Burn the Ships
Burn the Ships

Burn the Ships chords by Steven Curtis Chapman

N/A•
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • Em

  • E

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

  • Esus4

  • F#m

    2

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • Em

  • E

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

  • Esus4

  • F#m

    2
    • Intro 1



    In 
    the spring 
    Verse 1

    of 
    1519 a Spanish 
    fleet 
    set 
    sail 

    Cortez 
    told 
    his 
    sail
    ors 
    this 

    mis
    sion 
    must 
    not 
    fail 

    On 
    the 
    eastern 
    shore 
    of 
    Mex
    ico 

    they landed 
    with 
    great 
    dreams 

    But 
    the 
    hardships 
    of 
    the new 
    world 

    make 
    them 
    restless 
    and 
    weak 

    Verse 2
    Quietly 
    they 
    whispered, 

    "Let's 
    sail 
    back 
    to 
    the 
    life 
    we 
    knew" 

    But 
    the 
    one 
    who 
    led 
    them 
    there 
    was 
    saying 

    Verse 3

    "Burn 
    the ships 
    we're 

    here 
    to stay 

    There's 
    no 
    way 
    we 
    could 
    go 
    back

    Now 
    that 
    we've 
    come 
    this 
    far 
    by 
    faith 

    Burn 
    the 
    ships 
    we've 
    passed 

    the point 
    of 
    no 
    return 

    Our 
    life 
    is 
    here 
    so 
    let 
    the ships 

    burn 
    and 
    burn" 

    Verse 4

    In 
    the spring 
    of 
    new 
    begin
    nings 

    a search
    ing 
    heart 
    set 
    sail 

    Look
    ing 
    for 
    a new 
    life 
    and 

    a love 
    that 
    would 
    not 
    fail 

    On 
    the shores 
    of 
    grace 
    and 
    mercy 

    we 
    landed 
    with 
    great 
    joy 

    But 
    an 
    en
    emy 
    was 
    wait
    ing 
    to steal, 

    kill, 
    and 
    destroy 

    Verse 5
    Quietly 
    he 
    whisper
    s, 

    "Go 
    back 
    to 
    the 
    life 
    you 
    know" 

    But 
    the one 
    who 
    led 
    us 

    here 
    is 
    saying 

    Verse 6

    "Burn 
    the 
    ships 
    we're 

    here 
    to stay 

    There's 
    no 
    way 
    we 
    could 
    go 
    back

    Now 
    that 
    we've 
    come 
    this 
    far 
    by 
    faith 

    Burn 
    the 
    ships 
    we've 
    passed 

    the 
    point 
    of 
    no 
    return 

    Our 
    life 
    is 
    here 
    so 
    let 
    the ships 

    burn 
    and 
    burn" 

    Verse 7
    Nobody 
    said 
    it 
    would 
    be 
    easy 

    But 
    the 
    one 
    who 
    brought 
    us 
    here 

    Is 
    never 
    gonna 
    leave 
    us 

    alone 

    Verse 8

    Never 
    gonna 
    leave, 

    never 
    gonna 
    leave 

    Never 
    gonna 
    leave, 
    nev
    er 
    gonna 
    leave 

    Never 
    gonna 
    leave 

    Verse 9
    Burn 
    the 
    ships 
    we're 

    here 
    to stay 

    There's 
    no 
    way 
    we 
    could 
    go 
    back 

    Now 
    that 
    we've 
    come 
    this 
    far 
    by 
    faith 

    Burn 
    the 
    ships 
    we've 
    passed 

    the 
    point 
    of 
    no 
    re
    turn 

    Our 
    life 
    is 
    here 
    so 
    let 
    the ships 
    burn 

    Verse 10
    Burn 
    the ships 
    we're here 

    to 
    stay 

    There's 
    no 
    way 
    we 
    could 
    go 
    back

    Now 
    that 
    we've 
    come 
    this 
    far 
    by 
    faith 

    Burn 
    the 
    ships 
    we've 
    passed 

    the 
    point 
    of 
    no 
    return 

    Our 
    life 
    is 
    here 
    so 
    let 
    the ships 
    burn, 

    so 
    let 
    the 
    ships 
    burn 

    Let 
    them 
    burn, 

    let 
    the 
    ships 
    burn 

    Outro 1



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