Burn The Ships Chords by Steven Curtis Chapman

Tempo:
143.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

C#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Burn the Ships - Steven Curtis Chapman chords
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[E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] From the [B] spring of [C#m]
1519, Spanish fleets set sail.
[F#m] Cortez [C#m] told his sailors, [E] this mission [D] must not fail.
[C#m] On the eastern shore of Mexico, [A] it landed [E] with great dream.
But the hardships [C#m] of the new world made them [D] restless and weak.
[A] Finally, [B] they [C#m] whispered, let's sail back [B] to the life [E] we knew.
[F#m] But the one [E] who left them there would [A] say,
[B] [E] Brothers, yes, [A]
we're here [C#m] to stay.
[B]
[C#m] There's [F#m] no way we could [E] go back now that [A] we've come this far.
[B]
[C#m] [E] [A]
We've had [F#] the fun of no return.
Our life [E] is here, [A] so [B] let's [E] cheer and fight.
[A]
[E] [A]
In the spring [B] of new [C#m] beginnings, stretching hearts to sail.
[A] Looking [B] [C#m] for a new life, [D] and love it would not fail.
[E] [A] On the shore [E] of grace and mercy, [A] it landed [E] with great joy.
[A] But an [C#m] enemy was waiting to [E] steal, kill, and [A] destroy.
[B] Quietly, he [C#m] whispers, [A] come back to [B] the life [E] you knew.
[F#m]
But the one [E] who led us here would [A] say,
[B] [E] Brothers, yes, [A] we're here [C#m] to [B] stay.
[C#m] There's [F#m] no way [E] we could go back now that [A] we've come this far.
[B] [C#m] [E] Brothers, yes, [A] we've [E] had [F#] the fun of no return.
Our [E] life is here, [A] so [B] let's [C] cheer and fight.
[Am] Nobody [E]
said it would be easy.
[F#m]
But the [G#m] one who brought us [E] [C] here is never [D] gonna leave [E]
us alone.
Never gonna leave us [C#m] alone.
Never [A]
gonna leave us [B] alone.
[E] Brothers, yes, we're [A] here [C#m] to stay.
[B]
[C#m] There's [F#m] no way we could [E] go back now that [A] we've come this far.
[B]
[C#m] Brothers, [E] [A]
yes, we've had [F#] the fun of no return.
Our life [E] is here, [A] so [B] let's [E] cheer and fight.
[A]
We're [C#m] here to [B]
[C#m] stay.
There's [F#m] no way we could [E] go back now that [A] we've come this [B]
[C#m] far.
[E] Brothers, [A] yes, we've had [F#] the fun of no return.
Our life [E] is here, [A] so [B] let's cheer [C#m] and fight.
[A] So [B] let's cheer [E] and fight.
[A]
[E] Brothers, [A] yes, we're here [E] to stay.
[A]
[B] [E]
Thank you for watching!
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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Learn the basic chords of Steven Curtis Chapman - Burn The Ships chords, with this master sequence: A, B, E, A, C#m, A, C#m and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 71 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 143. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
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_ _ [A] From the [B] spring of [C#m] _ _
1519, _ Spanish fleets set sail.
_ [F#m] _ Cortez [C#m] told his sailors, [E] this mission [D] must not fail.
_ [C#m] On the eastern shore of Mexico, _ [A] it landed [E] with great dream.
_ But the hardships [C#m] of the new world made them [D] restless and _ weak.
[A] _ Finally, [B] they [C#m] whispered, let's sail back [B] to the life [E] we knew.
_ [F#m] But the one [E] who left them there would [A] say, _ _
[B] _ _ [E] Brothers, _ yes, [A] _
we're here [C#m] to stay.
[B] _ _
[C#m] _ There's [F#m] no way we could [E] go back now that [A] we've come this far.
[B] _
_ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
We've had [F#] the fun of no return.
_ _ Our life [E] is here, [A] so [B] let's [E] cheer and fight.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ In the spring [B] of new [C#m] _ beginnings, _ stretching hearts to sail. _ _
[A] Looking [B] [C#m] for a new life, [D] and love it would not fail.
[E] _ [A] On the shore [E] of grace and mercy, [A] it landed [E] with great joy.
[A] But an [C#m] enemy was waiting to [E] steal, kill, and [A] destroy. _ _
_ [B] Quietly, he [C#m] whispers, _ [A] come back to [B] the life [E] you knew.
_ _ [F#m]
But the one [E] who led us here would [A] _ say,
_ [B] _ _ [E] Brothers, yes, _ _ [A] _ we're here [C#m] to _ [B] stay.
_ [C#m] _ There's [F#m] no way [E] we could go back now that [A] we've come this far.
[B] _ _ [C#m] [E] Brothers, _ yes, _ [A] _ we've [E] had [F#] the fun of no return.
_ Our [E] life is here, [A] so [B] let's [C] cheer and fight.
_ [Am] _ _ Nobody [E]
said it would be _ easy.
[F#m]
But the [G#m] one who brought us [E] [C] here is never [D] gonna leave _ [E]
us _ alone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Never gonna leave us _ [C#m] alone.
_ Never [A] _
gonna leave us [B] alone. _
_ _ [E] Brothers, yes, _ _ _ we're [A] here [C#m] to stay.
[B] _ _
[C#m] _ There's [F#m] no way we could [E] go back now that [A] we've come this far.
[B] _
_ [C#m] Brothers, [E] _ _ _ _ [A]
yes, we've had [F#] the fun of no return.
_ Our life [E] is here, [A] so [B] let's [E] cheer and fight.
_ _ [A] _
_ We're [C#m] here to _ [B] _
[C#m] stay.
There's [F#m] no way we could [E] go back now that [A] we've come this _ [B] _
_ [C#m] far.
[E] _ _ Brothers, [A] yes, we've had [F#] the fun of no return.
_ Our life [E] is here, [A] so [B] let's cheer [C#m] and fight.
_ _ [A] So [B] let's cheer [E] and _ fight.
[A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Brothers, [A] yes, _ we're here [E] to stay.
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_ _ _ Thank you for watching! _ _
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