The Hunting of the Snark - Children of the Sky Chords
Tempo:
119.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with [G#] care.
They pursued [Fm] it with forks and hope.
[C#m]
They threatened its [G#] life with a [Cm] railway chair.
[C] They charmed it with smiles and soap.
[E]
Out in the [Am] deserts of darkness [G] and pain and dreams,
Out through the oceans of sadness [C] we sailed.
[F]
[E] Venturing onward [Am] through mystic [G] receipts,
Thorn on the whim of the wind packed [C] revenge.
We [Cm] had no reason [F] to doubt [A#] the truth,
[G#] Driven by danger [D#] and discontent [C#] and the drums [D] of youth.
[G] Don't let the memory [C] die.
Children [G] of the sky, [Em]
heroes [D] of the sea.
And [G]
as your life passes [C] by, remember [G] how it feels to [D]
be
[C] Children [G] of the sky.
[D#]
[C#]
[A] [Bm] [E]
Searching on mountains [Am] of bitter [G] and tears,
Searching in forests as bad [C] as the snow.
[E] Traveling through [Am] valleys of secrets [G] and tears,
And only the brave or the [C] foolish will go.
[F] [C] [Cm] Watching for signs in [F] an empty [A#] sky,
[G#] We never thought [D#] that the rain would fall [C#] as the years went [D]
by.
[G] Don't let the memory [C]
die.
Children [G] of the sky, [Em]
heroes [D] of the sea.
And [G]
as [C] your life passes by, remember [G] how it feels [D] to be
[C] Children [G] of the sky.
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[C]
[F]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[C#] [F#]
[B]
[F#] [D#m] [C#]
[F#]
[B]
[F#] [C#] [B]
[F#]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] [Em]
[D]
[G]
[C]
They pursued [Fm] it with forks and hope.
[C#m]
They threatened its [G#] life with a [Cm] railway chair.
[C] They charmed it with smiles and soap.
[E]
Out in the [Am] deserts of darkness [G] and pain and dreams,
Out through the oceans of sadness [C] we sailed.
[F]
[E] Venturing onward [Am] through mystic [G] receipts,
Thorn on the whim of the wind packed [C] revenge.
We [Cm] had no reason [F] to doubt [A#] the truth,
[G#] Driven by danger [D#] and discontent [C#] and the drums [D] of youth.
[G] Don't let the memory [C] die.
Children [G] of the sky, [Em]
heroes [D] of the sea.
And [G]
as your life passes [C] by, remember [G] how it feels to [D]
be
[C] Children [G] of the sky.
[D#]
[C#]
[A] [Bm] [E]
Searching on mountains [Am] of bitter [G] and tears,
Searching in forests as bad [C] as the snow.
[E] Traveling through [Am] valleys of secrets [G] and tears,
And only the brave or the [C] foolish will go.
[F] [C] [Cm] Watching for signs in [F] an empty [A#] sky,
[G#] We never thought [D#] that the rain would fall [C#] as the years went [D]
by.
[G] Don't let the memory [C]
die.
Children [G] of the sky, [Em]
heroes [D] of the sea.
And [G]
as [C] your life passes by, remember [G] how it feels [D] to be
[C] Children [G] of the sky.
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[C]
[F]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[C#] [F#]
[B]
[F#] [D#m] [C#]
[F#]
[B]
[F#] [C#] [B]
[F#]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] [Em]
[D]
[G]
[C]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
F
G
C
D
[Dm] _ _ They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with [G#] care. _
They pursued [Fm] it with forks and hope.
_ [C#m] _
They threatened its [G#] life with a [Cm] railway chair.
[C] _ They charmed it with smiles and soap.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Out in the [Am] deserts of darkness [G] and pain and dreams,
Out through the oceans of sadness [C] we sailed.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] Venturing onward [Am] through _ mystic [G] receipts,
Thorn on the whim of the wind packed [C] revenge. _ _ _ _
_ We [Cm] had no reason [F] to doubt [A#] the truth, _
_ _ _ _ [G#] Driven by danger [D#] and _ discontent [C#] and the drums _ [D] of youth.
_ _ [G] _ Don't let the memory [C] die. _
_ Children [G] of the sky, [Em]
heroes [D] of the sea. _
And _ _ [G] _ _
as your life passes [C] by, _ remember [G] how it feels to [D]
be
[C] Children [G] of the _ _ sky.
_ _ _ [D#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Searching on mountains [Am] of bitter [G] and tears,
Searching in forests as bad [C] as the snow. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Traveling through [Am] valleys of secrets _ [G] and tears,
And only the brave or the [C] foolish will go. _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [Cm] Watching for signs in [F] an empty [A#] sky, _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] We never thought [D#] that the rain would fall [C#] as the years went [D]
by.
_ [G] _ _ Don't let the memory [C] _ _ _
die.
Children [G] of the sky, [Em]
heroes [D] of the _ sea.
And _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ as [C] your life passes by, _ remember [G] how it feels [D] to be
[C] Children [G] of the _ sky.
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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They pursued [Fm] it with forks and hope.
_ [C#m] _
They threatened its [G#] life with a [Cm] railway chair.
[C] _ They charmed it with smiles and soap.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Out in the [Am] deserts of darkness [G] and pain and dreams,
Out through the oceans of sadness [C] we sailed.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] Venturing onward [Am] through _ mystic [G] receipts,
Thorn on the whim of the wind packed [C] revenge. _ _ _ _
_ We [Cm] had no reason [F] to doubt [A#] the truth, _
_ _ _ _ [G#] Driven by danger [D#] and _ discontent [C#] and the drums _ [D] of youth.
_ _ [G] _ Don't let the memory [C] die. _
_ Children [G] of the sky, [Em]
heroes [D] of the sea. _
And _ _ [G] _ _
as your life passes [C] by, _ remember [G] how it feels to [D]
be
[C] Children [G] of the _ _ sky.
_ _ _ [D#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Searching on mountains [Am] of bitter [G] and tears,
Searching in forests as bad [C] as the snow. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Traveling through [Am] valleys of secrets _ [G] and tears,
And only the brave or the [C] foolish will go. _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [Cm] Watching for signs in [F] an empty [A#] sky, _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] We never thought [D#] that the rain would fall [C#] as the years went [D]
by.
_ [G] _ _ Don't let the memory [C] _ _ _
die.
Children [G] of the sky, [Em]
heroes [D] of the _ sea.
And _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ as [C] your life passes by, _ remember [G] how it feels [D] to be
[C] Children [G] of the _ sky.
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_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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