Chords for Bread Love & Dreams -The Strange Tale of Captain Shannon and the Hunchback from Gigha
Tempo:
187.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Gbm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] Behind the shadowed corners in [G] the dawning [D] of our years
We played among our [Gbm] memories [G] of happiness and
[D] We walked along the seafront, two [E]
children hung [D] on high
And if you believed in magic, [Em] then you lived [D] in a magic land
[C] From lemonade and [G] seaweed, [Bb] the driftwood [F] floating by
[Ab] We built [Eb] sandcastle empires [Ab] that reached up to [Eb] the sky
[B] And left our [Gb] bankrupt footprints to [A] be taken by [E] the tide
[G] And laughed [D] inside our innocence as [C] the world passed [D] by our side
We gazed along the coastline from the top of Bluebell Hill
The buttercups [Gbm] and dandelions [G] were pulled against [D] their will
The trembling woods [Gbm] behind us [Bm] held their dark [D] secrets too
Where nettles sting and the [A] butterflies wing on [Bm] the banks of [D] wildflower
And [C] the bells on [G] Sunday morning [Bb] rang far across [F] the sea
And [Ab] salty [Eb] seagulls sang their songs [Ab] about [Eb] eternity
And [B] the ocean muttered [Gb] something [A] no man could [E] understand
[G] For he who [D] solves a paraphrase [G] opposes [D] his command
In the corner of the garden where the rhododendrons grew
There lived a [Gbm] Captain Shannon [G] whom everybody [D]
knew
His life he'd spent [Gbm] on sailing ships [Em] from the Azores [D] down to the Horn
He'd danced the rhythm of [A] the waves [G] since the day that he [D] was born
He [C] used to take [G] us on his knee [Bb] and smoke his pipe [F] of clay
[Ab] And speak of [Eb] storms and hurricanes and [Ab] San Francisco [Eb]
haze
He spoke [Gbm] of wars [Gb] and earthquakes that [A] had torn the [E] world apart
[G] Our little [D] children laughed and died [G] in each beat of [D] your heart
One day a wounded seabird [A] [Bm] came to rest upon [D] the land
His wings had ceased [A] to function and [G] were dry with [D] oil and sand
A gentle dog [Gbm] had sent him as the [Em] wind blew from [D] the sun
And said she would leave the [A] seashore [D] home safely
[C] In the stroke of [G] every hour [Bb] the oily bird [F] was bathed
[Ab] For Captain Shannon [Eb] saw the bird [Ab] and knew he could [Eb] be saved
[B] In a few days he [Gbm] became quite [A] well and quickly [E] learned to fly
[G] Off towards [D] the sunset and [G] left us [D] wondering why
And we prayed there every [A] morning, [G] my tiny [D] friend and I
Looking out across [Gbm] the ocean [G] beneath the [D] clear blue sky
Where the [Gbm] telescopic islands [Em] are half hidden in [D] the mist
They broke the dim horizon where [G] the sea and [D] heaven hid
There [C] was an old man from [G] the islands [Bb] who hobbled with [F] his stoop
[Ab] He ate small bites [Eb] for breakfast [Ab] who did not eat [Eb] their soup
[B] I'll carry you in [Gb] a rowboat [A] to an island [E] called Amman
[G] And if you [D] weren't too polite you'd [G] there be seen [D] again
The old hunchback lived all [A] alone, [G] he came down by [D] the sea
And stocked his [Gbm] fishbox kitchen with [G] fools like you [D] and me
He wore one [Gbm] golden earring and grew [Em] seaweed [Bm] in his [D] hair
Although no one ever seen him [A] [G] we all knew he [D] lived there
[C] He had a dog [G] called Seafist, [Bb] he'd bite you if [F] he could
[Ab] Though you'd never [Eb] come to harm, [Ab] could be like a [Eb] limestone
Though [B] he might have been [Gb] a walrus [A] or he might have been [E] a seal
[G] Though most times he looked [D] just like a dog, [G] but not a dog for [D] real
One night while Captain Shannon was [G] alone beside [D] his bed
He heard the [Gbm] hunchback calling him [G] and knew not any [D] fear
For he was proud [Gbm] to be alive [Em] of his three score years [D] and ten
With twice the gall and twice [A] the strength [G] of ordinary [D] men
I [C] do not fear [G] thee, hunchback, [Bb] as the captains brave [F] reply
[Ab] I am a bold [Eb] seafaring man, [Ab] I'm not afraid [Eb] to die
Though [B] the dog had sniffed [Gb] the ocean [A] from a seaman's salty [E] skin
[G] Let him through [D] the water's edge [G] as the tide came [D] pounding in
And we hid beneath the blankets as the [G] storm raged [D] all night
And once or [Gbm] twice we thought we had [G] the hunchback's [D] mournful song
But we were children [Gbm] freshly launched [Em] upon the seas [D] of light
Captain [A] Shannon's death [G] got deeply like [D] in us
[C] What happened on [G] the beach that night [Bb] never came [F] quite through
[Ab] For no one saw [Eb] this half-as-half [Ab] or song [Eb] disappear
[B] But we all knew who [Gb] had been there was [A] as plain as [E] it could be
[G] By his usual [D] trail of seaweed down [G] the beach and [D] out to sea
And the bells on Sunday morning [G] rang far across [D] the sea
And salty [Gbm] seabirds sang their songs [G] about [D] eternity
And the ocean was [Gbm] as empty [A]
[D] as sand
For he who solves a power [A] phrase, a [G] power's in [D] his command
[N]
We played among our [Gbm] memories [G] of happiness and
[D] We walked along the seafront, two [E]
children hung [D] on high
And if you believed in magic, [Em] then you lived [D] in a magic land
[C] From lemonade and [G] seaweed, [Bb] the driftwood [F] floating by
[Ab] We built [Eb] sandcastle empires [Ab] that reached up to [Eb] the sky
[B] And left our [Gb] bankrupt footprints to [A] be taken by [E] the tide
[G] And laughed [D] inside our innocence as [C] the world passed [D] by our side
We gazed along the coastline from the top of Bluebell Hill
The buttercups [Gbm] and dandelions [G] were pulled against [D] their will
The trembling woods [Gbm] behind us [Bm] held their dark [D] secrets too
Where nettles sting and the [A] butterflies wing on [Bm] the banks of [D] wildflower
And [C] the bells on [G] Sunday morning [Bb] rang far across [F] the sea
And [Ab] salty [Eb] seagulls sang their songs [Ab] about [Eb] eternity
And [B] the ocean muttered [Gb] something [A] no man could [E] understand
[G] For he who [D] solves a paraphrase [G] opposes [D] his command
In the corner of the garden where the rhododendrons grew
There lived a [Gbm] Captain Shannon [G] whom everybody [D]
knew
His life he'd spent [Gbm] on sailing ships [Em] from the Azores [D] down to the Horn
He'd danced the rhythm of [A] the waves [G] since the day that he [D] was born
He [C] used to take [G] us on his knee [Bb] and smoke his pipe [F] of clay
[Ab] And speak of [Eb] storms and hurricanes and [Ab] San Francisco [Eb]
haze
He spoke [Gbm] of wars [Gb] and earthquakes that [A] had torn the [E] world apart
[G] Our little [D] children laughed and died [G] in each beat of [D] your heart
One day a wounded seabird [A] [Bm] came to rest upon [D] the land
His wings had ceased [A] to function and [G] were dry with [D] oil and sand
A gentle dog [Gbm] had sent him as the [Em] wind blew from [D] the sun
And said she would leave the [A] seashore [D] home safely
[C] In the stroke of [G] every hour [Bb] the oily bird [F] was bathed
[Ab] For Captain Shannon [Eb] saw the bird [Ab] and knew he could [Eb] be saved
[B] In a few days he [Gbm] became quite [A] well and quickly [E] learned to fly
[G] Off towards [D] the sunset and [G] left us [D] wondering why
And we prayed there every [A] morning, [G] my tiny [D] friend and I
Looking out across [Gbm] the ocean [G] beneath the [D] clear blue sky
Where the [Gbm] telescopic islands [Em] are half hidden in [D] the mist
They broke the dim horizon where [G] the sea and [D] heaven hid
There [C] was an old man from [G] the islands [Bb] who hobbled with [F] his stoop
[Ab] He ate small bites [Eb] for breakfast [Ab] who did not eat [Eb] their soup
[B] I'll carry you in [Gb] a rowboat [A] to an island [E] called Amman
[G] And if you [D] weren't too polite you'd [G] there be seen [D] again
The old hunchback lived all [A] alone, [G] he came down by [D] the sea
And stocked his [Gbm] fishbox kitchen with [G] fools like you [D] and me
He wore one [Gbm] golden earring and grew [Em] seaweed [Bm] in his [D] hair
Although no one ever seen him [A] [G] we all knew he [D] lived there
[C] He had a dog [G] called Seafist, [Bb] he'd bite you if [F] he could
[Ab] Though you'd never [Eb] come to harm, [Ab] could be like a [Eb] limestone
Though [B] he might have been [Gb] a walrus [A] or he might have been [E] a seal
[G] Though most times he looked [D] just like a dog, [G] but not a dog for [D] real
One night while Captain Shannon was [G] alone beside [D] his bed
He heard the [Gbm] hunchback calling him [G] and knew not any [D] fear
For he was proud [Gbm] to be alive [Em] of his three score years [D] and ten
With twice the gall and twice [A] the strength [G] of ordinary [D] men
I [C] do not fear [G] thee, hunchback, [Bb] as the captains brave [F] reply
[Ab] I am a bold [Eb] seafaring man, [Ab] I'm not afraid [Eb] to die
Though [B] the dog had sniffed [Gb] the ocean [A] from a seaman's salty [E] skin
[G] Let him through [D] the water's edge [G] as the tide came [D] pounding in
And we hid beneath the blankets as the [G] storm raged [D] all night
And once or [Gbm] twice we thought we had [G] the hunchback's [D] mournful song
But we were children [Gbm] freshly launched [Em] upon the seas [D] of light
Captain [A] Shannon's death [G] got deeply like [D] in us
[C] What happened on [G] the beach that night [Bb] never came [F] quite through
[Ab] For no one saw [Eb] this half-as-half [Ab] or song [Eb] disappear
[B] But we all knew who [Gb] had been there was [A] as plain as [E] it could be
[G] By his usual [D] trail of seaweed down [G] the beach and [D] out to sea
And the bells on Sunday morning [G] rang far across [D] the sea
And salty [Gbm] seabirds sang their songs [G] about [D] eternity
And the ocean was [Gbm] as empty [A]
[D] as sand
For he who solves a power [A] phrase, a [G] power's in [D] his command
[N]
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_ [D] Behind the shadowed corners in [G] the dawning [D] of our years
_ _ We played among our [Gbm] _ memories [G] of happiness and
[D] _ We _ _ _ _ walked along the _ seafront, _ two [E]
children hung [D] on _ _ high
And if you believed in magic, [Em] then you lived [D] in a magic land
_ [C] From lemonade and [G] _ seaweed, [Bb] the driftwood [F] floating by
_ [Ab] We built _ [Eb] sandcastle _ empires [Ab] that reached up to [Eb] the sky
[B] And left our [Gb] bankrupt _ footprints to [A] be taken by [E] the tide
[G] And laughed [D] inside our innocence as [C] the world passed [D] by our side
_ We gazed along the _ coastline from the top of Bluebell Hill
_ The _ buttercups [Gbm] and _ dandelions [G] were pulled against [D] their will
_ The trembling woods [Gbm] behind us [Bm] held their dark [D] secrets too
_ Where nettles sting and the [A] butterflies wing on [Bm] the banks of _ [D] wildflower
_ And [C] the bells on [G] Sunday morning [Bb] rang far across [F] the sea
And [Ab] salty _ [Eb] seagulls sang their songs [Ab] about _ [Eb] eternity _
And [B] the ocean muttered [Gb] _ something [A] no man could _ [E] understand _
[G] For he who [D] solves a _ paraphrase _ [G] opposes [D] his _ command
_ In the corner of the garden where the _ _ rhododendrons grew
_ There lived a [Gbm] Captain Shannon _ [G] whom everybody [D] _
knew
His life he'd spent [Gbm] on sailing ships [Em] from the Azores [D] down to the Horn
He'd danced the rhythm of [A] the waves [G] since the day that he [D] was born
He [C] used to take [G] us on his knee [Bb] and smoke his pipe [F] of clay
[Ab] And speak of [Eb] storms and _ hurricanes and [Ab] San Francisco [Eb] _
_ haze
He spoke [Gbm] of wars [Gb] and _ earthquakes that [A] had torn the [E] world apart
[G] Our little _ [D] children laughed and died [G] in each beat of [D] your heart
_ _ One day a wounded seabird [A] [Bm] came to rest upon [D] the land
_ His wings had ceased [A] to function and [G] were dry with [D] oil and sand
_ A gentle dog [Gbm] had sent him as the [Em] wind blew from [D] the sun
And said she would leave the [A] seashore [D] home _ safely
_ _ _ [C] In the stroke of [G] every hour [Bb] the oily bird [F] was _ bathed
[Ab] For Captain Shannon [Eb] saw the bird [Ab] and knew he could [Eb] be saved
[B] In a few days he [Gbm] became quite [A] well and quickly [E] learned to fly
_ [G] Off towards [D] the sunset and [G] left us [D] wondering why
And we prayed there every [A] morning, [G] my tiny [D] friend and I
_ _ Looking out across [Gbm] the ocean _ _ [G] beneath the [D] clear blue sky
Where the _ [Gbm] telescopic islands _ [Em] are half hidden in [D] the mist
They broke the dim horizon _ where [G] the sea and [D] heaven hid _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ There _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] was an old man from [G] the islands [Bb] who hobbled with [F] his stoop
_ [Ab] He ate small bites [Eb] for breakfast [Ab] who did not eat [Eb] their _ soup
[B] I'll carry you in [Gb] a rowboat [A] to an island _ [E] called Amman
[G] And if you [D] weren't too polite you'd [G] there be seen [D] again
_ The old hunchback lived all [A] alone, [G] he came down by [D] the sea
_ And stocked his [Gbm] fishbox kitchen with [G] fools like you [D] and me
He wore one [Gbm] golden earring and grew [Em] seaweed [Bm] in his [D] hair
_ Although no one ever seen him [A] _ [G] we all knew he [D] lived there
[C] He had a dog [G] called Seafist, _ [Bb] he'd bite you if [F] he could
_ _ [Ab] Though you'd never [Eb] come to harm, [Ab] could be like a [Eb] limestone
_ Though [B] he might have been [Gb] a walrus [A] or he might have been [E] a seal
_ [G] Though most times he looked [D] just like a dog, [G] but not a dog for [D] real
_ One night while Captain Shannon was [G] alone beside [D] his bed
_ He heard the [Gbm] hunchback calling him [G] and knew not any [D] _ fear
For he was proud [Gbm] to be alive [Em] of his three score years [D] and ten
With twice the gall and twice [A] the strength [G] of ordinary _ [D] men
_ I [C] do not fear [G] thee, hunchback, [Bb] as the captains brave [F] reply
_ [Ab] I am a bold [Eb] seafaring man, [Ab] I'm not afraid [Eb] to die
Though [B] the dog had sniffed [Gb] the ocean [A] from a seaman's salty [E] skin
_ _ [G] Let him through [D] the water's edge [G] as the tide came [D] pounding in
_ And we hid beneath the blankets _ as the [G] storm raged [D] all night
_ _ And once or [Gbm] twice we thought we had [G] the hunchback's [D] mournful song
But we were children [Gbm] freshly launched [Em] upon the seas [D] of light _ _ _
Captain _ [A] Shannon's death [G] got deeply like [D] in us
[C] What happened on [G] the beach that night [Bb] never came [F] quite through
_ [Ab] For no one saw [Eb] this half-as-half [Ab] or song [Eb] disappear
_ _ [B] But we all knew who [Gb] had been there was [A] as plain as [E] it could be
_ [G] By his usual [D] trail of seaweed down [G] the beach and [D] out to sea
_ _ And the bells on Sunday morning [G] rang far across [D] the sea
_ And salty _ [Gbm] seabirds sang their songs [G] about _ [D] eternity
_ _ And the ocean was [Gbm] as empty _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] as sand
For he who solves a power [A] phrase, a [G] power's in [D] his command _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ We played among our [Gbm] _ memories [G] of happiness and
[D] _ We _ _ _ _ walked along the _ seafront, _ two [E]
children hung [D] on _ _ high
And if you believed in magic, [Em] then you lived [D] in a magic land
_ [C] From lemonade and [G] _ seaweed, [Bb] the driftwood [F] floating by
_ [Ab] We built _ [Eb] sandcastle _ empires [Ab] that reached up to [Eb] the sky
[B] And left our [Gb] bankrupt _ footprints to [A] be taken by [E] the tide
[G] And laughed [D] inside our innocence as [C] the world passed [D] by our side
_ We gazed along the _ coastline from the top of Bluebell Hill
_ The _ buttercups [Gbm] and _ dandelions [G] were pulled against [D] their will
_ The trembling woods [Gbm] behind us [Bm] held their dark [D] secrets too
_ Where nettles sting and the [A] butterflies wing on [Bm] the banks of _ [D] wildflower
_ And [C] the bells on [G] Sunday morning [Bb] rang far across [F] the sea
And [Ab] salty _ [Eb] seagulls sang their songs [Ab] about _ [Eb] eternity _
And [B] the ocean muttered [Gb] _ something [A] no man could _ [E] understand _
[G] For he who [D] solves a _ paraphrase _ [G] opposes [D] his _ command
_ In the corner of the garden where the _ _ rhododendrons grew
_ There lived a [Gbm] Captain Shannon _ [G] whom everybody [D] _
knew
His life he'd spent [Gbm] on sailing ships [Em] from the Azores [D] down to the Horn
He'd danced the rhythm of [A] the waves [G] since the day that he [D] was born
He [C] used to take [G] us on his knee [Bb] and smoke his pipe [F] of clay
[Ab] And speak of [Eb] storms and _ hurricanes and [Ab] San Francisco [Eb] _
_ haze
He spoke [Gbm] of wars [Gb] and _ earthquakes that [A] had torn the [E] world apart
[G] Our little _ [D] children laughed and died [G] in each beat of [D] your heart
_ _ One day a wounded seabird [A] [Bm] came to rest upon [D] the land
_ His wings had ceased [A] to function and [G] were dry with [D] oil and sand
_ A gentle dog [Gbm] had sent him as the [Em] wind blew from [D] the sun
And said she would leave the [A] seashore [D] home _ safely
_ _ _ [C] In the stroke of [G] every hour [Bb] the oily bird [F] was _ bathed
[Ab] For Captain Shannon [Eb] saw the bird [Ab] and knew he could [Eb] be saved
[B] In a few days he [Gbm] became quite [A] well and quickly [E] learned to fly
_ [G] Off towards [D] the sunset and [G] left us [D] wondering why
And we prayed there every [A] morning, [G] my tiny [D] friend and I
_ _ Looking out across [Gbm] the ocean _ _ [G] beneath the [D] clear blue sky
Where the _ [Gbm] telescopic islands _ [Em] are half hidden in [D] the mist
They broke the dim horizon _ where [G] the sea and [D] heaven hid _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ There _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] was an old man from [G] the islands [Bb] who hobbled with [F] his stoop
_ [Ab] He ate small bites [Eb] for breakfast [Ab] who did not eat [Eb] their _ soup
[B] I'll carry you in [Gb] a rowboat [A] to an island _ [E] called Amman
[G] And if you [D] weren't too polite you'd [G] there be seen [D] again
_ The old hunchback lived all [A] alone, [G] he came down by [D] the sea
_ And stocked his [Gbm] fishbox kitchen with [G] fools like you [D] and me
He wore one [Gbm] golden earring and grew [Em] seaweed [Bm] in his [D] hair
_ Although no one ever seen him [A] _ [G] we all knew he [D] lived there
[C] He had a dog [G] called Seafist, _ [Bb] he'd bite you if [F] he could
_ _ [Ab] Though you'd never [Eb] come to harm, [Ab] could be like a [Eb] limestone
_ Though [B] he might have been [Gb] a walrus [A] or he might have been [E] a seal
_ [G] Though most times he looked [D] just like a dog, [G] but not a dog for [D] real
_ One night while Captain Shannon was [G] alone beside [D] his bed
_ He heard the [Gbm] hunchback calling him [G] and knew not any [D] _ fear
For he was proud [Gbm] to be alive [Em] of his three score years [D] and ten
With twice the gall and twice [A] the strength [G] of ordinary _ [D] men
_ I [C] do not fear [G] thee, hunchback, [Bb] as the captains brave [F] reply
_ [Ab] I am a bold [Eb] seafaring man, [Ab] I'm not afraid [Eb] to die
Though [B] the dog had sniffed [Gb] the ocean [A] from a seaman's salty [E] skin
_ _ [G] Let him through [D] the water's edge [G] as the tide came [D] pounding in
_ And we hid beneath the blankets _ as the [G] storm raged [D] all night
_ _ And once or [Gbm] twice we thought we had [G] the hunchback's [D] mournful song
But we were children [Gbm] freshly launched [Em] upon the seas [D] of light _ _ _
Captain _ [A] Shannon's death [G] got deeply like [D] in us
[C] What happened on [G] the beach that night [Bb] never came [F] quite through
_ [Ab] For no one saw [Eb] this half-as-half [Ab] or song [Eb] disappear
_ _ [B] But we all knew who [Gb] had been there was [A] as plain as [E] it could be
_ [G] By his usual [D] trail of seaweed down [G] the beach and [D] out to sea
_ _ And the bells on Sunday morning [G] rang far across [D] the sea
_ And salty _ [Gbm] seabirds sang their songs [G] about _ [D] eternity
_ _ And the ocean was [Gbm] as empty _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] as sand
For he who solves a power [A] phrase, a [G] power's in [D] his command _ _ _ _ _
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