Biography:
Big Country were a new wave/alternative rock band which formed in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1981. The band consisted of Stuart Adamson (vocals, guitar), Bruce Watson (guitar, vocals), Tony Butler (bass) and Mark Brzezicki (drums). Adamson was a former member of the Scottish punk band The Skids. The band was best known for using the device known as the "e-bow" to alter their guitars to sound like bagpipes. Despite having 15 Top 40 hits in the UK, the band has remained a one hit wonder in the US with their third single "In A Big Country".
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Big Country - Tall Ships Go
Key C 152 BPM
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sV5rb7h5LU
[Intro]
G G7 Em D G
G C G C
G C G C
G Em C G
Em C G G
G Em C G
[Verse 1]
G
I dreamed I heard that you were dead
Bm Em G
I dreamed I searched an empty bed
Em
For a sign of you
G D
And the sea called hard to me
Em
Like a cell without a key
D C
And I felt the distance
D
I watched the tall ships go
Em
With the drift wood on the flow
C
With pride that grows in hardship
D
And I knew you were below
[Chorus]
G
I hear your voice
Em D
And it keeps me from sleeping
G Em
Why must it always be dreams
D
When your voice comes to me
[Link]
G C G C
G C G C
G Em C G
Em C G G
[Verse 2]
G
I dreamed you felt the typhoon spit
Bm Em G
And walked into the heart of it
Em
While the seagulls cry
G D
I know how to feel that call
Em
It never suited me at all
D C
But some are born to it
D
And you seemed so bright and hard
Em
Like a bloody edge of sword
C
But if you're an enemy
D
Then you look a lot like me
[Chorus]
G
I hear your voice
Em D
And it keeps me from sleeping
G Em
Why must it always be dreams
D
When your voice comes to me
[Instrumental]
G Em C A
G Em C A
[Verse 3]
G
I dreamed you sailed me to the swamp
Bm Em
In a black boat
G Em
You spoke to me of things
G D Em
Of the shame that years will bring
D C
And I felt your hand shake
D
Though you always seemed so hard
Em
Now I never see the sword
C
And I find the enemy
D
Has to feel the same as me
[Chorus]
G
I hear your voice
Em D
And it keeps me from sleeping
G Em
Why must it always be dreams
D
When your voice comes to me
[Outro]
G Em C A
G Em C A
G C G C
G C G C
G Em C G
Em C
Mark W
Key C 152 BPM
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sV5rb7h5LU
[Intro]
G G7 Em D G
G C G C
G C G C
G Em C G
Em C G G
G Em C G
[Verse 1]
G
I dreamed I heard that you were dead
Bm Em G
I dreamed I searched an empty bed
Em
For a sign of you
G D
And the sea called hard to me
Em
Like a cell without a key
D C
And I felt the distance
D
I watched the tall ships go
Em
With the drift wood on the flow
C
With pride that grows in hardship
D
And I knew you were below
[Chorus]
G
I hear your voice
Em D
And it keeps me from sleeping
G Em
Why must it always be dreams
D
When your voice comes to me
[Link]
G C G C
G C G C
G Em C G
Em C G G
[Verse 2]
G
I dreamed you felt the typhoon spit
Bm Em G
And walked into the heart of it
Em
While the seagulls cry
G D
I know how to feel that call
Em
It never suited me at all
D C
But some are born to it
D
And you seemed so bright and hard
Em
Like a bloody edge of sword
C
But if you're an enemy
D
Then you look a lot like me
[Chorus]
G
I hear your voice
Em D
And it keeps me from sleeping
G Em
Why must it always be dreams
D
When your voice comes to me
[Instrumental]
G Em C A
G Em C A
[Verse 3]
G
I dreamed you sailed me to the swamp
Bm Em
In a black boat
G Em
You spoke to me of things
G D Em
Of the shame that years will bring
D C
And I felt your hand shake
D
Though you always seemed so hard
Em
Now I never see the sword
C
And I find the enemy
D
Has to feel the same as me
[Chorus]
G
I hear your voice
Em D
And it keeps me from sleeping
G Em
Why must it always be dreams
D
When your voice comes to me
[Outro]
G Em C A
G Em C A
G C G C
G C G C
G Em C G
Em C
Mark W
Big Dismal
Big Drill Car
Big Dumb Face
Big Fat Snake
Big Fish