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Down The Burning Ropes

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Aminor

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Capo on first fret
Am G Am
Am G F G Am F G Am
Intro:  Am  
AmWhen the hills let go
Slowly fade into the water like some ancient lover
On a ship filled with Gghosts
It's something to beAmhold
AmWhen the paper thin girls
With twisting little braids in their hair,
They take off their coats and tGhrow
Pebbles and stones from the side of the boat,
Crying outF  
The stones tGhey float, the stones tAmhey float
Oh my God, Fthe stones tGhey float, the stones they Amfloat
AmDown the burning ropes
Past the places where the steal beams meet concrete skies
You make your bed under the Gmoonlight
I think it's time we said gAmoodbye
AmCause nothing moves in the warm air
And words that once would cut like a knife,
They just hang in the cloud and yGou're
Pushed by the lord,
But you're pulled by the crowds aFnd
You're overGboard, you're overAmboard
Oh my God, Fshe's overGboard, she's overAmboard
                 Am      G   F(last two strumming)
My love she's overboard
                Am   G   F(strumming)        
She's overboard
My love she's over boardAm  G  F  
Some uuuhs and aaaaahs with Am G F
AmNot a shell unbroken
In the valley where my heartache and the timbers lay
It's not the time to be hGanging around here
You know what some miAmght say
AmThat people get too reckless
That even with the simplest of crimes
They leave, blood behind,
As I Gclean the knife for the very last timeF  
I think Gshe knows, I think Amshe knows
Oh my God, FI think Gshe knows, I think Amshe knows
I think she know
Uuuuhs and aAaahhs with Am G F
Enjoy

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Down The Burning Ropes

by James Vincent McMorrow

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on first fret

Am G Am

Am G F G Am F G Am

Intro:

When the hills let go

Slowly fade into the water like some ancient lover

On a ship filled with ghosts

It's something to behold

When the paper thin girls

With twisting little braids in their hair,

They take off their coats and throw

Pebbles and stones from the side of the boat,

Crying out

G Am

The stones they float, the stones they float

F G Am

Oh my God, the stones they float, the stones they float

Down the burning ropes

Past the places where the steal beams meet concrete skies

You make your bed under the moonlight

I think it's time we said goodbye

Cause nothing moves in the warm air

And words that once would cut like a knife,

They just hang in the cloud and you're

Pushed by the lord,

But you're pulled by the crowds and

G Am

You're overboard, you're overboard

F G Am

Oh my God, she's overboard, she's overboard

Am G F

(last two strumming)

My love she's overboard

Am G F

(strumming)

She's overboard

Am G F

My love she's over board

Some uuuhs and aaaaahs with Am G F

Not a shell unbroken

In the valley where my heartache and the timbers lay

It's not the time to be hanging around here

You know what some might say

That people get too reckless

That even with the simplest of crimes

They leave, blood behind,

G F

As I clean the knife for the very last time

G Am

I think she knows, I think she knows

F G Am

Oh my God, I think she knows, I think she knows

I think she know

Uuuuhs and aAaahhs with Am G F

Enjoy

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