{"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":80107,"song":"Thousands Are Sailing","artist":"The Pogues","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/80107-thousands-are-sailing-chords-by-the-pogues/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/80107?type=chord","rating":4.88623,"votes":82,"content":"The Pogues      \r\nThousands Are Sailing\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro Melody]\r\n   [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nE|-9-9----9-12-9-|----------9---------|----------------------|-------------9------------|----|\r\nB|-----12--------|-12-10-12---12-10---|-9-10-10-10-9---------|-10-12-10-12---12-10----9-|-10-|\r\nG|---------------|-----------------11-|--------------11-9----|---------------------11---|----|\r\nD|---------------|--------------------|-------------------11-|--------------------------|----|\r\nA|---------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|----|\r\nE|---------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe island it is silent now[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the ghosts still haunt the waves[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd the torch lights up a famished man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWho fortune could not save[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDid you work upon the railroad[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDid you rid the streets of crime[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWere your dollars from the white  house[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWere they from the five and dime[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nDid the old songs taunt or cheer you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd did they still make you cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nDid you count the months and years[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOr did your teardrops quickly dry[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAh, No, says he 'twas not to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOn a coffin ship I came here[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd I never even got so far[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat they could change my name[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThousands are still sailing[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAcross the Western Ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTo a land of opportunity[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThat some of them will never see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nFortune prevailing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAcross the Western Ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTheir bellies full[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd their spirits free\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThey'll break the chains of poverty[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nAnd they'll dance[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n([ch]D[/ch]) [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   \r\n\r\n[tab][Interlude Melody]\r\n   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nE|----------------------|-----------------------------|-12-9------------------9------------|----|\r\nB|-10-10-10-12-10-9---9-|-10-10-10-10-12-10-9---------|------12-9-12-12-12-12---12-10------|-10-|\r\nG|------------------11--|---------------------11-8-9--|-------------------------------11-9-|----|\r\nD|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----|\r\nA|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----|\r\nE|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn Manhattan's desert twilight[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the death of afternoon[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWe stepped hand in hand on Broadway[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLike the first man on the moon[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                 \r\nAnd \"The Blackbird\" broke the silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs you whistled it so sweet[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd in Brendan Behan's footsteps[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI danced up and down the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThen we said goodnight to Broadway[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nGiving it our best regards[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTipped our hats to Mister Cohan[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDear old Times Square's favourite bard[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nThen we raised a glass to J.F.K.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd a dozen more besides[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWhen I got back to my empty room[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI suppose I must have cried[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThousands are sailing[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAgain across the ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#m[/ch]          \r\nWhere the hand of opportunity[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nDraws tickets in a lottery[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nPostcards we're mailing[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOf sky-blue skies and oceans[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#m[/ch]                \r\nFrom rooms the daylight never sees[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWhere lights don't glow on Christmas trees[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]  \r\nBut we dance to the music, and we dance[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n([ch]D[/ch]) ([ch]F#m[/ch])  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Interlude Melody]\r\n   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                       \r\nE|----------------------|-----------------------------|-12-9------------------9------------|\r\nB|-10-10-10-12-10-9---9-|-10-10-10-10-12-10-9---------|------12-9-12-12-12-12---12-10----9-|\r\nG|------------------11--|---------------------11-8-9--|-------------------------------11---|\r\nD|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|\r\nA|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|\r\nE|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|\r\nx2[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]         \r\nE|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|\r\nB|--7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-7-|---7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-7---|---------7---------------------|\r\nG|-6------------------|-6-------------------8-|-9-9-8-9---9-6---6-------------|\r\nD|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------9---9-6---6-----|\r\nA|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------9---9-7-|\r\nE|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|\r\nx2[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]          \r\nE|------------------|------------------|----9-7-9-7---------|\r\nB|--7-7--9-10-9-7---|--7-7--9-10-9-7-9-|-10---------10-9-10-|\r\nG|-6--------------9-|-6----------------|--------------------|\r\nD|------------------|------------------|--------------------|\r\nA|------------------|------------------|--------------------|\r\nE|------------------|------------------|--------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThousands are sailing[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAgain across the ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#m[/ch]          \r\nWhere the hand of opportunity[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nDraws tickets in a lottery[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWhere e'er we go, we celebrate[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe land that makes us refugees[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nFrom fear of Priests with empty plates[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nFrom guilt and weeping effigies[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]  \r\nAnd we dance to the music, and we dance[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n([ch]D[/ch]) ([ch]F#m[/ch])  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nrepeat to fade[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Outro Melody]\r\n   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                       \r\nE|----------------------|-----------------------------|-12-9------------------9------------|\r\nB|-10-10-10-12-10-9---9-|-10-10-10-10-12-10-9---------|------12-9-12-12-12-12---12-10----9-|\r\nG|------------------11--|---------------------11-8-9--|-------------------------------11---|\r\nD|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|\r\nA|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|\r\nE|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|[/tab]","plain_text":"The Pogues      \nThousands Are Sailing\n\n[Intro]\nF#m   E   Bm \nF#m   E   Bm \nA\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd their spirits free\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n(D) F#m  E  Bm\nA   \n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n(D) (F#m)  E  Bm\nD  F#m  E  Bm\nF#m     A   E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n(D) (F#m)  E  Bm","chords":["F#m","E","Bm","A","B","G","D","F"],"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]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}