Thousands Are Sailing chords by The Pogues (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(F sharp minor) (F sharp minor) (Esus4) (B minor7)
(F sharp minor) (A major) (Esus4) (B minor7)
(A major) (A major)
Verse 1
The (A major) island, it is silent now
But the ghosts (D major) still haunt the waves
And the (A major) torch lights up a (F sharp minor) famished man
Who (B minor7) fortune could not save (Esus4)
Did you (A major) work upon the railroad
Did you (D major) rid the streets of crime
Were your (A major) dollars from the white (F sharp minor) house
Were they (Esus4) from the five and dime (A major)
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Verse 2
Did the old (F sharp minor) songs taunt or cheer you
And did (D major) they still make you cry (A major)
Did you (F sharp minor) count the months and years
Or did your teardrops (B minor7) quickly dry (Esus4)
Ah, (A major) no, says he, 'twas not to be
On a (D major) coffin ship I came here
And I (A major) never even (F sharp minor) got so far
That (Esus4) they could change my name (A major)
Chorus 1
(C sharp minor) Thousands are sailing
A (E major) cross the western (B minor7) ocean
To a (F sharp minor7) land of oppor (A major) tunity
That (Esus4) some of them will (B minor7) never see
(F sharp minor7) Fortune prevailing
A (Esus4) cross the western (B minor7) ocean
Their (F sharp minor7) bellies full, their (A major) spirits free
They'll (Esus4) break the chains of (B minor7) poverty
And they'll (D major) dance (F sharp minor7) (Esus4) (B major)
(A major) (A major)
Verse 3
In Man (A major) hattan's desert twilight
In the (D major) death of afternoon
We stepped (A major) hand in hand down Broadway (F sharp minor)
Like the (B minor7) first man on the moon (Esus4)
And "The (A major) Blackbird" broke the silence
As you (D major) whistled it so sweet
And in (A major) Brendan Behan's (F sharp minor) footsteps
I danced (Esus4) up and down the street (A major)
Verse 4
Then we (F sharp minor) said goodnight to Broadway
Giving it (D major) our best regards (A major)
Tipped our (F sharp minor) hats to mister Cohan
Dear old (B minor7) times square's favorite bard (Esus4)
Then we (A major) raised a glass to JFK
And a (D major) dozen more besides
When I (A major) got back to my (F sharp minor) empty room
I sup (Esus4) pose I must have cried (A major)
Chorus 2
(C sharp minor) Thousands are sailing
A (E major) gain across the (B minor7) ocean
Where the (F sharp minor7) hand of oppor (A major) tunity
Draws (Esus4) tickets in a (B minor7) lottery
(F sharp minor7) Postcards we're mailing
Of (Esus4) sky-blue skies and oceans (B minor7)
From (F sharp minor7) rooms the daylight (A major) never sees
And (Esus4) lights don't glow on (B minor7) Christmas trees
And we (D major) dance to the music
And we (F sharp minor7) dance (Esus4) (B major)
(D major) (F sharp minor7) (Esus4) (B major)
Interlude 1
(F sharp minor) (F sharp minor) (A major) (Esus4) (B minor7)
(F sharp minor) (F sharp minor) (A major) (Esus4) (B minor7)
(F sharp minor) (B minor7) (F sharp minor) (D major)
(A major) (E major) (A major) (E major) (A major)
Chorus 3
(C sharp minor) Thousands are sailing
A (E major) cross the western (B minor7) ocean
Where the (F sharp minor7) hand of oppor (A major) tunity
Draws (Esus4) tickets in a (B minor7) lottery
Where (F sharp minor7) e'er we go, we celebrate
The (Esus4) land that makes us (B minor7) refugees
From (F sharp minor7) fear of priests with (A major) empty plates
From (Esus4) guilt and weeping (B minor7) effigies
And we (D major) dance to the music
And we (F sharp minor7) dance (Esus4) (B major)
Outro 1
(D major) (F sharp minor7) (Esus4) (B major)
(D major) (F sharp minor7) (Esus4) (B major)
[Repeat and fade]
Thousands Are Sailing
The Pogues
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