The Dawntreader Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Gsus4][G][D][Gsus2][D]

[Verse 1]
Peridots [Dm]and periwinkle[Gsus2]
blue medal[Dsus4]lions[Csus2][Dsus4][D][Gsus4]
Gilded galleons [G]spilled across the [D]ocean
[Gsus2]floor[Dsus4][D][Gsus2][D]
Treasure somewhere [Dm]in th[D]e sea an[Gsus2]d he[Gsus4]
[Gsus2]will find wher[Dsus4]e[Csus2][Dsus4][Gsus2][D][Dm]
Nev[Gsus4]er mind their quest[G]ions there's
[D]no answer [G]for[Gsus4]
[G]The roll of the har[Gsus2]bor
[Asus4]wake[Gsus2]
[G]The songs [Gsus2]that the rigging
[D]makes[Gsus2]
[D]The taste of [Gsus2]the spray he takes
[Asus4]And he learns[D] to[Gsus2] give[D]
He [Gsus2]aches and he lea[A]rns
[D]to [Asus4]live[D]
He stakes all [Bb]his silv[Dm]er[D][Gsus4]
[Dm]On a promi[Gsus4]se to be[G]
[Gsus4]free
Mermaids live [G]in [Gsus4]colonies
All his [G]sea dreams [D]come to [Gsus2]me[D]
[Gsus2][D]

[Interlude 1]
[Dm][G][D][Gsus2][D][Gsus2]

[Verse 2]
[D]City satins lef[Dm]t at home I w[D]ill[Csus2] not[Dsus4]
need [Csus2]them[Dsus4][Gsus2][G]
[Gsus4]I believe him when [G]he tells
of lov[D]ing [Dsus4]me[D][Gsus2]
[D]Something truthful in [Dm]the [D]sea your lies[Dsus4]
[Csus2]will find[D] you[Csus2][D][Gsus2][Dm]
Leave [Gsus4]behind your st[G]reets he said
and [D]come to [Gsus2]me[G]
[Gsus2]Come down from[D] the [Asus4]neon
[Gsus2]nights[Csus2]
[G]Come down [Gsus2]from the [D]tou[G]rist
sight[Asus4]s[Gsus2][Csus2]
[G]Run [Gsus2]down till[D] the rain[Csus2]
[Gsus2]delight s[Asus4] you
[Gsus2]You do not hide
Sunlight will re[A]new your [D]pride
Skin white [Bb]by skin g[Dm]olden[Gsus4]
Like a promise to be [G]free[Gsus4]
Dolphins play[G]ing in the sea
[Dm]All his [G]sea dreams c[D]ome to me
[Gsus2][D]

[Interlude 2]
[Dm][G][D][Gsus2]

[Verse 3]
[D]Seabird I have see[Dm]n you fly
[Gsus4]above the[Dsus4] pilings
[Csus2]I am smil[Dsus4][Gsus2][G][Gsus4]
[G]ing at your circles [D]in the [Gsus2]air[D]
I will come [Dm]and sit by you [Gsus4]while he [Csus2]lies[Dsus4]
sleep[Csus2]ing[Dsus4][Gsus2][D][Dm]
[Gsus4]Fold your fleet wings I have br[G]ought
some [D]dreams to [G]share
[Gsus2]A dream t[G]hat you love
[D]someone[G][Gsus4]
[Csus2]A dream t[G]hat the war[Gsus2]s
[Asus4]are done[Gsus2][G]
A dream [D]that you tell [Gsus2]no one[Asus4]
but [A]the gray [Gsus2]sea[G][D]
[Gsus2]They'll say that you'[A]re crazy[D]
And a dream [A]of [Bb]a bab[Dm]y[D][G][Gsus4]
Like a prom[G]ise to be free
Children [Gsus4]laugh ing[G] out to
[Dm]sea[G][D][G][D]
[Dm]All his sea dreams c[G]ome [D]to me

[Outro 1]
[D][G][D][D]