Steven Curtis Chapman – Burn The Ships (Guitar)
Capo 2
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Chords
[Intro]
| D D A G | (2x)
| G | A | Bm | (4x)
[Verse 1]
G A Bm G A Bm In the spring of 1519 a Spanish fleet set sail G A Bm C Cortez told his sailors this mission must not fail G A Bm G A Bm On the eastern shore of Mexico they landed with great dreams G A Bm C But the hardships of the new world made them restless and weak G A Bm G A D Quietly they whispered, lets sail back to the life we knew Em D/F# G But the one who led them there was saying
[Chorus]
D A G Bm Burn the ships, we're here to stay Em D/F# There's no way we could go back G A Now that we've come this far by faith D A G Em Em Burn the ships, we've past the point of no return D/F# Our life is here G A D G D G G So let the ships burn, Let ‘em burn
[Verse 2]
G A Bm G A Bm In the spring of new beginnings a searching heart set sail G A Bm C Looking for a new life and a love that would not fail G A Bm G A Bm On the shores of grace and mercy we landed with great joy G A Bm C But an ene-my was waiting to steal, kill and dest-roy G A Bm G A D And quiet-ly he whispers, go back to the life you knew Em D/F# G But the one who led us here is saying
[Chorus]
D A G Bm Burn the ships, we're here to stay Em D/F# There's no way we could go back G A Now that we've come this far by faith D A G Em Em Burn the ships, we've past the point of no return D/F# Our life is here G A D So let the ships burn D Nobody said it would be easy Em D/F# But the one who brought us here Bb C D Is never gonna leave us alone
[Instrumental]
G D G D G G G G
[Chorus]
D A G Bm Burn the ships, we're here to stay Em D/F# There's no way we could go back G A Now that we've come this far by faith D A G Em Em Burn the ships, we've past the point of no return D/F# Our life is here G A D G Bm So let the ships burn, we're here to stay Em D/F# There's no way we could go back G A Now that we've come this far by faith D G Em Em Burn the ships, we've past the point of no return D/F# Our life is here G A D So let the ships burn, G A D So let the ships burn, G D Let them burn G A D G D Let the ships burn