Intro
During the whole song the Am-B combination is played as G#m --- B -
E-G-E combination as F - F# - E -- , just try! ;)
G#m B G#m B G#m B
E F# E
(x4)
FIRST VERSE
G#m B
Lumberjack's looking out for trees
G#m B
choppin' days out of centuries
G#m B
But you get them on their knees
E F# E
Cause they ain't so tough I heard things about 'em
G#m B
The dark sea is a careless host
G#m B
From northpole to pacific coast
G#m B
Pure blood is the viking's toast
E F# E
But his heart will cry if it goes without it
CHORUS
G#m B G#m B
And the sirens always sing
G#m B E F#
The chants from heaven
E
Not expecting to be heard
G#m B G#m B
But the love that it won't bring
G#m B E
Will make hearts sever
F# E
Of those who go
SECOND VERSE
G#m B
The sweet call of the distant shore
G#m B
They don't know what they're wishing for
G#m B
If they knock on the devil's door
E F# E
They better make sure they got something to say
G#m B
Everybody has a life to fill
G#m B
They hate waiting and they can't sit still
G#m B
And what is time but something to kill
E F# E
Until it's nothing left and the night has the last laugh
G#m B
They all know when it comes to you
G#m B
The lucky ride only takes a few
G#m B
why have a soul when it's yours to lose
E F# E
you gotta pick your fight you got work to do
G#m B
Some say that they're running away
G#m B
From what or where now they wouldn't say
G#m B
In their minds they're never late
E F# E
Cause there ain't no-one that is waiting for them
SECOND CHORUS
G#m B G#m B
And the sirens always sing
G#m B E F#
The chants from heaven
E
Not expecting to be heard
G#m B G#m B
But the love that it won't bring
G#m B E
Will make hearts sever
F# E
Of those who go
BRIDGE
D# D#7
G#m B G#m B G#m B
E F# E
G#m B G#m B G#m B
E F# E
THIRD VERSE
G#m B
Pale riders in a lonely nest
G#m B
I bet the spanish have a word for this
G#m B
And a banner that they can't resist
E F# E
But they're not so tough I heard things about them
G#m B
Some say that they're running away
G#m B
From what or where now they wouldn't say
D#
On a road trip you cannot stray
D#7
But you can get lost trying to find your way home
THIRD CHORUS
G#m B G#m B
G# virtue and a sin
G#m B E F#
The sails will shiver
E
The promises will burn
G#m B G#m B
And underneath the skin
G#m B E
The heart will quiver
F# E
of those who roam
G#m B G#m B
And the sirens all will sing
G#m B E F#
The chants from heaven
E
Not expecting to be heard
G#m B G#m B
But the love that it won't bring
G#m B E
Will make hearts sever
F# E
Of those who go