The Lighthouse's Tale Chords by Nickel Creek
- Key: G
- BPM: 115
- Capo: no capo
PULSO FUERTE
THE LIGHTHOUSE'S TALE ACORDES
[Start] [Intro] D Em G D Em G D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em G D I am a lighthouse worn by the weather and the waves Em G D I keep my lamp lit to warn the sailors on their way [Chorus] Em G D I'll tell a story paint you a picture from my past Em G D I was so happy but joy in this life seldom lasts [Inst] Em G D Em G D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em G D I had a keeper he helped me warn the ships at sea Em G D We had grown closer 'till his joy meant everything to me Em G D And he was to marry a girl who shone with beauty and light Em And they loved each other G D And with me watched the sunsets into night [Chorus] C Bm Bb C D And the waves crashing around me the sand slips out to sea C Bm And the winds that blow remind me Em Gb G D Of what has been ■ and what can never be [Solo] Em G Bm D Em Em7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Bm7 D ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em Bm G D She'd had to leave us my keeper he prayed for a safe return Em G But when the night came D C The weather to a raging storm had turned Em He watched her ship fight G D But in vain against the wild and terrible wind Em G D A In me so helpless as dashed against the rock she met her end [Chorus] D C Bm Bb C D And the waves crashing around me the sand slips out to sea C Bm And the winds that blow remind me Em Gb G A D Of what has been ■ and what can never be [Inst] [Verse] D Then on the next day my keeper found her washed up on the shore D He kissed her cold face D That they'd be together soon he'd swore Em G D I saw him crying watched as he buried her in the sand [Chorus] Em G D And then he climbed my tower and off of the edge of me he ran C Bm Bb C D And the waves crashing around me the sand slips out to sea C Bm And the winds that blow remind me Em Gb7 Gb G A D Em G Of what has been ■ ■ and what can never be ■ ■ [Outro] D G D ■ I am a lighthouse worn by the weather and the waves D And though I am empty I still warn the sailors on their way [End]