{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2082141,"song":"Burn The Ships","artist":"Steven Curtis Chapman","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11452539-burn-the-ships-chords-by-steven-curtis-chapman/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2082141?type=chord","rating":4.52748,"votes":7,"content":"Burn the Ships\r\nSteven Curtis Chapman\r\n\r\nCapo 2\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | (2x)\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]Bm[/ch] | (4x)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIn the spring of 1519 a Spanish fleet set sail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCortez told his sailors this mission must not fail[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOn the eastern shore of Mexico they landed with great dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the hardships of the new world made them restless and weak[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nQuietly they whispered, lets sail back to the life we knew[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the one who led them there was saying[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBurn the ships, we're here to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nThere's no way we could go back[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow that we've come this far by faith[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBurn the ships, we've past the point of no return[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nOur life is here[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo let the ships burn, Let ‘em burn[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIn the spring of new beginnings a searching heart set sail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLooking for a new life and a love that would not fail[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOn the shores of grace and mercy we landed with great joy[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut an ene-my was waiting to steal, kill and dest-roy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd quiet-ly he whispers, go back to the life you knew[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the one who led us here is saying[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBurn the ships, we're here to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nThere's no way we could go back[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow that we've come this far by faith[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBurn the ships, we've past the point of no return[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nOur life is here[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo let the ships burn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nNobody said it would be easy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nBut the one who brought us here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      \r\nIs never gonna leave us alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBurn the ships, we're here to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nThere's no way we could go back[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow that we've come this far by faith[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBurn the ships, we've past the point of no return[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nOur life is here[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSo let the ships burn, we're here to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nThere's no way we could go back[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow that we've come this far by faith[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBurn the ships, we've past the point of no return[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nOur life is here[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo let the ships burn,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo let the ships burn,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLet them burn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLet the ships burn[/tab]","plain_text":"Burn the Ships\nSteven Curtis Chapman\n\nCapo 2\n\n[Intro]\n| D D A G | (2x)\n| G | A | Bm | (4x)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG  D  G  D  G  G  G  G\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","A","G","Bm","C","Em","D/F#","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}