Shiver Me Timbers Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
123.95 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

D#m

G#

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits- Shiver Me Timbers chords
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[F#]
[B]
[C#] [F#] [D#m]
[F#]
[G#] [G#m]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] I'm [B] leaving my family, [F#] I'm leaving all [D#m] my friends
[G#] body's at home, [G#m] but my heart's in [C#] the [G#m] wind
100%  ➙  124BPM
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
D#m
13421116
G#
134211114
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
D#m
13421116
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Let's start jamming Tom Waits - Shiver Me Timbers chords, practice the chord sequence C#, F#, G#, G#m, B, F#, D#m, F# and B. Kick off your practice at a gentle 61 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 124 BPM. Considering the song's key of F# Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ I'm [B] leaving my family, _ [F#] I'm leaving all [D#m] my friends
_ [F#] My _ _ [G#] body's at home, _ [G#m] but my heart's in [C#] the [G#m] wind
[C#] Where [F#] the clouds are like [B] headlines _ [F#] on a new front page [D#m] sky
_ [F#] My tears are [G#] salt water _ [G#m] and the moon's [C#] full [F#] and high
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ I know [B] Martin Eden, [F#] gonna be proud of me
And the _ _ _ many [G#] before me who've [G#m] been called by [C#] the [F#] sea
[C#] To [F#] be up in the [B] crow's nest [F#] _ _
_ singing [D#m] my save _
_ [F#] _ Shiver [G#] me timbers, cause I'm a [G#m] sailing [C#] _ [F#] away _ _
And _ the [D#m] fog's lifting, [D] the sand's shifting, [F#] _ I'm drifting on [G#] down
_ _ _ Oh Captain, he _ [F#] ain't got nothing on [C#] me [Bm] now
[D#m] So swallow me, [D] don't follow me, _ [F#] I'm traveling [G#] alone
_ _ _ Blue water's my daughter, _ [F#] I'm gonna skip like a [B] _ [C#] stone
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _
Please _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] call my missus, [F#] _ I'm gonna tell her not [D#m] to cry _
[F#] Cause _ my [G#] goodbye is written [G#m] by the moon in [C#] the [D#] sky
[C#]
[F#] And nobody [B] knows me, _ _ [F#] I can't fathom my [D#m] staying _ _
[F#] Shiver _ [G#] me timbers, cause I'm [G#m] a sailing [C#] _ _ [F#] away _
And _ _ [D#m] the fog's lifting, _ [A#] the sand's shifting, [D#m] I'm drifting on [G#] down
_ _ _ Oh _ Captain, he _ [F#] ain't got nothing on [C#] me
[Bm] So [D#m] come on and swallow me, follow [D] me, [F#] I'm traveling alone
[G#] _ _ Blue _ _ water's my daughter, I'm [F#] gonna skip like a [C#] _ stone
As I'm [F#] leaving my family, [G#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ leaving [D#m] all my friends
[F#] My _ _ [G#] body's at home, [G#m] but my heart's in [C#] the [D#m] wind
[C#] _ [F#] Clouds are _ like [B] headlines _ _ [F#] upon a new front [D#m] page sky
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ Shiver [G#] me timbers, _ cause I'm a sailing _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ away
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This track, written by Tom Waits, is part of the album The Heart Of Saturday Night.

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