Royal Galley Chords

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Royal Galley by Falconer is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords Gm, Cm, D, Eb, F, Bb, C and Ab. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro Gm  Cm  Gm  D 
        Gm  Cm  Gm  D 

Gm          
By the rail he stands 
Eb       F  
On black waves he rides 
Gm 
The tomorrow belongs to him 
Bb            Eb     F 
And the queen by his side 

Gm 
Do not fear the storm 
Eb         F 
Master the oaken galley 
Gm 
And be brave at heart 
Bb       Eb       F       
For your king and country 

Eb       F        Bb      F 
Turn the prow towards the storm 
Eb       F             D 
For it's too late to turn back 

Gm            F   
Royal galley, under the sky 
Cm  Bb  F 
Oh, oh 
Gm              F 
Breaking waves, oh so high 
Eb  F 
Oh, oh 

( Gm  Cm  Gm  D ) 

Gm 
The ship is swaying 
Eb          F    
Great white sails are torn 
Gm 
"Work harder faithful crew 
Bb           Eb      F 
Or you'll do nothing more" 

Gm                     
The firm hand of doom 
Eb            F 
Makes the ship heel 
Gm 
Rocking out of control 
Bb      Eb     F 
Bending up its keel 

Eb           F      Bb         F 
The imposing galley twists and turns 
Eb         F         D   
Struggling in the wild waves 

Gm            F 
Royal galley, sailing no more 
Cm  Bb  F 
Oh, oh 
Gm                 F 
The ship is doomed forevermore 
Eb  F 
Oh, oh 

Gm            F 
Royal galley, sailing no more 
Cm  Bb  F 
Oh, oh 
Gm                 F 
The ship is doomed forevermore 
Eb  F 
Oh, oh 

Solo Gm  C  F  Bb  Eb  Ab  D  
       Eb  F  Bb  F  Eb  F  D  

Gm             F 
Royal galley's lost at sea 
Cm  Bb  F 
Oh, oh 
Gm                F 
Down in the deep, resting in peace 
Eb  F 
Oh, oh 

Gm             F 
Royal galley's lost at sea 
Cm  Bb  F 
Oh, oh 
Gm                F 
Down in the deep, resting in peace 
Eb  F 
Oh, oh 
Gm 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante