Safe In The Harbour
Eric BogleVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
Have you stood by the ocean, on a diamond-hard morning
And felt the hor-izon stir deep in your soul
Watched the wake of a steamer as it cut through blue water
And been gripped by a fever you just can't con-trol
Oh to throw off the shackles and fly with the seagulls
To where green waves tumble before a driving sea wind
Or to lie on the decking on a warm summer's evening
Watch the red sun fall burning, be-neath the earth's rim
But to every sailor, comes time to drop anchor
Haul in the sails, and make the lines fast
You deep water dreamer, your journey is over
You're safe in the harbour at last
You're safe in the harbour at last
NOTES:
- Commemorates Stan Roger's tragic death in 1983
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SAFE IN THE HARBOUR (page 2)
Some men are sailors, but most are just dreamers
Held fast by the anchors they forge in their minds
Who in ther hearts know they'll never sail over deep water
To search for a treasure they're a-fraid they won't find
So in sheltered harbours, they cling to their anchors
Bank down their boilers and shut down their steam
And wait for the sailors to re-turn with bright treasures
That will fan the dull embers and fire up their dreams
But to every sailor, comes time to drop anchor
Haul in the sails, and make the lines fast
You deep water dreamer, your journey is over
You're safe in the harbour at last
You're safe in the harbour at last
And some men are schemers who laugh at the dreamers
Take the gold from the sailors and turn it to dross
They're men in a prison, they're men without vision
Whose only hor-izon is profit and loss
So when storm clouds come sailing a-cross your blue ocean
Hold fast to your dreaming for all that your're worth
For as long as there's dreamers, there will always be sailors
Bringing back their bright treasures from the corners of earth
ENDING: CHORUS, FOLLOWED BY A "C" CHORD
NOTES:
- "*" in the chord line represents a new bar, play same chord
- "." in the lyric line represents a 1/8 note rest
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Readable chord sheet for Safe In The Harbour by Eric Bogle
[G] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [C] H[C]ave you stood [Em]by the ocean,[F] on a diamond-[C]hard morning A[G]nd felt the ho[Dm]r-izon stir[C] deep in your [G]soul W[C]atched the [Em]wake of a steam[F]er as it cut throu[C]gh blue water [Em] [Dm] [G] A[C]nd been gripped by a fever you just can't con-trol O[C]h to throw off [Em]the shackles a[F]nd fly with th[C]e seagulls [Em] [Dm] [C] T[G]o where green waves tumble before a driving sea wind O[C]r to lie on [Em]the decking on[F] a warm summer'[C]s evening W[Em]atch the red s[Dm]un fall burni[C]ng, be-neat[G]h the ear[C]th's rim B[C]ut to ever[Em]y sailor, comes[F] time to drop [G]anchor H[C]aul in the sa[Em]ils, and mak[F]e the lines fast[G] Y[C]ou deep wate[G]r dreamer, your[F] journey is [G]over [C] [G] Y[F]ou're safe in the harbour at last [C] [G] Y[F]ou're safe in the harbour at last NOTES: - Commemorates Stan Roger's tragic death in 1983 GO TO PAGE 2 SAFE IN THE HARBOUR (page 2) S[C]ome men are sa[Em]ilors, but mos[F]t are just drea[C]mers H[G]eld fast by t[Dm]he anchors the[C]y forge in their[G] minds W[C]ho in ther hearts kno[Em]w they'll ne[F]ver sail ov[C]er deep water [Em] [Dm] [G] T[C]o search for a treasure they're a-fraid they won't find S[C]o in sheltered[Em] harbours, they [F]cling to their a[C]nchors [Em] [Dm] [C] B[G]ank down their boilers and shut down their steam A[C]nd wait for th[Em]e sailors to re[F]-turn with bright [C]treasures T[Em]hat will fan t[Dm]he dull embe[C]rs and fi[G]re up t[C]heir dreams B[C]ut to ever[Em]y sailor, comes[F] time to drop [G]anchor H[C]aul in the sa[Em]ils, and mak[F]e the lines fast[G] Y[C]ou deep wate[G]r dreamer, your[F] journey is [G]over [C] [G] Y[F]ou're safe in the harbour at last [C] [G] Y[F]ou're safe in the harbour at last A[C]nd some men ar[Em]e schemers who[F] laugh at the [C]dreamers T[G]ake the gold fr[Dm]om the sailor[C]s and turn i[G]t to dross T[C]hey're men[Em] in a prison, the[F]y're men with[C]out vision [Em] [Dm] [G] W[C]hose only hor-izon is profit and loss S[C]o when storm clouds[Em] come saili[F]ng a-cross your b[C]lue ocean [Em] [Dm] [C] H[G]old fast to your dreaming for all that your're worth F[C]or as long as the[Em]re's dreamers, there w[F]ill always [C]be sailors B[Em]ringing back their [Dm]bright treasures fro[C]m the cor[G]ners[C] of earth ENDING: CHORUS, FOLLOWED BY A "C" CHORD NOTES: - "*" in the chord line represents a new bar, play same chord - "." in the lyric line represents a 1/8 note rest