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One Sail One Sea

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1/33

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 33Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key:  Gthen A  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Em-  022000
 C-   x32010
 G-   320033
 D-   xx0232
 F-   133211
 B-   x24442
 A-   x02220
 Bm-  x24432
 E-   022100
 F#m- 244222
Intro:
e|---Em-----|------C-------|---G-----|------D0------|
B|-0----0-|----0-3--0---|-0----0-|----0----0---|
G|----2---|-2---------2-|----2---|-2---------2-|
D|--------|-------------|--------|-------------|
A|--------|-------------|--------|-------------|
E|--------|-------------|--------|-------------|
1)Em  C  G  D  
e|--------|-------------|--------|------0------|---|
B|-0----0-|----0-3--0---|-0----0-|----0----0---|-0-|
G|----2---|-2---------2-|----2---|-2---------2-|---|
D|--------|-------------|--------|-------------|---|
A|--------|-------------|--------|-------------|---|
E|--------|-------------|--------|-------------|---|
Verse 1:
  EmNever was a navy brat
  Cbut my father was yeah
he Gwarned (or TAUGHT)
Bfriends with weather
  EmMy love rests in a shipwreck
  Cwith a compass in his
hand I GWait for him like
vultures Dwait for bodies
Refrain 1:
  CSend the wind Gdown
I hear his voice Dnow
  CI'll get my Gcoat it'll
be the second Dcoming
Chorus 1:
  GI'm a ship like Fyou
One sail COne sea
  DYou and me
  GAnd I left my Fsoul
next to Cthe shore
  DOne sail One sea
Interlude: Em-C-G- D(Intro Riff)
Verse 2:
  EmWith Me I'm facing sun
  Cthat makes me look less young
I Gmiss you will have BIrish grin and
  Emour love is growing upside down
  CThey say you'll never make it Ghome
but I will wait home very Ddark road
Refrain 2:
  CSend the wind Gdown
and bring him back Dnow
Bridge:
  Emthink about Csinking down
  Gthink about Dall of it
  Emthink his face Cdrowning
out GI think of it
all Dthink of it all Emyeah
Csinking down
  Gthink of it all
DHelp Help me yeah
  Emthink his face Cdrowning
out GI think of it
all Dthink of it all Emyeah
Chorus 2: Modulate from G to A
  AI'm a ship like F#myou
One sail BmOne sea
  EYou and me
  AAnd I left my F#msoul
next to Bmthe shore
  EOne sail One sea
Outro: A-F#m-Bm-E- x2, A(hold)

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One Sail One Sea

by Meg & Dia

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

G A

Key: then

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022000

- x32010

- 320033

- xx0232

- 133211

- x24442

- x02220

- x24432

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

Intro:

Em C G D

e|--------|-------------|--------|------0------|

B|-0----0-|----0-3--0---|-0----0-|----0----0---|

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

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

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

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

Em C G D

e|--------|-------------|--------|------0------|---|

B|-0----0-|----0-3--0---|-0----0-|----0----0---|-0-|

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

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

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

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

Verse 1:

Never was a navy brat

but my father was yeah

he warned (or TAUGHT)

friends with weather

My love rests in a shipwreck

with a compass in his

hand I Wait for him like

vultures wait for bodies

Refrain 1:

C G

Send the wind down

I hear his voice now

C G

I'll get my coat it'll

be the second coming

Chorus 1:

G F

I'm a ship like you

One sail One sea

You and me

G F

And I left my soul

next to the shore

One sail One sea

Em C G D

Interlude: --- (Intro Riff)

Verse 2:

With Me I'm facing sun

that makes me look less young

G B

I miss you will have Irish grin and

our love is growing upside down

C G

They say you'll never make it home

but I will wait home very dark road

Refrain 2:

C G

Send the wind down

and bring him back now

Bridge:

Em C

think about sinking down

G D

think about all of it

Em C

think his face drowning

out I think of it

D Em

all think of it all yeah

sinking down

think of it all

Help Help me yeah

Em C

think his face drowning

out I think of it

D Em

all think of it all yeah

Chorus 2: Modulate from G to A

A F#m

I'm a ship like you

One sail One sea

You and me

A F#m

And I left my soul

next to the shore

One sail One sea

A F#m Bm E A

Outro: ---- x2, (hold)

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