The Longest Johns – One Hundred Feet (Guitar)
Capo 6
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Released: 9 Feb 2024
Album: Voyage
Note: This whole song is a cappella but I put chords to it as requested.
Capo: 6 fret
For easiest chords I put the capo at fret 6.
Alternate or different capo fret positions are easily possible by using the transpose
button below.
The chords will automatically adapt to the new capo position.
Plus 1 on the transpose button means capo fret position one down; minus one
means capo one fret up.
Using the Transpose button can affect the placement of the chords in the line. Small
movements of the chords on the line are possible (depends on length chord names).
Example: To play this without capo set the transpose button at +6.
Half step down tuning set the transpose button at +7.
[Verse 1]
Dm G C F All the years of waiting for the boys to come back home, Dm G C F Hear the stories they could tell, and see how much they've grown, Dm G C F In the night I think about the lives they could have led, Dm G C F Cut short at the finish line, no more the earth to tread.
{Chorus}
F G One hundred feet from shore, C F We will hear their voice no more, Dm G Am Though I’d swear I heard them calling on the wind. F G One hundred feet from shore, C F In the waters evermore, Dm G C Forever there, one hundred feet from shore.
[Verse 2]
F G C F "Man the boats," I heard them cry, "the ship is going down." Dm G C F Such a storm has rocked her bow, she’s bound to run a-ground. Dm G C F Scramble down the towing lines, but many can’t escape, Dm G C F Fighting for their lives again, so close to home they wait.
{Chorus}
F G One hundred feet from shore, C F We will hear their voice no more, Dm G Am Though I’d swear I heard them calling on the wind. F G One hundred feet from shore, C F In the waters evermore, Dm G C Forever there, one hundred feet from shore.
[Verse 3]
Dm G C F Many swam through freezing water, for all that they could stand, Dm G C F Sodden boots and winter coats grew heavy with the damp. Dm G C F Struggled on for precious life until it slipped from reach, Dm G C F Their souls arise to leave their bodies washed up on the beach.
{Chorus}
F G One hundred feet from shore, C F We will hear their voice no more, Dm G Am Though I’d swear I heard them calling on the wind. F G One hundred feet from shore, C F In the waters evermore, Dm G C Forever there, one hundred feet from shore.
[Verse 4]
Dm G C F Dodging bullets, loading shells and hauling heavy gear, Dm G C F The war it couldn’t take them, but the sea holds nothing dear, Dm G C F A hundred years and more it’s been, the sorrow lingers on, Dm G C F Families keep the memories of the ones they lost so young.
{Chorus}
F G One hundred feet from shore, C F We will hear their voice no more, Dm G Am Though I’d swear I heard them calling on the wind. F G One hundred feet from shore, C F In the waters evermore, Dm G All in the oceans roar, G F One hundred feet from shore.
[Outro]
F G In the waters evermore, F One hundred feet from shore.