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Breakers Roar

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1/34

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 34Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Album:  A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Tabbed/Chorded By: ultimatelefty
[Intro] 
(The rest of the song follows similar picking patters):
   D          D/C# Bm                D          D/C#   Bm
e|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---2-------|
B|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-------|
G|---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---------2---2---2---2-----4---4---4---4-------|
D|-0---4---0---------4-4-----4-4-----0---4---0-----------4-4-----4-4---------|
A|-------------4---2-------2-----2h4-------------4---4p2-------2-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
DOh, how the D/C#breakers Bmroar
They keep Dpulling me farther D/C#from Bmshore
Thoughts Dturn to a lovD/C#e so Bmkind
Just to Dkeep me from losD/C#ing my Bmmind
So Aenticing, deep dark seas
It's so Geasy to drown in the BmdreamA  
[Verse 2]
Oh, and Deverything is not whaD/C#t it Bmseems
This Dlife is bD/C#ut a Bmdream
Shatter ilDlusions that hold your D/C#spirit Bmdown
Open up your Dheart and you'll find love D/C#all  Bmaround
ABreathing and moving are Ghealing
And soothing Aaway
All the pain in life holding you BmdownA  
[Instrumental]
D     D/C# Bm
D     D/C# Bm
D     D/C# Bm
A
G          Bm
A
[Verse 3]
DBone break D/C#and  Bmheals
Oh, but Dheartaches D/C#can  Bmkill
From the Dinside, D/C#so it Bmseems
Oh, I'm Dtelling you it's D/C#all a Bmdream
It's all a DdreamD/C#  Bm  
It's all a DdreamD/C#  Bm  
It's all a DdreamD/C#  Bm  
It's all a.D..D/C#  Bm  
It's all a DdreamD/C#  Bm  
[Chords]
D:    [x 0 0 2 3 2]
D/C#: [x 4 0 2 3 2]
Bm:   [x 2 4 4 3 2]
A:    0  0  2  2  2  0  
G:    3  2  0  0  3  3  
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off

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Breakers Roar

by Sturgill Simpson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

Album: A Sailor's Guide to Earth

Tabbed/Chorded By: ultimatelefty

[Intro]

(The rest of the song follows similar picking patters):

D D/C# Bm D D/C# Bm

e|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---2-------|

B|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-------|

G|---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---------2---2---2---2-----4---4---4---4-------|

D|-0---4---0---------4-4-----4-4-----0---4---0-----------4-4-----4-4---------|

A|-------------4---2-------2-----2h4-------------4---4p2-------2-------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

D D/C# Bm

Oh, how the breakers roar

D D/C# Bm

They keep pulling me farther from shore

D D/C# Bm

Thoughts turn to a love so kind

D D/C# Bm

Just to keep me from losing my mind

So enticing, deep dark seas

G Bm A

It's so easy to drown in the dream

[Verse 2]

D D/C# Bm

Oh, and everything is not what it seems

D D/C# Bm

This life is but a dream

D D/C# Bm

Shatter illusions that hold your spirit down

D D/C# Bm

Open up your heart and you'll find love all around

A G

Breathing and moving are healing

And soothing away

Bm A

All the pain in life holding you down

[Instrumental]

D D/C# Bm

G Bm

[Verse 3]

D D/C# Bm

Bone break and heals

D D/C# Bm

Oh, but heartaches can kill

D D/C# Bm

From the inside, so it seems

D D/C# Bm

Oh, I'm telling you it's all a dream

D D/C# Bm

It's all a dream

D D/C# Bm

It's all a dream

D D/C# Bm

It's all a dream

D D/C# Bm

It's all a...

D D/C# Bm

It's all a dream

[Chords]

D: [x 0 0 2 3 2]

D/C#: [x 4 0 2 3 2]

Bm: [x 2 4 4 3 2]

0 0 2 2 2 0

3 2 0 0 3 3

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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