Song For The Saints Chords
Song For The Saints by Kenny Chesney is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, Am and Am/G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
C
verse 1
C
Long before boat anchored the harbour
F
Long before steel drums filled the breeze
G
God lifted these islands from the ocean
C
They stood strong for centuries
Pre-Chorus
Am
So it's fitting they were named after men with golden halos
F C
'Cause angels don't give it just cause a little wind blows
Chorus
C Am
We say we can when they say we can't
F G
See what it is when they see what it ain't
C Am
With blood, sweat and tears and a new coat of paint
F G C
We're just a sinners choir singing a song for the saints
C Am F G
Woah, woah
C Am F G
Woah, woah
verse 2
C
For the farmer, the field, the sugar cane
F
For the drunkered in his hammock
F
Drying out after the rain
G
For the teacher in the classroom
G
Kid kicking cans in the street
F
With a captain and his bar mate
G
Praying down on bended knees
Chorus
C Am
We say we can when they say we can't
F G
See what it is when they see what it ain't
C Am
With blood, sweat and tears and a new coat of paint
F G
We're just a sinners choir singing a song for the saints
C Am F G
Woah, woah
C Am F G
Woah, woah
Bridge
Am
This brokenness will heal
Am/G
This weakness will be strong
F
Let's lift our voice together
As the saints go marching on
Chorus
C Am
We say we can when they say we can't
F G
See what it is when they see what it ain't
C Am
With blood, sweat and tears and a new coat of paint
F G
We're just a sinners choir singing a song for the
C Am
We say we can when they say we can't
F G
See what it is when they see what it ain't
C Am
With blood, sweat and tears and a new coat of paint
F G
We're just a sinners choir singing a song for the saints
C Am F G
Woah, woah
C Am F G
Woah, woah
C Am F G
Woah, woah