Burn the Ships chords by Steven Curtis Chapman
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Intro 1
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(A major) (B minor) (G major) (A major) (B minor) (G major) (A major)
(B minor) (G major) (A major) (B minor)
(G major) In the spring
Verse 1
of (A major) (B minor) 1519 a Spanish (G major) fleet (A major) set sail (B minor)
Cortez (G major) told (A major) his sail (B minor) ors this
mis (C major) sion must not fail
On the (G major) eastern shore (A major) of Mex (B minor) ico
they landed (G major) with (A major) great dreams (D major)
But the (G major) hardships (A major) of the new (B minor) world
make them (C major) restless and weak
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Verse 2
Quietly (G major) they (A major) whispered, (B minor)
"Let's sail back (G major) to the life (A major) we (D major) knew"
(E minor) But the one who (D major) led them there was saying
(G major)
Verse 3
(A major) "Burn the ships (D major) (G major) we're
here to stay (B minor) (A major)
(B minor) There's no way (E minor) we could go back (D major)
Now that we've come (G major) this far by faith (A major)
Burn (D major) the (G major) ships we've passed
the point (E major) of no return
Our life (E minor) is here (D major) so let (G major) the ships
(A major) burn (D major) (G major) and burn"
(D major) (G major)
Verse 4
In the spring of new (A major) begin (B minor) nings
a search (G major) ing (A major) heart set (B minor) sail
Look (G major) ing (A major) for (B minor) a new life and
a love (C major) that would not fail
On the shores (G major) of grace (A major) (B minor) and mercy
we landed (G major) with (A major) great (D major) joy
But an (G major) en (A major) emy was wait (B minor) ing to steal,
(C major) kill, and destroy
Verse 5
Quietly (G major) he (A major) whisper (B minor) s,
"Go back (G major) to the life (A major) you (D major) know"
(E minor) But the one who (D major) led us
here is saying
(G major)
Verse 6
(A major)
"Burn the ships (D major) (G major) we're
here to stay (B minor) (A major)
(B minor) There's no way (E minor) we could go back (D major)
Now that we've come (G major) this far by faith (A major)
Burn (D major) the ships (G major) we've passed
the point (E major) of no return
Our life (E minor) is here (D major) so let (G major) the ships
(A major) burn (B flat major) (G minor) and burn"
Verse 7
Nobody said (D major) it would be easy
(E minor) But (Esus4) the one (E minor) who brought (F sharp minor) us (D major) here (B flat major)
Is never gonna (C major) leave us
(D major) alone (G major)
(B minor)
Verse 8
(G major)
Never gonna leave,
never (D major) gonna leave (A major) (B minor)
Never gonna leave, nev (G major) er gonna leave
Never gonna (A major) leave
Verse 9
Burn (D major) the (G major) ships we're
here to stay (B minor) (A major)
(B minor) There's no way (E minor) we could go (D major) back
Now that we've come (G major) this far by faith (A major)
Burn (D major) the (G major) ships we've passed
the point (Esus4) of no re (E major) turn
Our life (E minor) is here (D major) so let (G major) the ships (A major) burn (D major)
Verse 10
(G major) Burn the ships we're here
(B minor) to stay (A major) (B minor)
There's no way (E minor) we could go back (D major)
Now that we've come (G major) this far by faith (A major) (D major)
Burn the ships (G major) we've passed
the point (E major) of no return
Our life (E minor) is here (D major) so let (G major) the ships (A major) burn, (B minor)
so let (G major) (A major) the ships burn (D major) (G major)
Let them burn, (D major)
let (G major) the ships burn
Outro 1
(D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (D major)
(D major)
Burn the Ships
Steven Curtis Chapman
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