Lots of beautiful chords underpin this song from Sting’s 2013 The Last Ship album.

This tune is picked - Sting tends to pick the bass note then two or three higher notes,
so for each of the chords I’ve indicated just the strings that he picks on the piece -

I hope that it makes sense!

Standard tuning, Capo 2

Chords
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F x3505x
f9 x3x43x
B/G x2x03x
Fsus4 x0x00x
F/B 3x201x
C6 1x201x
F/C 1x021x
Bsus 3x353x
B6 3x343x
F/Bm 4x21xx
f7 x2x01x
C(2) xx355x
C6(2) xx353x
Fadd9 x0405x
F7sus4 x0403x
B/Cm 2xx23x
B/C 1xx23x
f x02210
B6 3x000x
F/F xx301x
F(2) x3x01x
b7 x57x5x
C 1x32xx


Intro
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F f9 x4


Verse 1
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When FAu -B/Ggust  Fsus4winds  F/Bare   C6turn-F/Cing   Bsus4       B6  
The Ffishing B/Gboats set Fsus4out    F/Bu-pon   C6the  F/Csea   Bsus4        B6  
I [F/Bm]watch 'til f7they sail B/Gout of Fsight
The Csus2winter   C6(2)follows   Bsus4soon    B6  
I [F/Bm]watch them f7drawn in-B/Gto the Fnight
Be-nFadd9eath the F7sus4August   Bsus4moon  B6  


Verse 2
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FNo  B/Gone   Fsus4knows  F/BI    C6come F/Chere  Bsus4       B6  
FSome B/Gthings Fsus4I    F/Bdon't C6sha -F/Care   Bsus4       B6  
I [F/Bm]can't ex-f7plain the B/Greasons Fwhy
It Csus2moves C6(2)me close to Bsus4tears   B6  
Or [F/Bm]something f7in the B/Gseason's Fchange
Will Fadd9find me F7sus4wandering Bsus4here    B6  


Verse 3
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And Fin  B/Gmy    Fsus4pub   -F/Blic   C6mo  -F/Cments Bsus4       B6  
I Fhear the B/Gthings I Fsus4say but F/Bthey're not [B/Cm]me     B/C   
Per-B6haps I'll know be-[F/Bm]fore I die
Ad-f7mit that there's a F/Freason why
I F(2)count the Cboats re-B6turning b7to the fsea  F/B      [B/Cm]    
I F(2)count the Cboats re-B6turning b7to the Fsea

B/G Fsus4 F/B C6 F/C Bsus4 B6

Verse 4
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And Fin  B/Gmy    Fsus4pri   -F/Bvate  C6mo  -F/Cments Bsus4       B6  
I Fdrop the B/Gmask that Fsus4I've been F/Bforced to [B/Cm]wear   B/C   
But B6(2)no-one knows this [F/Bm]secret me
Where Fsus4albeit un-F/Fconsciously
I F(2)count the Cboats re-B6turning b7from the fsea  F/B      [B/Cm]    
I F(2)count the Cboats re-B6turning b7from the Fsea
f9    F      f9   FOooh  f9oooh  Foooh  f9     F 
f9   FOooh f9oooh Foooh f9      F 



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I hope I’ve done it justice!

Kevin O’Brien
Watford
England
July 2014

watfordkev@gmail.com