Cheer Up Love Worse Things Happen At Sea Pt 3
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And with a tear she dropped and never stopped
N.C.
And told of how this misery began
[Verse 2]
F# C#m
Each day for seven years
C#m
She'd walked the beach in case she saw
B A
A heaving ship returning, fat with riches
C# F#m
Headed for the shore
B
With needless wealth
A
And the one man
A F#m
That she'd been longin' for
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B|----2-2-3---------2---2-0---0-2-2-|-2-0---0-2-2-2-0--0-----------------|
G|-------------------------2--------|-----2----------2---2--2-1-1--------|
D|-4-4------------------------------|----------------------4------4-2-2-0|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
F#m
No clue was given of
C#m
The crew of her lover's cursed ship
B A
A simple voyage of discovery
A
A three-year round-trip
F#m
Sullen hope had never yielded
Bm A
So she knelt with quivering lip
[Verse 4]
F#m
So there the woman by the shore
C#m
Her knees half buried in the sand
B
As waves were lappin', sun was nappin'
A
She was searchin' for her man
F#m
With a final tear she stopped
Bm
And I began to understand.
[Chorus]
Bm D F#m
This underwater tomb is keeping me from you
F#m A
While my decaying body festers, my soul will never rest
Bm D
And though I'd love to see your face
F#m
How'd you think that I would do from hanging coats to hanging shakes forever and a day
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Though you might cry out
You must be damned to soon forget me
Hey Hey Hey Hey
So when you learn of my demise
Your soul can rise
[new riff]
[Verse 5]
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B|----2-2-3---------2---2-0---0-2-2-|-2-0---0-2-2-2-0--0-----------------|
G|-------------------------2--------|-----2----------2---2--2-1-1--------|
D|-4-4------------------------------|----------------------4------4-2-2-0|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| repeat 3x
F#m
The setting of the sun was fire
F#m C#m
Her face a crimson red
C#m B A F#m
Her bloodshot eyes staring toward the beheaded figurehead
F#5
Disfigured, dismembered
N.C.
But remembered in his stead.
[Chorus]
[voice melody riff]
Bm D F#m
This underwater tomb is keeping me from you
F#m A
While my decaying body festers, my soul will never rest
Bm D
And though I'd love to see your face
F#m
How'd you think that I would do from hanging coats to hanging shakes forever and a day
[new riff]
A E
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Bm
And though you might cry out
D A
You must never forget me
A E
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Bm
So when you learn of my demise
F# F#m
Your soul can rise
[Outro]
F#m F#
Now seven years of doubt
F# F#m
Have left her face by time betrayed
F# Bm A C#m
Unraveled dreams of a past life with her man becoming frayed
F#m
With a tear she dropped into the sea
A C#m F#m
As hope began to fade
How to play Cheer Up Love Worse Things Happen At Sea Pt 3
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What is the starting chord?
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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.