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Distant Shore

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This is how to play the song without capo. For the original, capo 2nd fret and transpose -2.
A: X02225
D: X00232
Hammer on the 3rd fret on the B string while switching from A to D
[Intro]
A  D  A  D
[Verse 1]
   AI watched you slip through my Dfingers
   AI saw the ship change Dcourse
   AAnd out in the waves your spirit Dlingers
   As the Aghosts rise up from the Dsea
[Pre-Chorus]
   BmNow my heart feels Edifferent
   BmShores between so Edistant
[Chorus]
   AI am aDlone, I am Efree
   ANo one's Dcome and conquer Bmme
Out in the Ewaves, cast out to Bmsea
You slip aEway from Ame
[Verse 2]
   ASometimes I'm lost in a Ddaydream
   AI'm trailing off to God knows Dwhere
   AThe waters were still and I Dcould see
   The Aborders of your Dland
[Pre-Chorus]
   BmNow my heart feels Edifferent
   BmShores between so Edistant
[Chorus]
   AI am aDlone, I am Efree
   ANo one's Dcome and conquer Bmme
Out in the Ewaves, cast out to Bmsea
You slip aEway from Ame
[Outro]
   Dfrom Ame
   Dfrom Ame
You slip Daway from Ame
You slip Daway from Ame
You slip Daway from Ame

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Distant Shore

by Karen Elson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

This is how to play the song without capo. For the original, capo 2nd fret and transpose -2.

A: X02225

D: X00232

Hammer on the 3rd fret on the B string while switching from A to D

[Intro]

A D A D

[Verse 1]

A D

I watched you slip through my fingers

A D

I saw the ship change course

A D

And out in the waves your spirit lingers

A D

As the ghosts rise up from the sea

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm E

Now my heart feels different

Bm E

Shores between so distant

[Chorus]

A D E

I am alone, I am free

A D Bm

No one's come and conquer me

E Bm

Out in the waves, cast out to sea

E A

You slip away from me

[Verse 2]

A D

Sometimes I'm lost in a daydream

A D

I'm trailing off to God knows where

A D

The waters were still and I could see

A D

The borders of your land

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm E

Now my heart feels different

Bm E

Shores between so distant

[Chorus]

A D E

I am alone, I am free

A D Bm

No one's come and conquer me

E Bm

Out in the waves, cast out to sea

E A

You slip away from me

[Outro]

D A

from me

D A

from me

D A

You slip away from me

D A

You slip away from me

D A

You slip away from me

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