Calypso & John Denver Chords

Tempo:
90.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

G

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Calypso  & John Denver chords
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[A]
[D]
[A] To [D]
[A] sail on a dream on a crystal clear ocean, to ride on the crest of a wild [D] raging storm.
[A] To work in the service of life and the living, in search of the answers to questions unknown.
[D]
[A] To be part of the movement, part of the growing, part of beginning, to [D] understand.
[G] [D] I could have [A] sold the places you've been [D] to, the [A] things that you've shown [E] us, the [A] stories you tell.
[D] I could have [A] sold our sins to your spirit, [D] the [A] men who have served [E] you so [A] long and so well.
[E] Hayy [D] [A]
[E] elu Allah, [D] [A]
[E] hayy [D] elu [A]
[E] Allah.
[D]
[E]
[A] [D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A] Like the dolphin who guides you, you bring us beside you, light up the darkness and show us the [Bm] way.
[A] For though we are strangers in your silent world, to live on the land we must [D] learn from the sea.
[A] To be true as the cloud, free as the wind swell, joyful and loving in letting [B] it be.
[Em]
[D] I could have [A] sold the places you've been [D] to, the things that [A] you've [E] shown us, the stories [A] you [D] tell.
I could [A] have sold our sins to your [D] spirit, the men who [A] have [E] served you so long [A] and so [D] well.
I could [A] have sold the places you've been [D] to, the things that [A] you've [E] shown us, the stories [A] you [D] tell.
I could have [A] sold our sins to your [D] spirit, the men who [A] have [E] served you so [A] long and so [E] well.
Hayy [D] elu
[A] [E] Allah, [D] [A]
hayy [E] [D] [A] elu [E] Allah.
[D]
[A]
[E] Hayy [D] elu [A] Allah, [E] hayy elu [D] [A] [E]
[D] Allah.
[A] [E] [D]
[A]
Key:Β Β 
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
G
2131
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Jan Smit, John Denver - Calypso chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, E, D, A, E, A and D. For best results, commence at 45 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 91. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] To _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] sail on a dream on a crystal clear ocean, to ride on the crest of a wild [D] raging storm.
_ _ [A] To work in the service of life and the living, in search of the answers to questions unknown.
[D] _ _ _
_ [A] To be part of the movement, part of the growing, part of beginning, to [D] understand. _ _ _
[G] _ [D] I could have [A] sold the places you've been [D] to, the [A] things that you've shown [E] us, the [A] stories you tell.
[D] I could have [A] sold our sins to your spirit, [D] the [A] men who have served [E] you so [A] long and so well.
[E] _ Hayy [D] _ [A] _
[E] elu Allah, _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[E] hayy _ [D] elu [A] _
[E] Allah.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] Like the dolphin who guides you, you bring us beside you, light up the darkness and show us the [Bm] way.
_ _ [A] For though we are strangers in your silent world, to live on the land we must [D] learn from the sea. _
_ [A] To be true as the cloud, free as the wind swell, joyful and loving in letting [B] it be.
_ [Em] _
_ [D] I could have [A] sold the places you've been [D] to, the things that [A] you've [E] shown us, the stories [A] you [D] tell.
I could [A] have sold our sins to your [D] spirit, the men who [A] have [E] served you so long [A] and so [D] well.
I could [A] have sold the places you've been [D] to, the things that [A] you've [E] shown us, the stories [A] you [D] tell.
I could have [A] sold our sins to your [D] spirit, the men who [A] have [E] served you so [A] long and so [E] well.
Hayy [D] elu _
[A] _ [E] Allah, _ [D] _ [A]
hayy _ [E] _ _ [D] [A] elu [E] Allah.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Hayy _ [D] elu [A] Allah, [E] hayy elu [D] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] Allah.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Dan Volg Je Haar Benen, written by John Denver, this one shines.

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