Chords for The Kingfisher
Tempo:
73.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Em
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G]
[A] [D] [A]
[G] [A] [D] All alone on a pier [A] on the far side of town, [Bm] he readies his [A] gear for the day.
[D] In a soggy old watch [A] cap he wears for a crown, [Em] he studies the [A] fog on the bay.
Cause [G] he knows how the sky [A] and the harbor can lie, [D] how the morning can [G] promise the sun,
and [D] how promises made [A] can be broken once day [Em] has begun.
[G]
[D] The seagulls will play [A] as he gets underway [Em] and makes for the mouth of the [A] South.
[D] This September morning [A] he is about to be [Em] born, cause he knows where the fish can be found.
As [G] the islands grow thin [A] and the headlight goes dim, he [D] points for the grey open [G] sea,
[D] and wonders again [A] of the other men lucky [C] as he.
[E] [G] Hail to the Kingfisher [A] out in the rain, [D] bow to his [G] riches [Em] untold.
Chasing the sun when [A] the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home silver [A] from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what he's living for.
[Em] No kings of the [A] world can do more, no
[G] [D] more.
[A] [Em]
[A] [D] He deals out his [A] nets to the side and below, [Em] as over the [A] transom they turn.
[D] In a bracelet of buoys [A] they're riding in tow, [Em] and he hopes for a [A] ransom's return.
[G] But the jewels of the sea are [A] not taken free, [D] there's a battle that [G] has to be won.
And [D] a price he must pay [A] all alone before [Em] this day is done.
[G]
[D] The hours he'll log [A] through the mist and the [Em] fog, till the rain has decided to [A] fall.
[D] And the calm of the dawn [A] is long shattered and [Em] gone, as he noses her into [A] a squall.
[G] Of his castle affair [A] even he will [D] declare, it's a matter of fortune [G] for now.
[D] So he'll challenge her blows, and ride her the best he [Em] knows how.
[E] [G] Hail to the [A] Kingfisher out in the rain, [D] bow to his [G] riches untold.
[Em] Chasing the sun when [A] the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home silver [Em] from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what he's living for.
[Em] No kings of the [A] world could do more.
[G] No.
[Em]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [Em]
[A]
Six [D] more hours will pass till it's over at last, [Em] and the sky is beginning to [A] clear.
[D] His nets have survived [A] with ten thousand alive, and [Em] his boat is no worse [A] for the wear.
[G] As the smile of the light eases [A] back into sight, [D] and the song of the bell [G] buoy rings.
[D] He wonders tonight [A] of the order of subjects [Em] and king.
[E] [G] Hail to the [Em] Kingfisher out in the [D] rain, bow to his riches untold.
[Em] Chasing the sun [A] when the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home [A] silver from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what [G] he's living for.
[F#m] [Em] No kings of the world could do [A] more.
No.
[F#m] [E] [D] [A] [Em] [A] [D]
[A] [Em] [A]
[D]
[A] [D] [A]
[G] [A] [D] All alone on a pier [A] on the far side of town, [Bm] he readies his [A] gear for the day.
[D] In a soggy old watch [A] cap he wears for a crown, [Em] he studies the [A] fog on the bay.
Cause [G] he knows how the sky [A] and the harbor can lie, [D] how the morning can [G] promise the sun,
and [D] how promises made [A] can be broken once day [Em] has begun.
[G]
[D] The seagulls will play [A] as he gets underway [Em] and makes for the mouth of the [A] South.
[D] This September morning [A] he is about to be [Em] born, cause he knows where the fish can be found.
As [G] the islands grow thin [A] and the headlight goes dim, he [D] points for the grey open [G] sea,
[D] and wonders again [A] of the other men lucky [C] as he.
[E] [G] Hail to the Kingfisher [A] out in the rain, [D] bow to his [G] riches [Em] untold.
Chasing the sun when [A] the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home silver [A] from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what he's living for.
[Em] No kings of the [A] world can do more, no
[G] [D] more.
[A] [Em]
[A] [D] He deals out his [A] nets to the side and below, [Em] as over the [A] transom they turn.
[D] In a bracelet of buoys [A] they're riding in tow, [Em] and he hopes for a [A] ransom's return.
[G] But the jewels of the sea are [A] not taken free, [D] there's a battle that [G] has to be won.
And [D] a price he must pay [A] all alone before [Em] this day is done.
[G]
[D] The hours he'll log [A] through the mist and the [Em] fog, till the rain has decided to [A] fall.
[D] And the calm of the dawn [A] is long shattered and [Em] gone, as he noses her into [A] a squall.
[G] Of his castle affair [A] even he will [D] declare, it's a matter of fortune [G] for now.
[D] So he'll challenge her blows, and ride her the best he [Em] knows how.
[E] [G] Hail to the [A] Kingfisher out in the rain, [D] bow to his [G] riches untold.
[Em] Chasing the sun when [A] the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home silver [Em] from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what he's living for.
[Em] No kings of the [A] world could do more.
[G] No.
[Em]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [Em]
[A]
Six [D] more hours will pass till it's over at last, [Em] and the sky is beginning to [A] clear.
[D] His nets have survived [A] with ten thousand alive, and [Em] his boat is no worse [A] for the wear.
[G] As the smile of the light eases [A] back into sight, [D] and the song of the bell [G] buoy rings.
[D] He wonders tonight [A] of the order of subjects [Em] and king.
[E] [G] Hail to the [Em] Kingfisher out in the [D] rain, bow to his riches untold.
[Em] Chasing the sun [A] when the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home [A] silver from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what [G] he's living for.
[F#m] [Em] No kings of the world could do [A] more.
No.
[F#m] [E] [D] [A] [Em] [A] [D]
[A] [Em] [A]
[D]
Key:
A
D
Em
G
E
A
D
Em
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ [D] All alone on a pier [A] on the far side of town, [Bm] he readies his [A] gear for the day.
[D] In a soggy old watch [A] cap he wears for a crown, [Em] he studies the [A] fog on the bay.
Cause [G] he knows how the sky [A] and the harbor can lie, [D] how the morning can [G] promise the sun,
and [D] how promises made [A] can be broken once day [Em] has begun.
[G] _ _
[D] The seagulls will play [A] as he gets underway [Em] and makes for the mouth of the [A] South.
[D] This September morning [A] he is about to be [Em] born, cause he knows where the fish can be found.
As [G] the islands grow thin [A] and the headlight goes dim, he [D] points for the grey open [G] sea,
[D] and wonders again [A] of the other men lucky [C] as he.
[E] _ _ [G] Hail to the Kingfisher [A] out in the rain, [D] bow to his [G] riches [Em] untold.
Chasing the sun when [A] the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home silver [A] from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what he's living for.
[Em] No kings of the [A] world can do more, no _
[G] _ _ [D] more.
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [D] He deals out his [A] nets to the side and below, [Em] as over the [A] transom they turn.
[D] In a bracelet of buoys [A] they're riding in tow, [Em] and he hopes for a [A] ransom's return.
[G] But the jewels of the sea are [A] not taken free, [D] there's a battle that [G] has to be won.
And [D] a price he must pay [A] all alone before [Em] this day is done.
[G] _ _
[D] The hours he'll log [A] through the mist and the [Em] fog, till the rain has decided to [A] fall.
[D] And the calm of the dawn [A] is long shattered and [Em] gone, as he noses her into [A] a squall.
[G] Of his castle affair [A] even he will [D] declare, it's a matter of fortune [G] for now.
[D] So he'll challenge her blows, and ride her the best he [Em] knows how.
[E] _ _ [G] Hail to the [A] Kingfisher out in the rain, [D] bow to his [G] riches untold.
[Em] Chasing the sun when [A] the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home silver [Em] from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what he's living for.
[Em] No kings of the [A] world could do more.
[G] No.
_ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Six [D] more hours will pass till it's over at last, [Em] and the sky is beginning to [A] clear.
[D] His nets have survived [A] with ten thousand alive, and [Em] his boat is no worse [A] for the wear.
[G] As the smile of the light eases [A] back into sight, [D] and the song of the bell [G] buoy rings.
[D] He wonders tonight [A] of the order of subjects [Em] and king.
[E] _ _ [G] Hail to the [Em] Kingfisher out in the [D] rain, bow to his riches untold. _
[Em] Chasing the sun [A] when the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home [A] silver from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what [G] he's living for.
[F#m] [Em] No kings of the world could do [A] more. _
No.
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ [D] All alone on a pier [A] on the far side of town, [Bm] he readies his [A] gear for the day.
[D] In a soggy old watch [A] cap he wears for a crown, [Em] he studies the [A] fog on the bay.
Cause [G] he knows how the sky [A] and the harbor can lie, [D] how the morning can [G] promise the sun,
and [D] how promises made [A] can be broken once day [Em] has begun.
[G] _ _
[D] The seagulls will play [A] as he gets underway [Em] and makes for the mouth of the [A] South.
[D] This September morning [A] he is about to be [Em] born, cause he knows where the fish can be found.
As [G] the islands grow thin [A] and the headlight goes dim, he [D] points for the grey open [G] sea,
[D] and wonders again [A] of the other men lucky [C] as he.
[E] _ _ [G] Hail to the Kingfisher [A] out in the rain, [D] bow to his [G] riches [Em] untold.
Chasing the sun when [A] the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home silver [A] from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what he's living for.
[Em] No kings of the [A] world can do more, no _
[G] _ _ [D] more.
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [D] He deals out his [A] nets to the side and below, [Em] as over the [A] transom they turn.
[D] In a bracelet of buoys [A] they're riding in tow, [Em] and he hopes for a [A] ransom's return.
[G] But the jewels of the sea are [A] not taken free, [D] there's a battle that [G] has to be won.
And [D] a price he must pay [A] all alone before [Em] this day is done.
[G] _ _
[D] The hours he'll log [A] through the mist and the [Em] fog, till the rain has decided to [A] fall.
[D] And the calm of the dawn [A] is long shattered and [Em] gone, as he noses her into [A] a squall.
[G] Of his castle affair [A] even he will [D] declare, it's a matter of fortune [G] for now.
[D] So he'll challenge her blows, and ride her the best he [Em] knows how.
[E] _ _ [G] Hail to the [A] Kingfisher out in the rain, [D] bow to his [G] riches untold.
[Em] Chasing the sun when [A] the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home silver [Em] from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what he's living for.
[Em] No kings of the [A] world could do more.
[G] No.
_ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Six [D] more hours will pass till it's over at last, [Em] and the sky is beginning to [A] clear.
[D] His nets have survived [A] with ten thousand alive, and [Em] his boat is no worse [A] for the wear.
[G] As the smile of the light eases [A] back into sight, [D] and the song of the bell [G] buoy rings.
[D] He wonders tonight [A] of the order of subjects [Em] and king.
[E] _ _ [G] Hail to the [Em] Kingfisher out in the [D] rain, bow to his riches untold. _
[Em] Chasing the sun [A] when the fishing is done, [Em] counting the [A] Kingfisher's call.
[G] Bringing home [A] silver from kingdoms below, [D] knowing what [G] he's living for.
[F#m] [Em] No kings of the world could do [A] more. _
No.
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _