Note on the studio version of this song there are two guitars. This is an approximation for playing it on just one. Use a capo on the first fret.
intro X X X X Am Am Am Am G G G D Em C G D C G ---3-------2------0----0----0-----3----2---0------3------ ---3-------3------0----0----1-----3----3---1------3------ ---0-------2------0----0----0-----0----2---0------0------ ---0-----0-0------2----2----2-----0--0-0---2-0_2--0------ ---2-2_3--------2-2--2-2--3-3-----2--------3------2------ -3------------------------------3-3---------------3------ G D Em C G D G G G G ---3-------2------0----0----0-----3--2--------- (folk strum) ---3-------3------0----0----1-----3--3--------- ---0-------2------0----0----0-----0--0--------- ---0-----0-0------2----2----2-----0-----3-2-0-- ---2-2_3--------2-2--2-2--3-3-----2------------ -3------------------------------3-3------------ G (pickup chord) D Em In the year of '39.... Assembled here the volunteers C~ G D Em Em7 In the days when lands were few Here the ship sailed out into the C~ D(add G) Dmaj G Blue and sunny morn Sweetest sight ever seen. G D B7 And night followed day, and the story tellers say Em Am (then passing notes C B A F#) That the score brave souls inside G D For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas C Em C D C (G) D------ Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried. G C G Don't you hear my call, though you're many years away, G D Don't you hear me calling you G F#/G Em D C B/G Am Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand Em D G In the land that our grandchildren knew. In the C~, I add D&G on top: |--3 |--3 |--0 |--2 |--3 |--X Likewise, the D add G is |--3 (where you add the G) |--3 |--2 |--0 |--X |--X Notes: I often play Amin7 rather than plain Amin. The odd chords listed in the chorus I play: F#/G B/G |--3 |--3 |--3 |--3 |--0 |--0 |--0 |--0 |--0 |--2 |--2 |--X