The Singing Scoutmaster: Burn The Ships

Dm Dm Bb Bb F F C C

 

Dm How did we Bbget here?

We're Fcastaway on a lonely Cshore

Dm I can see in your Bbeyes, dear

It's hard to tFake for a moment moCre

 

 

We've got to

 

Pre-Chorus

Dm Burn the ships, cut the tBbies, send a flare into the nFight

Say a prayer, turn the tiAmde, dry your tears and wave gooBbdbye

 

 

Chorus

Step into a nFew dayGm Bb

We can rise up from the duFst and wGmalk awayBb

We can dance upon the hCeartaDmche, yBbeah

So light a maCtch, leave the pDmast, burn the shGmips

 

And don't you look back

 

Interlude

Dm Bb F C

 

Verse

Dm Don't let it arrBbest you

This fFear this fear of fCallin' again

Dm And if you need a rBbefuge

I will be right heFre until the eAmnd

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Oh, it's time to

 

 

Pre-Chorus

Dm Burn the ships, cut the tBbies, send a flare into the nFight

Say a prayer, turn the tiAmde, dry your tears and wave gooBbdbye

 

 

Chorus

Step into a nFew dayGm Bb

We can rise up from the duFst and wGmalk awayBb

We can dance upon the hCeartaDmche, yBbeah

So light a maCtch, leave the pDmast, burn the shGmips

 

And don't you look back

 

Interlude

 

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Bridge

DmSo long to shame

BbWalk through the sorrow

FOut of the fire

C IntoAmtomorrow

DmSo flush the pills

Face the feBbar

Feel the weight disappeaFr

 

We're comin' clean

We're born agAmain

 

Our hopeful lungs can breathe again

Oh, we can breathe agBbain

 

Chorus

Step into a nFew dayGm Bb

We can rise up from the duFst and wGmalk awayBb

We can dance upon the hCeartaDmche, yBbeah

So light a maCtch, leave the pDmast, burn the shGmips

 

Chorus

BbStep into a nFew dayGm Bb

We can rise up from the duFst and wGmalk awayBb

We can dance upon the hCeartaDmche, yBbeah

So light a maCtch, leave the pDmast, burn the shGmips

And dBbon't you look back

 

{comment: Outro}

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