Chords for Rollin' of the Sea = Cape Spear - Irish Descendants

Tempo:
117.55 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

B

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rollin' of the Sea = Cape Spear - Irish Descendants chords
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[Em]
[D]
[C]
[B]
[E] Oh, I hear the pipes a-playing, [A] high above the misty headlands.
[E] A hundred drums a-drumming [F#m] down along the [B] briny shore.
[E] My heart knows what they're saying, [A] get in step and follow me, boy.
[E] It's a song that they've been singing [B] for a thousand [E] years or more.
[D]
[C]
[B]
[E] Oh, the rolling of the sea [A] is beckoning to me.
[E] Say, come, my son, I'll show you things you've never [B] seen before.
[E] Come, set your spirit free [A] on the winds of history.
[E] Hoist your sails and chart your course and go [B] out and explore.
[E] Oh, the rolling of the sea [A] is beckoning to me.
[E] Come home to Newfoundland [B] and Labrador.
[E] [A] [A]
[E] [C#m] [E]
[A]
[E] [B] [E]
Well, [A] I've always been [E] a rover, [F#m] I never settled [A] down.
Searched the whole [E] world over [F#m] for things I never [B] found.
Now I hear the [E] ocean calling with [F#m] a voice so loud [A] and strong.
[E] Come on back [A] to Newfoundland,
[E] that's where you belong.
[D]
[C]
[B]
[D] Oh, the rolling of the sea [G] is beckoning to me.
[D] Say, come, my son, I'll show you things you've never [A] seen before.
[D] Come, set your spirit free [G] on the winds of history.
[D] Hoist your sails and chart your course and go out [A] and explore.
[D] Oh, the rolling of the sea [G] is beckoning to me.
[D] Come home to Newfoundland and [A]
[D] Labrador.
The rolling of the sea [G] is beckoning to me.
[D] Say, come, my son, I'll show you things you've [A] never seen before.
[D] Come, set your spirit free [G] on the winds of history.
[D] Hoist your sails and chart your course and go out and [A] explore.
[D] Oh, the rolling of the sea [G] is beckoning [Em] to me.
[D] Come home to Newfoundland and [A] Labrador.
[D] The rolling of the sea [G] is beckoning to me.
Say, come, my son, I'll show you things you've never [A] seen before.
[D] Come, set your spirit free [G] on the winds of history.
[D] Hoist your sails and chart your course and go out and [A] explore.
[D] [Em] [D] [A]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
B
12341112
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn The Irish Descendants - (Album Version) Rollin Of The Sea chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: E, A, D, G, D, E, B, E, G and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 58 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 118. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Oh, I hear the pipes a-playing, [A] high above the misty headlands.
[E] A hundred drums a-drumming [F#m] down along the [B] briny shore.
[E] My heart knows what they're saying, [A] get in step and follow me, boy.
[E] It's a song that they've been singing [B] for a thousand [E] years or more. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Oh, the rolling of the sea [A] is beckoning to me.
[E] Say, come, my son, I'll show you things you've never [B] seen before.
[E] Come, set your spirit free [A] on the winds of history.
_ [E] Hoist your sails and chart your course and go [B] out and explore.
[E] Oh, the rolling of the sea [A] is beckoning to me.
[E] Come home to Newfoundland [B] and Labrador.
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
Well, [A] I've always been [E] a rover, [F#m] I never settled [A] down.
Searched the whole [E] world over [F#m] for things I never [B] found.
Now I hear the [E] ocean calling with [F#m] a voice so loud [A] and strong.
[E] Come on back [A] to Newfoundland, _
[E] that's where you belong. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Oh, the rolling of the sea [G] is beckoning to me.
[D] Say, come, my son, I'll show you things you've never [A] seen before.
[D] Come, set your spirit free [G] on the winds of history.
[D] Hoist your sails and chart your course and go out [A] and explore.
[D] Oh, the rolling of the sea [G] is beckoning to me.
[D] Come home to Newfoundland and [A] _
[D] Labrador.
The rolling of the sea [G] is beckoning to me.
[D] Say, come, my son, I'll show you things you've [A] never seen before.
[D] Come, set your spirit free [G] on the winds of history.
_ [D] Hoist your sails and chart your course and go out and [A] explore.
[D] Oh, the rolling of the sea [G] is beckoning [Em] to me.
[D] Come home to Newfoundland and [A] Labrador.
[D] _ The rolling of the sea [G] is beckoning to me.
Say, come, my son, I'll show you things you've never [A] seen before.
[D] Come, set your spirit free [G] on the winds of history.
_ [D] Hoist your sails and chart your course and go out and [A] explore.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song is part of Encore: Best of the Irish Descendants album.

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