coastline down.
[Verse 4]
Bm7 A G D
There’s a hall just out in Mabou where we all used to go
Bm7 Em Em7 A Asus A
Our pockets lined with silver for fillin’ up the bowls
G D Em Bm7
But now the place is dark and silent, with dust upon the floor.
G D Em
Probably only ghosts (softly spoken)
Em Em7 A
Dance there anymore.
[Chorus 2]
D G D D7
There’s a sparrow in the treetop singin’ out my name
G D Em A
He says “You’ll only learn the rules when they decide to change the game.”
D G D D7
There’s a man down in the chapel, I sure hope he prays for me
G G/F# Em A D
And my tired old bones, long for the sea
G G/F# Em A Bm7 A G
And my children grow never knowing the sea.
[Outro]
G A D
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