Wave Over Wave
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Dsus2 G6sus2 Dsus2 Asus
Dsus2 G6sus2 Asus
[Verse 1]
D Em7 A7sus D D/F#
My names Able Rod-gers, a share man am I
G5 D Em7 A7sus
On a three-masted schooner from Twillingate Isle
G5 A7sus D D/F#
I've been the world over, North, South, East and West
G5 D Em7 A7sus
But the middle of nowhere’s where I likes it best
[Chorus]
G5 D G5 D
Where it's wave over wave, sea over bow
G5 D Em7 A7sus
I'm as happy a man as the sea will allow
G5 A7sus D D/F#
There's no other life for a sailor like me
G5 D Em7 A7sus
Then to sail the salt sea boys to sail the sea
G5 Dsus2
There's no other life but to sail the salt sea
[Verse 2]
D Em7 A7sus D D/F#
Well I leave my wife lonely ten months of the year
G5 D Em7 A7sus
For she built me a home and raised my children there
G5 A7sus D D/F#
She never come out to bid farewell to me
G5 D Em7 A7sus
Or ken why a sailor must sail the salt sea
[Chorus]
G5 D G5 D
Where it's wave over wave, sea over bow
G5 D Em7 A7sus
I'm as happy a man as the sea will allow
G5 A7sus D D/F#
There's no other life for a sailor like me
G5 D Em7 A7sus
Then to sail the salt sea boys to sail the sea
G5 Dsus2
There's no other life but to sail the salt sea
[Verse 3]
D Em7 A7sus D D/F#
Ah well the work it is hard and the hours are long
G5 D Em7 A7sus
But my spirit is willing. My back it is strong
G5 A7sus D D/F#
And when the works over the whisky will pour
G5 D Em7 A7sus
We'll dance with the girls about some foreign shore
[Chorus]
G5 D G5 D
Where it's wave over wave, sea over bow
G5 D Em7 A7sus
I'm as happy a man as the sea will allow
G5 A7sus D D/F#
There's no other life for a sailor like me
G5 D Em7 A7sus
Then to sail the salt sea boys to sail the sea
G5 Dsus2
There's no other life but to sail the salt sea
[Verse 4]
D Em7 A7sus D D/F#
I've sailed the world ov-er, four decades or more
G5 D Em7 A7sus
And oft times I wonder what I do it for
G5 A7sus D D/F#
I don't know the answer it's pleasure and pain
G5 D Em7 A7sus
But with life to live over I'd do it again
[Chorus]
G5 D G5 D
Where it's wave over wave, sea over bow
G5 D Em7 A7sus
I'm as happy a man as the sea will allow
G5 A7sus D D/F#
There's no other life for a sailor like me
G5 D Em7 A7sus
Then to sail the salt sea boys to sail the sea
G5 D G5 D
Where it's wave over wave, sea over bow
G5 D Em7 A7sus
I'm as happy a man as the sea will allow
G5 A7sus D D/F#
There's no other life for a sailor like me
G5 D Em7 A7sus
Then to sail the salt sea boys to sail the sea.... Oh...
G5 Dsus2
There's no other life but to sail the salt sea
[Outro]
Dsus2
Oh......
How to play Wave Over Wave
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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.