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The Sailor

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Big Country - The Sailor
   [Intro]
    G     D      C           Dx4
   [Verse 1]
GWhat would you Dbe if the Cwaves set you Dfree
And the Gwind in your Dhair brought you Csailing to Dme
GTied up on the Cshore would you Gweary no Dmore
GWhen will it Dbe, Cwhen will it Gbe
   [Verse 2]
GWhat would I Dbe if a Churricane Dcame
GWould I be Dclever, Cwould I be Dshamed
GWould I lie Chelpless, cast Gup on the Dflames
GWhat will I Dbe, Cwhat will I Gbe
   [Chorus]
EmI will Dbe here forGeverC  
Till the Emriver runs Dinto the GseaC  
I will Emalways be Dsilent
And Ghold my head Cup
And Emwe will be Dsailors no GmoreC  
   [Verse 3]
GWhere would we Dgo To the Csand or the Dsnow
GWander in Dmemories or Clet them all Dgo
GWould we be Cdreamers, Ghelplessly Dso
GWhere would we Dgo, Cwhere would we Ggo
   [Chorus]
EmI will Dbe here forGeverC  
Till the Emriver runs Dinto the GseaC  
I will Emalways be Dsilent
And Ghold my head Cup
And Emwe will be Dsailors no GmoreC  
   [Chorus]
EmI will Dbe here forGeverC  
Till the Emriver runs Dinto the GseaC  
I will Emalways be Dsilent
And Ghold my head Cup
And Emwe will be Dsailors no GmoreC  
EmWe will be Dsailors no GmoreC  
9=19th fret,5=15th fret 7=17th fret 2=12th fret 0=10th fret
   [Instrumental]
e|-G9-5---9-5---D7-----7-----Bm2-9---2-9---C0-----0-----|
B|-----5-----5---9-----9-------0-----0---0-7---0-7-|
G|-----------------9-----9-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-G9-5---9-5---9-5-D7-----7-----7---Bm2-9---2-9---2-9-C0-----0-----0---|
B|-----5-----5-------9-----9-----9-----0-----0-------0-7---0-7---0-|
G|---------------------9-----9-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    (Faster)
G    D    Em   C
Em   D    D
   [Verse 4]
Let's Grun right out of the city tonight
With our Dhair tied up and lips sealed tight
EmI will cry Cno more, I said EmI will cry Dno more
Like an Gempty tourist at the world fair
I could Donly stand and stare
And Emlet it pass Cme by, Emlet it pass Dme by
I Gnever should have said out loud
That I Dwanted to save the world
But I Emlet it slip Caway, I just Emlet it slip Daway
   [Instrumental]
G    D    Bm   C
G    D    Bm   C
G    D    Em   C
Em   D
G    D    Em   C
Em   D
   [Verse 5]
The Gonly thing I wanted to be
Was the Dperfect one who killed for free
And EmI will try Cno more, I say I Emwill try no Dmore
But now Gwe are together we won't turn back
Where the Dboats are burned and the ties are black
And EmI will cry Cno more, EmI will cry Dno more
   [Outro]
G    D    Bm   C
G    D    Bm   C
G    D    Bm   C
G    D    Bm   C

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The Sailor

by Big Country

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Big Country - The Sailor

[Intro]

G D C D

[Verse 1]

G D C D

What would you be if the waves set you free

G D C D

And the wind in your hair brought you sailing to me

G C G D

Tied up on the shore would you weary no more

G D C G

When will it be, when will it be

[Verse 2]

G D C D

What would I be if a hurricane came

G D C D

Would I be clever, would I be shamed

G C G D

Would I lie helpless, cast up on the flames

G D C G

What will I be, what will I be

[Chorus]

Em D G C

I will be here forever

Em D G C

Till the river runs into the sea

Em D

I will always be silent

G C

And hold my head up

Em D G C

And we will be sailors no more

[Verse 3]

G D C D

Where would we go To the sand or the snow

G D C D

Wander in memories or let them all go

G C G D

Would we be dreamers, helplessly so

G D C G

Where would we go, where would we go

[Chorus]

Em D G C

I will be here forever

Em D G C

Till the river runs into the sea

Em D

I will always be silent

G C

And hold my head up

Em D G C

And we will be sailors no more

[Chorus]

Em D G C

I will be here forever

Em D G C

Till the river runs into the sea

Em D

I will always be silent

G C

And hold my head up

Em D G C

And we will be sailors no more

Em D G C

We will be sailors no more

9=19th fret,5=15th fret 7=17th fret 2=12th fret 0=10th fret

[Instrumental]

G D Bm C

e|-9-5---9-5---7-----7-----2-9---2-9---0-----0-----|

B|-----5-----5---9-----9-------0-----0---0-7---0-7-|

G|-----------------9-----9-------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

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

G D Bm C

e|-9-5---9-5---9-5-7-----7-----7---2-9---2-9---2-9-0-----0-----0---|

B|-----5-----5-------9-----9-----9-----0-----0-------0-7---0-7---0-|

G|---------------------9-----9-------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

(Faster)

G D Em C

Em D D

[Verse 4]

Let's run right out of the city tonight

With our hair tied up and lips sealed tight

Em C Em D

I will cry no more, I said I will cry no more

Like an empty tourist at the world fair

I could only stand and stare

Em C Em D

And let it pass me by, let it pass me by

I never should have said out loud

That I wanted to save the world

Em C Em D

But I let it slip away, I just let it slip away

[Instrumental]

G D Bm C

G D Em C

Em D

G D Em C

Em D

[Verse 5]

The only thing I wanted to be

Was the perfect one who killed for free

Em C Em D

And I will try no more, I say I will try no more

But now we are together we won't turn back

Where the boats are burned and the ties are black

Em C Em D

And I will cry no more, I will cry no more

[Outro]

G D Bm C

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