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Courting The Squall

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4 bars intro
Rythm/ percussion is played
Maybe bass comes in bar 3
Guitar could come in bar 4
[Verse 1]
G                     Em
 GIn the hills it's an Emovercoat colder
 CCome C/Bby, Csee Dme
 If Gbig things, life things are Emwaves at your door
 CCome C/Bby, Csee Dme
 GCome grab a sleep on my BmfloorC  C/B  C  D  
 GNo more courting the BmsquallC  C/B  C  D  
[Chorus]
You're Gout with a friend in the Emcapital
I'm a Gthousand leagues under the Emsea
You're Amhovering worriedly Bmover your eggs
And I'm Cpondering trees
I'm Dwandering long
And I'm Gpondering treesEm  
For you and meG  Em  G  Em  
[Verse 2]
 GIn the hills it's an Emovercoat colder
 CCome C/Bby, Csee Dme
 If Gbig things, life things are Emwaves at your door
 CCome C/Bby, Csee Dme
 GCome grab a sleep on my BmfloorC  C/B  C  D  
 GNo more courting the BmsquallC  C/B  C  D  
[Chorus 2]
Oh You're Gout with a friend in the Emcapital
I'm a Gthousand leagues under the Emsea
You're Amhovering worriedly Bmover your eggs
And I'm Cpondering trees
I'm Dwandering long
And I'm Gpondering treesEm  
For you and meG  Em  G  Em  
[Final chorus]
I'm the Amson of a saint and a Bmleader of men
And I'm Cneither of them but I'm Dyours
I'll Ambuild us a house out of Bmwrestle-rock shale
With some Ceveryday windows
An Danytime roof
And I'll Gopen the doors...Em  
To you and yoursG  Em  G  Em  
Just Gpondering treesEm  
For you and meG  Em  G  Em  G  

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Courting The Squall

by Guy Garvey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

4 bars intro

Rythm/ percussion is played

Maybe bass comes in bar 3

Guitar could come in bar 4

[Verse 1]

G Em

In the hills it's an overcoat colder

C C/B C D

Come by, see me

G Em

If big things, life things are waves at your door

C C/B C D

Come by, see me

G Bm C C/B C D

Come grab a sleep on my floor

G Bm C C/B C D

No more courting the squall

[Chorus]

G Em

You're out with a friend in the capital

G Em

I'm a thousand leagues under the sea

Am Bm

You're hovering worriedly over your eggs

And I'm pondering trees

I'm wandering long

G Em

And I'm pondering trees

G Em G Em

For you and me

[Verse 2]

G Em

In the hills it's an overcoat colder

C C/B C D

Come by, see me

G Em

If big things, life things are waves at your door

C C/B C D

Come by, see me

G Bm C C/B C D

Come grab a sleep on my floor

G Bm C C/B C D

No more courting the squall

[Chorus 2]

G Em

Oh You're out with a friend in the capital

G Em

I'm a thousand leagues under the sea

Am Bm

You're hovering worriedly over your eggs

And I'm pondering trees

I'm wandering long

G Em

And I'm pondering trees

G Em G Em

For you and me

[Final chorus]

Am Bm

I'm the son of a saint and a leader of men

C D

And I'm neither of them but I'm yours

Am Bm

I'll build us a house out of wrestle-rock shale

With some everyday windows

An anytime roof

G Em

And I'll open the doors...

G Em G Em

To you and yours

G Em

Just pondering trees

G Em G Em G

For you and me

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