Big Country - Tall Ships Go
Key C 152 BPM
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sV5rb7h5LU
[Intro]
G G7 Em D G
G C G C
G C G C
G Em C G
Em C G G
G Em C G
[Verse 1]
G
I dreamed I heard that you were dead
Bm Em G
I dreamed I searched an empty bed
Em
For a sign of you
G D
And the sea called hard to me
Em
Like a cell without a key
D C
And I felt the distance
D
I watched the tall ships go
Em
With the drift wood on the flow
C
With pride that grows in hardship
D
And I knew you were below
[Chorus]
G
I hear your voice
Em D
And it keeps me from sleeping
G Em
Why must it always be dreams
D
When your voice comes to me
[Link]
G C G C
G C G C
G Em C G
Em C G G
[Verse 2]
G
I dreamed you felt the typhoon spit
Bm Em G
And walked into the heart of it
Em
While the seagulls cry
G D
I know how to feel that call
Em
It never suited me at all
D C
But some are born to it
D
And you seemed so bright and hard
Em
Like a bloody edge of sword
C
But if you're an enemy
D
Then you look a lot like me
[Chorus]
G
I hear your voice
Em D
And it keeps me from sleeping
G Em
Why must it always be dreams
D
When your voice comes to me
[Instrumental]
G Em C A
G Em C A
[Verse 3]
G
I dreamed you sailed me to the swamp
Bm Em
In a black boat
G Em
You spoke to me of things
G D Em
Of the shame that years will bring
D C
And I felt your hand shake
D
Though you always seemed so hard
Em
Now I never see the sword
C
And I find the enemy
D
Has to feel the same as me
[Chorus]
G
I hear your voice
Em D
And it keeps me from sleeping
G Em
Why must it always be dreams
D
When your voice comes to me
[Outro]
G Em C A
G Em C A
G C G C
G C G C
G Em C G
Em C
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