Chords for Nickel Creek: The Lighthouse's Tale lyrics
Tempo:
116.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Em
Bm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Em]
[G] [D]
[E]
[G] [D]
I [Em] am a lighthouse, [G] worn by the weather [D] and the waves.
I keep [Em] my lamp lit, [G] to warn the sailors [D] on their way.
I'll [Em] tell a story,
[G] paint you a picture [D] from my past.
I was [Em] so happy, [G] the joy in this [D] lifestyle long lasts.
[Em]
[G] [Bm] [D]
[Em]
[G] [Bm] [D]
I [Em] had a keeper,
[G] he helped me warn the ships [D] at sea.
We [Em] had grown closer, [G] daily's joy meant everything [D] to me.
And he [Em] wants to marry, [G] a girl who's shown with [A] beauty and light.
And they [Em] loved each other, [G] and with me watched the sun sets [D] in two nights.
And [C] the wind's crashing [Bm] around me, [Bb] the sand slips out [C] [D] to sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [E] has been, [Gb] [G] and what [A] can [D] never be.
[Em]
[G] [Bm] [D]
[Em]
[Bm] [D]
She'd [Bm] had to leave us, [G] a keeper he prayed for a [D] safe return.
But [Em] when the night came, [G] the weather to a raging [D] storm had turned.
[C] He [Em] watched our ship fight, [G] but in vain against the well and [D] terrible [A] wind.
In [Em] me so helpless, [G] as dashed against the rock she [D] met her end.
And [C] the wind's crashing [B] around me, [Bb] the sand slips out to [D] sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [E] has been,
[G] and what can [D] never be.
[D]
Then on the next day, my keeper found her washed up on the shore.
He kissed [G] her cold face, let they be together [D] soon he swore.
I [Em] saw him crying, [G] watched as he buried [D] her in the sand.
And then he [Em] climbed my tower, [G] and off the edge of [D] me he ran.
[C] And the wind's [Bm] crashing around me, [Bb] the sand slips [C] out [D] to sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [Em] has been,
[Gb] [G] and what [A] can [D] never be.
[Em]
[G] [D]
I [G] am a lighthouse, worn by the weather and the [D]
waves.
[Bm] And though I [G] am empty, [E] I still want sailors on [D] their way.
[Em]
[G] [D]
[E]
[G] [D]
I [Em] am a lighthouse, [G] worn by the weather [D] and the waves.
I keep [Em] my lamp lit, [G] to warn the sailors [D] on their way.
I'll [Em] tell a story,
[G] paint you a picture [D] from my past.
I was [Em] so happy, [G] the joy in this [D] lifestyle long lasts.
[Em]
[G] [Bm] [D]
[Em]
[G] [Bm] [D]
I [Em] had a keeper,
[G] he helped me warn the ships [D] at sea.
We [Em] had grown closer, [G] daily's joy meant everything [D] to me.
And he [Em] wants to marry, [G] a girl who's shown with [A] beauty and light.
And they [Em] loved each other, [G] and with me watched the sun sets [D] in two nights.
And [C] the wind's crashing [Bm] around me, [Bb] the sand slips out [C] [D] to sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [E] has been, [Gb] [G] and what [A] can [D] never be.
[Em]
[G] [Bm] [D]
[Em]
[Bm] [D]
She'd [Bm] had to leave us, [G] a keeper he prayed for a [D] safe return.
But [Em] when the night came, [G] the weather to a raging [D] storm had turned.
[C] He [Em] watched our ship fight, [G] but in vain against the well and [D] terrible [A] wind.
In [Em] me so helpless, [G] as dashed against the rock she [D] met her end.
And [C] the wind's crashing [B] around me, [Bb] the sand slips out to [D] sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [E] has been,
[G] and what can [D] never be.
[D]
Then on the next day, my keeper found her washed up on the shore.
He kissed [G] her cold face, let they be together [D] soon he swore.
I [Em] saw him crying, [G] watched as he buried [D] her in the sand.
And then he [Em] climbed my tower, [G] and off the edge of [D] me he ran.
[C] And the wind's [Bm] crashing around me, [Bb] the sand slips [C] out [D] to sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [Em] has been,
[Gb] [G] and what [A] can [D] never be.
[Em]
[G] [D]
I [G] am a lighthouse, worn by the weather and the [D]
waves.
[Bm] And though I [G] am empty, [E] I still want sailors on [D] their way.
Key:
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Em
Bm
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Em
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [Em] am a lighthouse, _ [G] worn by the weather [D] and the _ waves.
_ I keep [Em] my lamp lit, [G] to warn the sailors [D] on their way.
_ _ I'll [Em] tell a story, _
_ [G] paint you a picture [D] from my past.
_ _ I was [Em] so happy, [G] the joy in this [D] lifestyle long _ lasts.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [Em] had a keeper, _
_ [G] he helped me warn the ships [D] at sea.
_ _ _ We [Em] had grown closer, _ [G] daily's joy meant everything [D] to me.
_ _ And he [Em] wants to marry, [G] a girl who's shown with [A] beauty and _ light.
And they [Em] loved each other, [G] and with me watched the sun sets [D] in two _ nights.
_ And [C] the wind's crashing [Bm] around me, _ [Bb] the sand slips out [C] [D] to sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [E] has been, [Gb] _ [G] _ and what [A] can [D] never be.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ She'd [Bm] had to leave us, [G] a keeper he prayed for a [D] safe return.
_ _ _ But [Em] when the night came, [G] the weather to a raging [D] storm had turned.
[C] _ _ He [Em] watched our ship fight, [G] but in vain against the well and [D] terrible _ _ [A] wind.
_ In [Em] me so helpless, [G] as dashed against the rock she [D] met her end.
_ _ And [C] the wind's crashing [B] around me, [Bb] the sand slips out to [D] sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [E] has been, _
_ [G] _ and what can [D] never _ be. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Then on the next day, my keeper found her washed up on the shore.
_ _ _ He kissed [G] her cold face, let they be together [D] soon he swore.
_ _ I [Em] saw him crying, [G] watched as he buried [D] her in the sand.
_ _ And then he [Em] climbed my tower, [G] and off the edge of [D] me he ran.
_ _ _ [C] And the wind's [Bm] crashing around me, [Bb] the sand slips [C] out [D] to sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [Em] has been, _
[Gb] _ [G] _ and what [A] can [D] never _ be.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [G] am a lighthouse, _ _ worn by the weather and the [D] _
waves.
_ [Bm] And though I [G] am empty, [E] I still want sailors on [D] their way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [Em] am a lighthouse, _ [G] worn by the weather [D] and the _ waves.
_ I keep [Em] my lamp lit, [G] to warn the sailors [D] on their way.
_ _ I'll [Em] tell a story, _
_ [G] paint you a picture [D] from my past.
_ _ I was [Em] so happy, [G] the joy in this [D] lifestyle long _ lasts.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [Em] had a keeper, _
_ [G] he helped me warn the ships [D] at sea.
_ _ _ We [Em] had grown closer, _ [G] daily's joy meant everything [D] to me.
_ _ And he [Em] wants to marry, [G] a girl who's shown with [A] beauty and _ light.
And they [Em] loved each other, [G] and with me watched the sun sets [D] in two _ nights.
_ And [C] the wind's crashing [Bm] around me, _ [Bb] the sand slips out [C] [D] to sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [E] has been, [Gb] _ [G] _ and what [A] can [D] never be.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ She'd [Bm] had to leave us, [G] a keeper he prayed for a [D] safe return.
_ _ _ But [Em] when the night came, [G] the weather to a raging [D] storm had turned.
[C] _ _ He [Em] watched our ship fight, [G] but in vain against the well and [D] terrible _ _ [A] wind.
_ In [Em] me so helpless, [G] as dashed against the rock she [D] met her end.
_ _ And [C] the wind's crashing [B] around me, [Bb] the sand slips out to [D] sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [E] has been, _
_ [G] _ and what can [D] never _ be. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Then on the next day, my keeper found her washed up on the shore.
_ _ _ He kissed [G] her cold face, let they be together [D] soon he swore.
_ _ I [Em] saw him crying, [G] watched as he buried [D] her in the sand.
_ _ And then he [Em] climbed my tower, [G] and off the edge of [D] me he ran.
_ _ _ [C] And the wind's [Bm] crashing around me, [Bb] the sand slips [C] out [D] to sea.
And [C] the winds that blow, [Bm] remind me of what [Em] has been, _
[Gb] _ [G] _ and what [A] can [D] never _ be.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [G] am a lighthouse, _ _ worn by the weather and the [D] _
waves.
_ [Bm] And though I [G] am empty, [E] I still want sailors on [D] their way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _