Burn the Ships by KING & COUNTRY chords

by Traditional · Key C · 72 BPM

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Intro

Dm Bb F C
Dm Bb F C

Verse 1

  [Dm]How did [Bb]we get here?
We're [F]castaway o[C]n a lonely shore
  [Dm]I can see in [Bb]your eyes, dear
It's har[F]d to take [C]for a moment more
We've got to

Pre-Chorus

 [Dm]Burn the ships, c[Bb]ut the ties, send a[F] flare into the night
Say a prayer, [Am]turn the tide, dry [Bb]your tears and wave goodbye

Chorus

Step in[F]to a [Gm]new [Bb]day
We can rise up[F] fro[Gm]m the du[Bb]st and walk away
We can dance[C] up[Dm]on th[Bb]e heartache, yeah
So ligh[C]t a match,[Dm] leave the p[Gm]ast, burn the ships
And don't you look back

Interlude

Dm Bb F C

Verse 2

  [Dm]Don't let it[Bb] arrest you
This[F] fear this f[C]ear of fallin' again
  [Dm]And if you ne[Bb]ed a refuge
I will be r[F]ight here[Am] until the end
Oh, it's time to

Pre-Chorus

 [Dm]Burn the ships, c[Bb]ut the ties, send a[F] flare into the night
Say a prayer, [Am]turn the tide, dry [Bb]your tears and wave goodbye

Chorus

Step in[F]to a [Gm]new [Bb]day
We can rise up[F] fro[Gm]m the du[Bb]st and walk away
We can dance[C] up[Dm]on th[Bb]e heartache, yeah
So ligh[C]t a match,[Dm] leave the p[Gm]ast, burn the ships
And don't you look back

Interlude

Dm Bb F C Am

Bridge

 [Dm]So long to shame
 [Bb]Walk through the sorrow
 [F]Out of the fire
 [C]Int[Am]o tomorrow
 [Dm]So flush the pills
Face t[Bb]he fear
Feel the weig[F]ht disappear
We're comin' clean
We're b[Am]orn again
Our hopeful lungs can breathe again
Oh, we can [Bb]breathe again

Chorus

Step in[F]to a [Gm]new [Bb]day
We can rise up[F] fro[Gm]m the du[Bb]st and walk away
   C Dm  Bb
We can dance upon the heartache, yeah
So ligh[C]t a match,[Dm] leave the p[Gm]ast, burn the ships
[Bb]Step int[F]o a n[Gm]ew da[Bb]y
We can rise up[F] fro[Gm]m the du[Bb]st and walk away
We can dance[C] up[Dm]on th[Bb]e heartache, yeah
So ligh[C]t a match,[Dm] leave the p[Gm]ast, burn the ships
And[Bb] don't you look back

Outro

Dm Bb F
  [Am]And don't you look back
Dm Bb F Am

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