Sea Stories Chords
Sea Stories by Sturgill Simpson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Bb and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
F
Basic was just like papaw says:
Bb F
"Keep your mouth shut and you'll be fine"
(F) C
Just another enlisted egg in the bowl for Uncle Sam's beater
F
When you get to Dam Neck hear a voice in your head
Bb F
Saying, "my life's no longer mine"
Bb F
Have you running with some SAD SOG
C F
BMF sandeaters
verse 2
F Bb F
Setting out on them high seas feels just like being born
(F) C
That first port call in Thailand feels like a pollywog turning nineteen
F Bb F
They've got king cobras fighting in boxing rings and all the angels play Connect Four
Bb F C F
Seems like a sailor's paradise but turns out to be a bad dream
verse 3
F Bb F
Now you hit the ground running in Tokyo from Kawasaki to Ebisu
C
Yokosuka, Yokohama, and Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ropongi, and Harajuku
F
Aw, from Pusan and Ko Chang, Pattaya to Phuket
Bb F
From Singapore to Kuala Lumpur
Bb F C F
Seen damn near the whole damn world from the inside of a bar
Bb F
I've got sea stories, they're all true
C
Might seem a little bit far-fetched but why would I lie to you
Bb F
Memories make forever stains, still got salt running through my veins
C F
I've got sea stories and my shellback, too
Solo (coming soon)
verse 4
F Bb F
Sometimes Sirens send a ship off course, horizon gets so hazy
(F) C
Maybe get high, play a little GoldenEye on that old 64
F
And if you get sick and can't manage the kick
Bb
And get yourself kicked out the navy
F
You'll spend the next year trying to score
Bb
From a futon life raft on the floor
F
And the next fifteen trying to figure out
C F
What the hell you did that for
C F
But flying high beats dying for lies in a politician's war
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