Calypso
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[Intro ]
E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4
[Verso 1]
E Esus4 E Esus4
My name is Calypso, and I have lived alone
E Esus4 E Esus4
I live on an island, and I 'waken to the dawn
A Asus4 A Asus4
Long time ago, I watched him struggle with the sea
E Esus4 E Esus4
I knew that he was drowning, and I brought him in to me
Asus4 Asus4 A A
Now today, come morning light
C Cmaj7 F#m
He sails away; after one last night,
E Esus4 E Esus4
I let him go
[Verso 2]
E Esus4 E Esus4
My name is Calypso; my garden overflows
E Esus4 E Esus4
Thick and wild and hidden is the sweetness there that grows
A Asus4 A Asus4
My hair, it blows long as I sing into the wind
E Esus4 E Esus4
I tell of nights where I could taste the salt on his skin
C Cmaj7 F#m
Salt of the waves and of tears and though he pulled away
E Esus4
I kept him here for years
E Esus4 E Esus4
Now I let him go
[Verso 3]
E Esus4 E Esus4
My name is Calypso; I have let him go
E Esus4 E Esus4
In the dawn he sails away to be gone forever more
A Asus4 A Asus4
And the waves will take him in again, but he'll know their ways know
E Esus4 E Esus4
I will stand upon the shore with a clean heart and my song in the wind
C Cmaj7
The sand will sting my feet and the sky will burn
F#m E Esus4
It's a lonely time ahead; I do not ask him to return
E Esus4 E Esus4
I let him go; I let him go
How to play Calypso
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.