The Pogues – Thousands Are Sailing (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Bass Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
F#m E Bm
F#m E Bm
A
[Intro Melody] F#m E Bm F#m E Bm A E|-9-9----9-12-9-|----------9---------|----------------------|-------------9------------|----| B|-----12--------|-12-10-12---12-10---|-9-10-10-10-9---------|-10-12-10-12---12-10----9-|-10-| G|---------------|-----------------11-|--------------11-9----|---------------------11---|----| D|---------------|--------------------|-------------------11-|--------------------------|----| A|---------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|----| E|---------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|----|
[Verse]
A The island it is silent now D But the ghosts still haunt the waves A F#m And the torch lights up a famished man Bm E Who fortune could not save A Did you work upon the railroad D Did you rid the streets of crime A F#m Were your dollars from the white house E A Were they from the five and dime F#m Did the old songs taunt or cheer you D A And did they still make you cry F#m Did you count the months and years Bm E Or did your teardrops quickly dry A Ah, No, says he 'twas not to be D On a coffin ship I came here A F#m And I never even got so far E A That they could change my name
[Chorus]
F#m Thousands are still sailing E Bm Across the Western Ocean F#m To a land of opportunity E Bm That some of them will never see F#m Fortune prevailing E Bm Across the Western Ocean F#m Their bellies full
And their spirits free
E Bm They'll break the chains of poverty D And they'll dance
[Interlude]
(D) F#m E Bm
A
[Interlude Melody] D F#m E Bm A E|----------------------|-----------------------------|-12-9------------------9------------|----| B|-10-10-10-12-10-9---9-|-10-10-10-10-12-10-9---------|------12-9-12-12-12-12---12-10------|-10-| G|------------------11--|---------------------11-8-9--|-------------------------------11-9-|----| D|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----| A|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----| E|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----|
[Verse 2]
A In Manhattan's desert twilight D In the death of afternoon A F#m We stepped hand in hand on Broadway Bm E Like the first man on the moon A And "The Blackbird" broke the silence D As you whistled it so sweet A F#m And in Brendan Behan's footsteps E A I danced up and down the street F#m Then we said goodnight to Broadway D A Giving it our best regards F#m Tipped our hats to Mister Cohan Bm E Dear old Times Square's favourite bard A Then we raised a glass to J.F.K. F#m And a dozen more besides A F#m When I got back to my empty room E A I suppose I must have cried
[Chorus 2]
F#m Thousands are sailing E Bm Again across the ocean F#m Where the hand of opportunity E Bm Draws tickets in a lottery F#m Postcards we're mailing E Bm Of sky-blue skies and oceans F#m From rooms the daylight never sees E Bm Where lights don't glow on Christmas trees D F#m But we dance to the music, and we dance
[Interlude]
(D) (F#m) E Bm
D F#m E Bm
F#m A E
[Interlude Melody] D F#m E Bm E|----------------------|-----------------------------|-12-9------------------9------------| B|-10-10-10-12-10-9---9-|-10-10-10-10-12-10-9---------|------12-9-12-12-12-12---12-10----9-| G|------------------11--|---------------------11-8-9--|-------------------------------11---| D|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| A|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| E|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| x2 F#m F#m A E E|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------| B|--7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-7-|---7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-7---|---------7---------------------| G|-6------------------|-6-------------------8-|-9-9-8-9---9-6---6-------------| D|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------9---9-6---6-----| A|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------9---9-7-| E|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------| x2 F#m F#m A E A E A E|------------------|------------------|----9-7-9-7---------| B|--7-7--9-10-9-7---|--7-7--9-10-9-7-9-|-10---------10-9-10-| G|-6--------------9-|-6----------------|--------------------| D|------------------|------------------|--------------------| A|------------------|------------------|--------------------| E|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
[Chorus 3]
F#m Thousands are sailing E Bm Again across the ocean F#m Where the hand of opportunity E Bm Draws tickets in a lottery F#m Where e'er we go, we celebrate E Bm The land that makes us refugees F#m From fear of Priests with empty plates E Bm From guilt and weeping effigies D F#m And we dance to the music, and we dance
[Outro]
(D) (F#m) E Bm
D F#m E Bm repeat to fade [Outro Melody] D F#m E Bm E|----------------------|-----------------------------|-12-9------------------9------------| B|-10-10-10-12-10-9---9-|-10-10-10-10-12-10-9---------|------12-9-12-12-12-12---12-10----9-| G|------------------11--|---------------------11-8-9--|-------------------------------11---| D|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| A|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| E|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|