Anchor Me The Mutton Birds
ANCHOR ME - The Mutton Birds
A New Zealand classic! Here are the full chords and some lead parts.
The unusual chord is the D(b5) which is played
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Intro A chord with this lead (play twice)
e|------------------------| B|-----------8------------| G|--7--9--7-----7--9------| D|------------------------|
Verse 1
[A]Full fathom f[G#m]ive, so[D]meday I'll lie[C#m]
[A]Singing songs that [G#m]come, f[D]rom dead men's to[C#m]ngues
Anchor [D]me, anchor[D(B5)] me
[A]As the compas[G#m]s turns[D] and the glass[C#m] it falls
[A]And the storm cloud[G#m]s roll,[D] and the gulls th[C#m]ey call
Anchor [D]me, anchor[D(B5)] me
Chorus
Anchor me,[A] anchor me[E]
In the m[A]iddle of your deep blue s[D]ea
Anchor [A]me, anchor [E]me
In the [A]middle of your deep blue[D] sea, anchor me, anchor m[D(B5)]e, anchor me
Repeat intro riff twice
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_mutton_birds/anchor_me_crd_ver_2.html )
Verse 2
[A]Let the salt spray [G#m]lash th[D]e shivering [C#m]skin
[A]Where the green waves [G#m]crash a[D]nd the whirlpools[C#m] spin
Anchor [D]me, anchor[D(B5)] me
Chorus
Anchor me,[A] anchor me[E]
In the m[A]iddle of your deep blue s[D]ea
Anchor[A] me, anc[E]hor me
In the [A]middle of your deep blue [D]sea, anchor me, anchor me[D(B5)]
Bridge
[C]Where the Banshees [Bm]cry [Bb]and the bells they so[A]und
[F#m]When you lift me [A]high,[C#m] when you pull me d[Bm]own
When you pull me [D]down, when you pull me d[A]own
Lead part in bridge (piano arranged for guitar)
[C] [Bm] [Bb] [A]
e|-------------| |----------------| |-------------| B|-------------| |----------------| |-------------| G|-7-9-7-9-7-9-|x2 |-7-10-7-10-7-10-| |-7-9-7-9-7-9-| D|-------------| |----------------| |-------------|
[F#m] [A] [C#m] [Bm] [D]
e|-------------| |--------------------------------| B|-------------| |----7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9-| G|-6-9-6-9-6-9-|x2 |-6-9---6-9---6-9---6-9---6-9----| D|-------------| |--------------------------------|
[D] [A]
e|---------------------| B|----7-9-10----7-9-10-| G|-7-9-------7-9-------| D|---------------------|
Anchor m[E]e
In the m[A]iddle of your deep blue [D]sea
Anchor [A]me, anchor m[E]e
In the m[A]iddle of your [D]deep blue sea
Anchor m[D(b5)]e, anchor me, anchor me[A]
Anchor__[E]________[A]____ me[D]
[A] Anchor [E]me
In the [A]mid-dle of your[D] deep blue sea
Your [A]deep blue se[E]a
In the [A]middle of your [D]deep blue sea
Your [A]deep blue se[E]a__
[A]Anchor me, [D]anchor me
Anchor me[D], anchor m[D(B5)]e, anchor me[A]
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