Chords for Keith Urban - Galveston
Tempo:
116.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
C
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I wanted to do a song tonight that was one of the first songs I learned when I was growing up.
And it's an absolutely beautiful Jimmy Webb song.
I sang it for years and years,
and didn't really think about the story of the song.
And so often we [F] get caught up in the melody and the beat and all that sort of stuff of music.
We don't think about the lyrics and what the story's about.
And this is a pretty riveting story about a guy who left the beaches of Galveston when he was a young man
and went to fight in the war in Vietnam and left a girl behind.
And the song is called Galveston.
[Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] Galveston, oh [C] [F]
Galveston
I still [Cm] hear sea [Bb] winds blowing
[Gm] I [C]
[Am] still see her [F] dark [Bb] eyes glowing
[F]
[Gm] [C] She was [Dm] 21 [Bb] when I left Galveston
And [F] [Bb] [F]
Galveston, [Bb] oh [C] [F] Galveston
I still see your [Cm] sea waves [Bb] crashing
[Gm] While [C] I [F] watch the cannons [Bb] flashing
[Gm] I [C] [Dm] clean my gun [C] [Dm] [Bb] and dream of Galveston
[F] I
[Bb] [F] [Ab] still see her standing [Bb] by [Ab] the water
[Bb] [Cm] She's standing there, she's [Bb] looking [Ab] out to sea
And is she [Bb] waiting there for [Eb] me
[Cm] On the beach where we used [Ab] to run
[C] [Bb] [C] [F] Galveston, oh [C] [F] Galveston
I am so [Cm] afraid [Bb] of dying
[A]
[Gm] [C] Before I [Am] dry the tears [Bb] she's crying
[Gm] [C] Before [Dm] I watch [F] her [Bb] seabirds [F] flying in [Gm] the sun
At [D] Galveston, [Bb]
at [F] Galveston
God [Bb] [C] [F]
[N] bless you all, thank you so much folks.
And it's an absolutely beautiful Jimmy Webb song.
I sang it for years and years,
and didn't really think about the story of the song.
And so often we [F] get caught up in the melody and the beat and all that sort of stuff of music.
We don't think about the lyrics and what the story's about.
And this is a pretty riveting story about a guy who left the beaches of Galveston when he was a young man
and went to fight in the war in Vietnam and left a girl behind.
And the song is called Galveston.
[Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] Galveston, oh [C] [F]
Galveston
I still [Cm] hear sea [Bb] winds blowing
[Gm] I [C]
[Am] still see her [F] dark [Bb] eyes glowing
[F]
[Gm] [C] She was [Dm] 21 [Bb] when I left Galveston
And [F] [Bb] [F]
Galveston, [Bb] oh [C] [F] Galveston
I still see your [Cm] sea waves [Bb] crashing
[Gm] While [C] I [F] watch the cannons [Bb] flashing
[Gm] I [C] [Dm] clean my gun [C] [Dm] [Bb] and dream of Galveston
[F] I
[Bb] [F] [Ab] still see her standing [Bb] by [Ab] the water
[Bb] [Cm] She's standing there, she's [Bb] looking [Ab] out to sea
And is she [Bb] waiting there for [Eb] me
[Cm] On the beach where we used [Ab] to run
[C] [Bb] [C] [F] Galveston, oh [C] [F] Galveston
I am so [Cm] afraid [Bb] of dying
[A]
[Gm] [C] Before I [Am] dry the tears [Bb] she's crying
[Gm] [C] Before [Dm] I watch [F] her [Bb] seabirds [F] flying in [Gm] the sun
At [D] Galveston, [Bb]
at [F] Galveston
God [Bb] [C] [F]
[N] bless you all, thank you so much folks.
Key:
Bb
F
C
Gm
Cm
Bb
F
C
I wanted to do a song tonight that was one of the first songs I learned when I was growing up.
And it's an absolutely beautiful Jimmy Webb song.
I sang it for years and years,
and didn't really think about the story of the song.
And so often we [F] get caught up in the melody and the beat and all that sort of stuff of music.
We don't think about the lyrics and what the story's about.
And this is a pretty riveting story about a guy who left the beaches of Galveston when he was a young man
and went to fight in the war in Vietnam and left a girl behind.
And the song is called Galveston. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[F] _ _ [Bb] Galveston, oh [C] _ [F] _ _
Galveston
I still [Cm] hear sea [Bb] winds blowing
_ _ [Gm] _ I [C]
[Am] still see her [F] dark [Bb] eyes glowing
[F] _
[Gm] _ [C] She was [Dm] 21 _ _ [Bb] when I left _ Galveston
And [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
Galveston, [Bb] oh _ [C] _ [F] _ Galveston
I still see your [Cm] sea waves [Bb] crashing
_ _ [Gm] While [C] I [F] watch the cannons [Bb] flashing
_ [Gm] _ I [C] [Dm] clean my gun [C] _ [Dm] [Bb] and dream of _ Galveston
_ [F] I _
[Bb] _ [F] _ [Ab] _ _ still see her standing [Bb] by [Ab] the water _ _
_ [Bb] [Cm] She's _ standing there, she's [Bb] looking [Ab] out to _ sea
And is she [Bb] waiting there for [Eb] _ me
[Cm] On the beach where we used [Ab] to _ _ run
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ Galveston, oh [C] _ _ [F] Galveston
_ _ I am so [Cm] afraid [Bb] of dying
_ [A] _
[Gm] _ [C] Before I [Am] dry the tears [Bb] she's crying
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] Before [Dm] I watch [F] her [Bb] seabirds [F] flying in [Gm] the _ sun _ _
At _ [D] _ _ Galveston, [Bb] _
at [F] _ _ Galveston _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
God [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[N] bless you all, thank you so much folks. _ _
And it's an absolutely beautiful Jimmy Webb song.
I sang it for years and years,
and didn't really think about the story of the song.
And so often we [F] get caught up in the melody and the beat and all that sort of stuff of music.
We don't think about the lyrics and what the story's about.
And this is a pretty riveting story about a guy who left the beaches of Galveston when he was a young man
and went to fight in the war in Vietnam and left a girl behind.
And the song is called Galveston. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[F] _ _ [Bb] Galveston, oh [C] _ [F] _ _
Galveston
I still [Cm] hear sea [Bb] winds blowing
_ _ [Gm] _ I [C]
[Am] still see her [F] dark [Bb] eyes glowing
[F] _
[Gm] _ [C] She was [Dm] 21 _ _ [Bb] when I left _ Galveston
And [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
Galveston, [Bb] oh _ [C] _ [F] _ Galveston
I still see your [Cm] sea waves [Bb] crashing
_ _ [Gm] While [C] I [F] watch the cannons [Bb] flashing
_ [Gm] _ I [C] [Dm] clean my gun [C] _ [Dm] [Bb] and dream of _ Galveston
_ [F] I _
[Bb] _ [F] _ [Ab] _ _ still see her standing [Bb] by [Ab] the water _ _
_ [Bb] [Cm] She's _ standing there, she's [Bb] looking [Ab] out to _ sea
And is she [Bb] waiting there for [Eb] _ me
[Cm] On the beach where we used [Ab] to _ _ run
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ Galveston, oh [C] _ _ [F] Galveston
_ _ I am so [Cm] afraid [Bb] of dying
_ [A] _
[Gm] _ [C] Before I [Am] dry the tears [Bb] she's crying
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] Before [Dm] I watch [F] her [Bb] seabirds [F] flying in [Gm] the _ sun _ _
At _ [D] _ _ Galveston, [Bb] _
at [F] _ _ Galveston _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
God [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[N] bless you all, thank you so much folks. _ _