Sunset Song Chords by Richard Thompson
Tempo:
98.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G
Em
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [B]
[Em] [Bm]
[G] [E] [A]
[Bm] [A] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
With you or without you, love, I must be moving I never meant to linger here so long
With [Em] you or without you, [Bm] though it breaks my heart
[G] To hear the [Bm] sunset [B] song, [G] to hear the [Bm] sunset song
Wasn't that a [G] time we [Em] had, I [Bm] bless you for it
But I'm a [Em] stranger here, I [B] don't belong
The [D] band's [Em] down on the jetty, if you [Bm] come, you'll hear
[G] You'll hear the [Bm] sunset song,
[G] you'll hear the [B] sunset song
[G] You said if I held my breath, dive down deep enough
I might [Bm] grow for them,
[G] seems to me I've held my breath
Held my breath to please you ever [Bm] since, [B] ever [G] since
[D] No
[Bm]
early morning, [G] that's the time [Bm] for Freddy Wells
Slip out of the [Em] warm sheets, I'm gone
But [Bm] I long to hear it as I walk away
[G]
To hear the [Bm] sunset song, [D]
to hear the [B] sunset song
Now [Bm] when you're [Em] waking and your [Bm] dreams are not be marked
On that [Em] cross where some say [Bm] I belong
Opinions are coffins, I just trust my feet
[G] To find the sunset [Bm]
song, [G] to find the sunset [B] song
[G] Every day I'll wear your memory like a favorite shirt upon [Bm] my back
[G] In the hallway, there's my suitcase
By the door, I never did [Bm] unpack
Never did [G] unpack
[D]
[Bm] With
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] you or without you, love, I must be moving
I never meant to linger [B] here so long
[Em] [Bm] With [Em] you or without you, [Bm] though, it breaks my heart
[G] To hear the [Bm] sunset song, [G] hear the [Bm] sunset song
[G] To hear the sunset [Bm] [B] song
[D] [E] [G]
[Bm]
[G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[G] [E] [A]
[Bm] [A] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
With you or without you, love, I must be moving I never meant to linger here so long
With [Em] you or without you, [Bm] though it breaks my heart
[G] To hear the [Bm] sunset [B] song, [G] to hear the [Bm] sunset song
Wasn't that a [G] time we [Em] had, I [Bm] bless you for it
But I'm a [Em] stranger here, I [B] don't belong
The [D] band's [Em] down on the jetty, if you [Bm] come, you'll hear
[G] You'll hear the [Bm] sunset song,
[G] you'll hear the [B] sunset song
[G] You said if I held my breath, dive down deep enough
I might [Bm] grow for them,
[G] seems to me I've held my breath
Held my breath to please you ever [Bm] since, [B] ever [G] since
[D] No
[Bm]
early morning, [G] that's the time [Bm] for Freddy Wells
Slip out of the [Em] warm sheets, I'm gone
But [Bm] I long to hear it as I walk away
[G]
To hear the [Bm] sunset song, [D]
to hear the [B] sunset song
Now [Bm] when you're [Em] waking and your [Bm] dreams are not be marked
On that [Em] cross where some say [Bm] I belong
Opinions are coffins, I just trust my feet
[G] To find the sunset [Bm]
song, [G] to find the sunset [B] song
[G] Every day I'll wear your memory like a favorite shirt upon [Bm] my back
[G] In the hallway, there's my suitcase
By the door, I never did [Bm] unpack
Never did [G] unpack
[D]
[Bm] With
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] you or without you, love, I must be moving
I never meant to linger [B] here so long
[Em] [Bm] With [Em] you or without you, [Bm] though, it breaks my heart
[G] To hear the [Bm] sunset song, [G] hear the [Bm] sunset song
[G] To hear the sunset [Bm] [B] song
[D] [E] [G]
[Bm]
[G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [Bm]
Key:
Bm
G
Em
B
D
Bm
G
Em
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ With you or without you, love, I must be moving _ I never meant to linger here so long
_ With [Em] you or without you, [Bm] though it breaks my heart
[G] To hear the [Bm] sunset [B] song, [G] to hear the [Bm] sunset song _ _ _ _ _
Wasn't that a [G] time we [Em] had, I [Bm] bless you for it
But I'm a [Em] stranger here, I [B] don't belong
The [D] band's [Em] down on the jetty, if you [Bm] come, you'll hear _
[G] You'll hear the [Bm] sunset song, _
[G] you'll hear _ _ _ the [B] sunset _ song _ _ _ _
[G] You said if I held my breath, dive down deep enough
I might [Bm] grow for them, _ _ _ _ _
[G] seems to me I've held my breath
Held my breath to please you ever [Bm] since, _ _ _ _ [B] ever [G] _ since
[D] No _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
early morning, [G] that's the time [Bm] for Freddy Wells
Slip out of the [Em] warm sheets, I'm gone
But [Bm] I long to hear it as I walk away
_ [G]
To hear the [Bm] sunset song, _ [D]
to hear the [B] sunset song _ _
_ _ Now [Bm] when you're [Em] waking and your [Bm] dreams are not be marked
On that [Em] cross where some say [Bm] I belong
_ Opinions are coffins, I just trust my feet
[G] To find the sunset [Bm] _
song, [G] to find _ _ the sunset [B] _ song _ _
_ _ _ [G] Every day I'll wear your memory like a favorite _ shirt upon [Bm] my back _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] In the hallway, there's my suitcase
By the door, I never did [Bm] unpack
Never _ did _ [G] _ _ unpack
[D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ With _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] [Bm] you or without you, love, I must be moving
I never meant to linger [B] here so long
_ [Em] [Bm] With [Em] you or without you, [Bm] though, it breaks my heart
[G] To hear the [Bm] sunset _ song, [G] _ hear the [Bm] sunset _ song
[G] To hear _ _ _ _ the _ _ _ _ _ sunset [Bm] _ [B] song _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [G] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ With you or without you, love, I must be moving _ I never meant to linger here so long
_ With [Em] you or without you, [Bm] though it breaks my heart
[G] To hear the [Bm] sunset [B] song, [G] to hear the [Bm] sunset song _ _ _ _ _
Wasn't that a [G] time we [Em] had, I [Bm] bless you for it
But I'm a [Em] stranger here, I [B] don't belong
The [D] band's [Em] down on the jetty, if you [Bm] come, you'll hear _
[G] You'll hear the [Bm] sunset song, _
[G] you'll hear _ _ _ the [B] sunset _ song _ _ _ _
[G] You said if I held my breath, dive down deep enough
I might [Bm] grow for them, _ _ _ _ _
[G] seems to me I've held my breath
Held my breath to please you ever [Bm] since, _ _ _ _ [B] ever [G] _ since
[D] No _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
early morning, [G] that's the time [Bm] for Freddy Wells
Slip out of the [Em] warm sheets, I'm gone
But [Bm] I long to hear it as I walk away
_ [G]
To hear the [Bm] sunset song, _ [D]
to hear the [B] sunset song _ _
_ _ Now [Bm] when you're [Em] waking and your [Bm] dreams are not be marked
On that [Em] cross where some say [Bm] I belong
_ Opinions are coffins, I just trust my feet
[G] To find the sunset [Bm] _
song, [G] to find _ _ the sunset [B] _ song _ _
_ _ _ [G] Every day I'll wear your memory like a favorite _ shirt upon [Bm] my back _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] In the hallway, there's my suitcase
By the door, I never did [Bm] unpack
Never _ did _ [G] _ _ unpack
[D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ With _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] [Bm] you or without you, love, I must be moving
I never meant to linger [B] here so long
_ [Em] [Bm] With [Em] you or without you, [Bm] though, it breaks my heart
[G] To hear the [Bm] sunset _ song, [G] _ hear the [Bm] sunset _ song
[G] To hear _ _ _ _ the _ _ _ _ _ sunset [Bm] _ [B] song _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [G] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _