Distant Shore Chords
by Karen Elson
Distant Shore by Karen Elson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords A, D, Bm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A D A D
verse 1
A D
I watched you slip through my fingers
A D
I saw the ship change course
A D
And out in the waves your spirit lingers
A D
As the ghosts rise up from the sea
Pre-Chorus
Bm E
Now my heart feels different
Bm E
Shores between so distant
A E
I am alone, I am free
A Bm
No one's come and conquer me
E Bm
Out in the waves, cast out to sea
E A
You slip away from me
verse 2
A D
Sometimes I'm lost in a daydream
A D
I'm trailing off to God knows where
A D
The waters were still and I could see
A D
The borders of your land
Pre-Chorus
Bm E
Now my heart feels different
Bm E
Shores between so distant
A E
I am alone, I am free
A Bm
No one's come and conquer me
E Bm
Out in the waves, cast out to sea
E A
You slip away from me
Outro
D A
from me
D A
from me
D A
You slip away from me
D A
You slip away from me
D A
You slip away from me