Matthew Flinders
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Intro
D G D G
[Verso 1]
D G D
Born in County Lincolnshire in the heart of England fair The son of a doctor
A
and his wife
D G D
I chose to go to sea against the wishes of my friends And at fifteen years
A
joined the Royal Navy
D A G
Of all the maps and charts I would draw There's one more mark
D A Asus4
Upon the earth that I am fighting for
[Refrão]
A G D G
My name is Matthew Flinders I'm an explorer of this world The very same
D
one that has swallowed me
G D A D
I lie here in this unmarked clay Never to be found in London town In London
G D
town
{Inst}
D G D G
[Verso 2]
G D G D
For many years I've sailed the oceans of this world The first man to map
A
all of Australia
D G D
And I'm a man of science caught in a time of war Trapped between the old
A
world and the new
G D A G D
Of all the maps and charts I would draw There's one more mark upon the earth
A Asus4
that I am fighting for
[Refrão]
G D G
My name is Matthew Flinders I'm an explorer of this world The very same one
D
that has swallowed me
G
I lie here in this
D A Asus4 D
Unmarked clay Never to be found in London town In London town
G A
Two hundred years have passed
Bm7 G D Asus4
Since I was at the mosque And I've spared them lying under Euston Square
G A Em7 D Gmaj7 G
No compass point or lighthouse could ever guide the way To an
A
unmarked grave
Asus4 D
In London town
[Verso 3]
Dsus4 G D
The irony is there in the story of my death A man of maps with no final
A
location
D G D
Identified by the lead that bears my name This sailor boy still at his
A
final station
[Refrão]
G A G
And of all the maps and charts I would draw There's one more mark upon the
Asus4 A
earth that I am fighting for
G D Bm7 G
Oh my name is Matthew Flinders I'm an explorer of this world The very same
D
one that has swallowed me
G D A D
I lie here in this unmarked clay Never to be found in London town In London
town
Outro
G D G D
How to play Matthew Flinders
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.