Intro
During the whole song the Am-G combination is played as Em --- G -
C-G-C combination as F - D - C -- , just try! ;)
Em G Em G Em G
C D C
(x4)
FIRST VERSE
Em G
Lumberjack's looking out for trees
Em G
choppin' days out of centuries
Em G
But you get them on their knees
C D C
Cause they ain't so tough I heard things about 'em
Em G
The dark sea is a careless host
Em G
From northpole to pacific coast
Em G
Pure blood is the viking's toast
C D C
But his heart will cry if it goes without it
CHORUS
Em G Em G
And the sirens always sing
Em G C D
The chants from heaven
C
Not expecting to be heard
Em G Em G
But the love that it won't bring
Em G C
Will make hearts sever
D C
Of those who go
SECOND VERSE
Em G
The sweet call of the distant shore
Em G
They don't know what they're wishing for
Em G
If they knock on the devil's door
C D C
They better make sure they got something to say
Em G
Everybody has a life to fill
Em G
They hate waiting and they can't sit still
Em G
And what is time but something to kill
C D C
Until it's nothing left and the night has the last laugh
Em G
They all know when it comes to you
Em G
The lucky ride only takes a few
Em G
why have a soul when it's yours to lose
C D C
you gotta pick your fight you got work to do
Em G
Some say that they're running away
Em G
From what or where now they wouldn't say
Em G
In their minds they're never late
C D C
Cause there ain't no-one that is waiting for them
SECOND CHORUS
Em G Em G
And the sirens always sing
Em G C D
The chants from heaven
C
Not expecting to be heard
Em G Em G
But the love that it won't bring
Em G C
Will make hearts sever
D C
Of those who go
BRIDGE
B B7
Em G Em G Em G
C D C
Em G Em G Em G
C D C
THIRD VERSE
Em G
Pale riders in a lonely nest
Em G
I bet the spanish have a word for this
Em G
And a banner that they can't resist
C D C
But they're not so tough I heard things about them
Em G
Some say that they're running away
Em G
From what or where now they wouldn't say
B
On a road trip you cannot stray
B7
But you can get lost trying to find your way home
THIRD CHORUS
Em G Em G
E virtue and a sin
Em G C D
The sails will shiver
C
The promises will burn
Em G Em G
And underneath the skin
Em G C
The heart will quiver
D C
of those who roam
Em G Em G
And the sirens all will sing
Em G C D
The chants from heaven
C
Not expecting to be heard
Em G Em G
But the love that it won't bring
Em G C
Will make hearts sever
D C
Of those who go