Down The Burning Ropes
View chords used in this chart
Capo 5
Intro: Am
Am
When the hills let go
Slowly fade into the water like some ancient lover
G
On a ship filled with ghosts
Am
It's something to behold
Am
When the paper thin girls
With twisting little braids in their hair,
G
They take off their coats and throw
Pebbles and stones from the side of the boat,
F
Crying out
G Am
The stones they float, the stones they float
F G Am
Oh my God, the stones they float, the stones they float
Am
Down the burning ropes
Past the places where the steal beams meet concrete skies
G
You make your bed under the moonlight
Am
I think it's time we said goodbye
Am
Cause nothing moves in the warm air
And words that once would cut like a knife,
G
They just hang in the cloud and you're
Pushed by the lord,
F
But you're pulled by the crowds and
G Am
You're overboard, you're overboard
F G Am
Oh my God, she's overboard, she's overboard
Am G F
My love she's overboard
Am G F
She's overboard
Am G F
My love she's over board
Some uuuhs and aaaaahs with Am G F
Am
Not a shell unbroken
In the valley where my heartache and the timbers lay
G
It's not the time to be hanging around here
Am
You know what some might say
Am
That people get too reckless
That even with the simplest of crimes
They leave, blood behind,
G F
As I clean the knife for the very last time
G Am
I think she knows, I think she knows
F G Am
Oh my God, I think she knows, I think she knows
I think she know
Uuuuhs and aAaahhs with Am G F
How to play Down The Burning Ropes
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.