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 - The Sailor
You Tube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJs6mdrNcM
[Intro]
G D C D x4
[Verse 1]
G D C D
What would you be if the waves set you free
G D C D
And the wind in your hair brought you sailing to me
G C G D
Tied up on the shore would you weary no more
G D C G
When will it be, when will it be
[Verse 2]
G D C D
What would I be if a hurricane came
G D C D
Would I be clever, would I be shamed
G C G D
Would I lie helpless, cast up on the flames
G D C G
What will I be, what will I be
[Chorus]
Em D G C
I will be here forever
Em D G C
Till the river runs into the sea
Em D
I will always be silent
G C
And hold my head up
Em D G C
And we will be sailors no more
[Verse 3]
G D C D
Where would we go To the sand or the snow
G D C D
Wander in memories or let them all go
G C G D
Would we be dreamers, helplessly so
G D C G
Where would we go, where would we go
[Chorus]
Em D G C
I will be here forever
Em D G C
Till the river runs into the sea
Em D
I will always be silent
G C
And hold my head up
Em D G C
And we will be sailors no more
[Chorus]
Em D G C
I will be here forever
Em D G C
Till the river runs into the sea
Em D
I will always be silent
G C
And hold my head up
Em D G C
And we will be sailors no more
Em D G C
We will be sailors no more
[Instrumental]
G D Bm C
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B|-----5-----5---9-----9-------0-----0---0-7---0-7-|
G|-----------------9-----9-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
G D Bm C
e|-9-5---9-5---9-5-7-----7-----7---2-9---2-9---2-9-0-----0-----0---|
B|-----5-----5-------9-----9-----9-----0-----0-------0-7---0-7---0-|
G|---------------------9-----9-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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(Faster)
G D Em C
Em D D
[Verse 4]
G
Let's run right out of the city tonight
D
With our hair tied up and lips sealed tight
Em C Em D
I will cry no more, I said I will cry no more
G
Like an empty tourist at the world fair
D
I could only stand and stare
Em C Em D
And let it pass me by, let it pass me by
G
I never should have said out loud
D
That I wanted to save the world
Em C Em D
But I let it slip away, I just let it slip away
[Instrumental]
G D Bm C
G D Bm C
G D Em C
Em D
G D Em C
Em D
[Verse 5]
G
The only thing I wanted to be
D
Was the perfect one who killed for free
Em C Em D
And I will try no more, I say I will try no more
G
But now we are together we won't turn back
D
Where the boats are burned and the ties are black
Em C Em D
And I will cry no more, I will cry no more
[Outro]
G D Bm C
G D Bm C
G D Bm C
G D Bm C
MarkW
You Tube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJs6mdrNcM
[Intro]
G D C D x4
[Verse 1]
G D C D
What would you be if the waves set you free
G D C D
And the wind in your hair brought you sailing to me
G C G D
Tied up on the shore would you weary no more
G D C G
When will it be, when will it be
[Verse 2]
G D C D
What would I be if a hurricane came
G D C D
Would I be clever, would I be shamed
G C G D
Would I lie helpless, cast up on the flames
G D C G
What will I be, what will I be
[Chorus]
Em D G C
I will be here forever
Em D G C
Till the river runs into the sea
Em D
I will always be silent
G C
And hold my head up
Em D G C
And we will be sailors no more
[Verse 3]
G D C D
Where would we go To the sand or the snow
G D C D
Wander in memories or let them all go
G C G D
Would we be dreamers, helplessly so
G D C G
Where would we go, where would we go
[Chorus]
Em D G C
I will be here forever
Em D G C
Till the river runs into the sea
Em D
I will always be silent
G C
And hold my head up
Em D G C
And we will be sailors no more
[Chorus]
Em D G C
I will be here forever
Em D G C
Till the river runs into the sea
Em D
I will always be silent
G C
And hold my head up
Em D G C
And we will be sailors no more
Em D G C
We will be sailors no more
[Instrumental]
G D Bm C
e|-9-5---9-5---7-----7-----2-9---2-9---0-----0-----|
B|-----5-----5---9-----9-------0-----0---0-7---0-7-|
G|-----------------9-----9-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
G D Bm C
e|-9-5---9-5---9-5-7-----7-----7---2-9---2-9---2-9-0-----0-----0---|
B|-----5-----5-------9-----9-----9-----0-----0-------0-7---0-7---0-|
G|---------------------9-----9-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Faster)
G D Em C
Em D D
[Verse 4]
G
Let's run right out of the city tonight
D
With our hair tied up and lips sealed tight
Em C Em D
I will cry no more, I said I will cry no more
G
Like an empty tourist at the world fair
D
I could only stand and stare
Em C Em D
And let it pass me by, let it pass me by
G
I never should have said out loud
D
That I wanted to save the world
Em C Em D
But I let it slip away, I just let it slip away
[Instrumental]
G D Bm C
G D Bm C
G D Em C
Em D
G D Em C
Em D
[Verse 5]
G
The only thing I wanted to be
D
Was the perfect one who killed for free
Em C Em D
And I will try no more, I say I will try no more
G
But now we are together we won't turn back
D
Where the boats are burned and the ties are black
Em C Em D
And I will cry no more, I will cry no more
[Outro]
G D Bm C
G D Bm C
G D Bm C
G D Bm C
MarkW
Big Dismal
Big Drill Car
Big Dumb Face
Big Fat Snake
Big Fish