Steeples Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

I heard a storyF♯ about a boy who wGas swept off the deckF♯ G

F♯The sweeping tide sweGpt the sea over his neck F♯ G F♯

(Repeat chord sequence)

But it did not end there, the boy began to swim

And dared to the sea that dared to invade him

Chorus

Bmdid you evF♯er wanGt to know mDe

did you ever feel like you could

itEm's a silent steeple

Gthat carries us down Em

it's a silent steeF♯ple

(Back to verse riff)

Verse 2

But the sea wouldn't so much as reply

So the boy swore to the ships that were fated to die

Red sky at night, sailors delight

Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning

Chorus

F♯sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back

Bridge

(Same chords as chorus)

We were going with the wind in our hair

And we didn't want to look back 'cause if we did

We would not care

And if we all were to die now

Well it wouldn't be that bad

'Cause that boy in the waves said

he'd give us everything

Everything he had

To go on and trace that scar,

like we did ten years before

(Solo over verse, chorus chords)

Chorus

F♯sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back

sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back, sail on....

(Verse riff out)

That F# to G sequence played on the verses is also the main riff of the song and it

starts up after that little intro that I haven't learned yet. You can jam out on it

at the end if you want. It's really fun to solo over. **I'm tabbing this song out from

memory and I think that part is right, but I'm not entirely sure. Try it with the

recording and see if that works.