Chords for Shiver Me Timbers - Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Tempo:
105.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#m
D
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[A]
[A]
[D] [A] I'm leaving [D] my family, [A] I'm leaving all my [F#m]
friends
My body's at home, [E] but my [Bm] heart's in the [C#m] wind
Where [A] the clouds are [D] like headlines [A] on a new [Dm] front page [F#m] die
My [A] tears are [F#m] salt water [Bm] and the [E] moon's full and [A]
high
[D]
[A] No Martin Eden is gonna [F#m] be proud of me now
As many before me have been [Bm] [C#] called to [E] the sea
[A] I'll be up [D] in the crow's [A] nest singing [F#m] my essay
[A] I'll shiver [F#m] with [F#] timbers as [Bm] I'm sailing [A] away
Now [F#m] the fog's lifting, [F] the sand's shifting, [A] I'm [D#] drifting on air
[Bm] Oh, Captain Ahab, he ain't got nothing on [E] me now
[F#m] So swallow [F] me, don't follow [A] me, cos I'm travelling [B] low
[Bm] Water's my daughter, I'm gonna skip like a [E] stone
[A] [D]
So [F#m] [A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[E] [A] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[F#m] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] please [D] tell my mister, [A] just tell him [F#m] not to cry
Cos my goodbye is written [Bm] by the moon [E] in the [A] sky
And nobody [D] knows [A] me, I can't fathom [F#m] my stay
[A] I'll shiver [F#m] with timbers [Bm] as I'm sailing [A] away
[F#m] Now the fog's lifting, [F] the sand's [A] shifting, I'm drifting [D#] on [Bm] air
Oh, Captain Ahab, he ain't got nothing on [E] me now
[F#m] So swallow [A] me, don't follow me, cos I'm [D#] travelling low
[Bm]
Water's my daughter, I'm gonna [D] skip like [E] a stone
And [A] I'm [D] leaving my family, [A] I'm leaving all [F#m] my friends
My [A] [F#m] body's at home, [Bm] but my heart's [E] in the wind
[A] Clouds are [D] like [A] headlights on a new front [F#m] page slide
[D] [A] I'll [F#m] shiver with [Bm] timbers as I'm sailing [A]
away
[B]
[Am] [C]
[A]
[A]
[D] [A] I'm leaving [D] my family, [A] I'm leaving all my [F#m]
friends
My body's at home, [E] but my [Bm] heart's in the [C#m] wind
Where [A] the clouds are [D] like headlines [A] on a new [Dm] front page [F#m] die
My [A] tears are [F#m] salt water [Bm] and the [E] moon's full and [A]
high
[D]
[A] No Martin Eden is gonna [F#m] be proud of me now
As many before me have been [Bm] [C#] called to [E] the sea
[A] I'll be up [D] in the crow's [A] nest singing [F#m] my essay
[A] I'll shiver [F#m] with [F#] timbers as [Bm] I'm sailing [A] away
Now [F#m] the fog's lifting, [F] the sand's shifting, [A] I'm [D#] drifting on air
[Bm] Oh, Captain Ahab, he ain't got nothing on [E] me now
[F#m] So swallow [F] me, don't follow [A] me, cos I'm travelling [B] low
[Bm] Water's my daughter, I'm gonna skip like a [E] stone
[A] [D]
So [F#m] [A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[E] [A] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[F#m] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] please [D] tell my mister, [A] just tell him [F#m] not to cry
Cos my goodbye is written [Bm] by the moon [E] in the [A] sky
And nobody [D] knows [A] me, I can't fathom [F#m] my stay
[A] I'll shiver [F#m] with timbers [Bm] as I'm sailing [A] away
[F#m] Now the fog's lifting, [F] the sand's [A] shifting, I'm drifting [D#] on [Bm] air
Oh, Captain Ahab, he ain't got nothing on [E] me now
[F#m] So swallow [A] me, don't follow me, cos I'm [D#] travelling low
[Bm]
Water's my daughter, I'm gonna [D] skip like [E] a stone
And [A] I'm [D] leaving my family, [A] I'm leaving all [F#m] my friends
My [A] [F#m] body's at home, [Bm] but my heart's [E] in the wind
[A] Clouds are [D] like [A] headlights on a new front [F#m] page slide
[D] [A] I'll [F#m] shiver with [Bm] timbers as I'm sailing [A]
away
[B]
[Am] [C]
Key:
A
F#m
D
Bm
E
A
F#m
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] I'm leaving [D] my family, [A] I'm leaving all my [F#m] _
_ friends
My _ _ body's at home, [E] but my [Bm] heart's in the [C#m] wind
Where [A] the clouds are [D] like headlines [A] on a new [Dm] front page [F#m] die
My _ [A] tears are [F#m] salt water [Bm] and the [E] moon's full and [A] _
high
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ No _ Martin Eden is gonna [F#m] be proud of me now
As many _ before me have been [Bm] [C#] called to [E] the sea
[A] I'll be up [D] in the crow's [A] nest singing _ [F#m] my essay
[A] I'll shiver _ [F#m] with [F#] timbers as [Bm] I'm sailing [A] away
Now [F#m] the fog's lifting, [F] the sand's shifting, [A] I'm [D#] drifting on air
[Bm] Oh, Captain Ahab, he ain't got nothing on [E] me now
[F#m] So swallow [F] me, don't follow [A] me, cos I'm travelling [B] low
_ [Bm] Water's my daughter, I'm gonna skip like a [E] stone
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
So _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ please [D] tell my mister, [A] just tell him [F#m] not to cry
Cos my goodbye is written [Bm] by the moon _ [E] in the [A] sky
And nobody _ [D] _ knows [A] me, I can't fathom [F#m] my stay
[A] I'll shiver [F#m] with timbers [Bm] as I'm sailing [A] away _
[F#m] Now the fog's lifting, [F] the sand's [A] shifting, I'm drifting [D#] on [Bm] air
Oh, Captain Ahab, he ain't got nothing on [E] me now
[F#m] So swallow [A] me, don't follow me, cos I'm [D#] travelling low
_ [Bm] _
Water's my daughter, I'm gonna [D] skip like [E] a stone
And [A] I'm [D] leaving my family, [A] I'm leaving all [F#m] my friends
My [A] _ _ [F#m] body's at home, [Bm] but my heart's [E] in the wind
_ [A] _ Clouds are [D] like _ [A] headlights on a new front [F#m] page slide
[D] [A] I'll [F#m] shiver with [Bm] timbers as I'm _ sailing _ [A] _
away _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] I'm leaving [D] my family, [A] I'm leaving all my [F#m] _
_ friends
My _ _ body's at home, [E] but my [Bm] heart's in the [C#m] wind
Where [A] the clouds are [D] like headlines [A] on a new [Dm] front page [F#m] die
My _ [A] tears are [F#m] salt water [Bm] and the [E] moon's full and [A] _
high
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ No _ Martin Eden is gonna [F#m] be proud of me now
As many _ before me have been [Bm] [C#] called to [E] the sea
[A] I'll be up [D] in the crow's [A] nest singing _ [F#m] my essay
[A] I'll shiver _ [F#m] with [F#] timbers as [Bm] I'm sailing [A] away
Now [F#m] the fog's lifting, [F] the sand's shifting, [A] I'm [D#] drifting on air
[Bm] Oh, Captain Ahab, he ain't got nothing on [E] me now
[F#m] So swallow [F] me, don't follow [A] me, cos I'm travelling [B] low
_ [Bm] Water's my daughter, I'm gonna skip like a [E] stone
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
So _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ please [D] tell my mister, [A] just tell him [F#m] not to cry
Cos my goodbye is written [Bm] by the moon _ [E] in the [A] sky
And nobody _ [D] _ knows [A] me, I can't fathom [F#m] my stay
[A] I'll shiver [F#m] with timbers [Bm] as I'm sailing [A] away _
[F#m] Now the fog's lifting, [F] the sand's [A] shifting, I'm drifting [D#] on [Bm] air
Oh, Captain Ahab, he ain't got nothing on [E] me now
[F#m] So swallow [A] me, don't follow me, cos I'm [D#] travelling low
_ [Bm] _
Water's my daughter, I'm gonna [D] skip like [E] a stone
And [A] I'm [D] leaving my family, [A] I'm leaving all [F#m] my friends
My [A] _ _ [F#m] body's at home, [Bm] but my heart's [E] in the wind
_ [A] _ Clouds are [D] like _ [A] headlights on a new front [F#m] page slide
[D] [A] I'll [F#m] shiver with [Bm] timbers as I'm _ sailing _ [A] _
away _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _