Chords for M. Ward performing "Chinese Translation" Live at KCRW's Apogee Sessions
Tempo:
101.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
B
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I sailed the wild, wild sea, climbed up a [Bm] tall, tall mountain, I met an old, [D] old man.
He sat beneath a sapling tree.
[A] He said, now if you got some questions, [B] go and lay them [Bm] at my feet.
But [D] my time here is brief, so you're gonna have to pick just three.
And I said, what do you do with the pieces of a broken [G] heart?
How can a man like me remain in [D] a life?
Yeah, and if life is really as short as they say, [G] then why is the night so long?
And [A] then that sun went down,
[D] sang for me this song.
He said, I once was a young man like [B] you, [F#m] afraid to do the things that [G] I knew I had to do.
[D] So I played an [A] escapade just like you.
Yeah, [Em] I played an escapade just [A] like you.
I sailed the wild, wild sea, climbed up a tall, tall mountain, [D] I met an old, old man.
He sat [A] beneath a sapling tree.
He said, now if you got some questions, [B] go and lay them at my feet.
[D] But my time here is brief, so [A] you're gonna have to pick just three.
And I said, [A] what do you do [D] with the pieces of a broken [G] heart?
How can a man like me remain [D] in a life?
Yeah, and if life is really just as short as they say, [Em] then why is the night [Gm] so long?
[A] And then that sun went down, and he, well, he played for me this [D] song.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[D] [D]
[Am] [G] [Gm]
[A]
[D]
And
He sat beneath a sapling tree.
[A] He said, now if you got some questions, [B] go and lay them [Bm] at my feet.
But [D] my time here is brief, so you're gonna have to pick just three.
And I said, what do you do with the pieces of a broken [G] heart?
How can a man like me remain in [D] a life?
Yeah, and if life is really as short as they say, [G] then why is the night so long?
And [A] then that sun went down,
[D] sang for me this song.
He said, I once was a young man like [B] you, [F#m] afraid to do the things that [G] I knew I had to do.
[D] So I played an [A] escapade just like you.
Yeah, [Em] I played an escapade just [A] like you.
I sailed the wild, wild sea, climbed up a tall, tall mountain, [D] I met an old, old man.
He sat [A] beneath a sapling tree.
He said, now if you got some questions, [B] go and lay them at my feet.
[D] But my time here is brief, so [A] you're gonna have to pick just three.
And I said, [A] what do you do [D] with the pieces of a broken [G] heart?
How can a man like me remain [D] in a life?
Yeah, and if life is really just as short as they say, [Em] then why is the night [Gm] so long?
[A] And then that sun went down, and he, well, he played for me this [D] song.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[D] [D]
[Am] [G] [Gm]
[A]
[D]
And
Key:
D
A
G
B
Bm
D
A
G
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I sailed the wild, wild sea, climbed up a [Bm] tall, tall mountain, I met an old, [D] old man.
He sat beneath a sapling tree.
[A] He said, now if you got some questions, [B] go and lay them [Bm] at my feet.
But [D] my time here is brief, so you're gonna have to pick just three.
And I said, what do you do with the pieces of a broken [G] heart? _ _ _ _ _
How can a man like me remain in [D] a life? _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, and if life is really as short as they say, [G] then why is the night so long?
And [A] then that sun went down, _ _
_ [D] sang for me this song. _ _ _ _ _ _
He said, I once was a young man like [B] you, _ _ [F#m] afraid to do the things that [G] I knew I had to do.
[D] So I played an [A] escapade just like you.
_ Yeah, [Em] I played an escapade just [A] like you.
I sailed the wild, wild sea, climbed up a tall, tall mountain, [D] I met an old, old man.
He sat [A] beneath a sapling tree.
He said, now if you got some questions, [B] go and lay them at my feet.
[D] But my time here is brief, so [A] you're gonna have to pick just three.
And I said, [A] what do you do [D] with the pieces of a broken [G] heart? _
_ _ _ _ _ How can a man like me remain [D] in a life? _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, and if life is really just as short as they say, [Em] then why is the night [Gm] so long?
[A] And then that sun went down, and he, _ well, he played for me _ _ _ this [D] song. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I sailed the wild, wild sea, climbed up a [Bm] tall, tall mountain, I met an old, [D] old man.
He sat beneath a sapling tree.
[A] He said, now if you got some questions, [B] go and lay them [Bm] at my feet.
But [D] my time here is brief, so you're gonna have to pick just three.
And I said, what do you do with the pieces of a broken [G] heart? _ _ _ _ _
How can a man like me remain in [D] a life? _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, and if life is really as short as they say, [G] then why is the night so long?
And [A] then that sun went down, _ _
_ [D] sang for me this song. _ _ _ _ _ _
He said, I once was a young man like [B] you, _ _ [F#m] afraid to do the things that [G] I knew I had to do.
[D] So I played an [A] escapade just like you.
_ Yeah, [Em] I played an escapade just [A] like you.
I sailed the wild, wild sea, climbed up a tall, tall mountain, [D] I met an old, old man.
He sat [A] beneath a sapling tree.
He said, now if you got some questions, [B] go and lay them at my feet.
[D] But my time here is brief, so [A] you're gonna have to pick just three.
And I said, [A] what do you do [D] with the pieces of a broken [G] heart? _
_ _ _ _ _ How can a man like me remain [D] in a life? _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, and if life is really just as short as they say, [Em] then why is the night [Gm] so long?
[A] And then that sun went down, and he, _ well, he played for me _ _ _ this [D] song. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ And _ _ _ _