Columbus Chords
by Mary Black
Columbus by Mary Black is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, D, E, A, C#m, G, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C D C D
EBetter keep your distance from this {A}whale
EBetter keep your boat from going a{A}stray
Find yourself a partner and treat them C#m}well
ETry to give them shelter night and {A}day
'Cos here in this blGue light
EFar away from the fiGreside
EThings can get Gtwisted and crazy and Dcrowded
You can't even feEmel right
{c:Chorus}
{soc}
So you dream of CoClumbus
Every Dtime the panic starts
You dream of CoClumbus
With your Dmaps and your beautiful charts
You dream of CoEmlumbus
With an Gache in your travelling heDart
{eoc}
{A}See how the cormorant swoops and C#m}dives
EMust be some thrill to go that {A}deep
Down to the basement of this C#m}life
EDown to where the mermaid gently {A}sleeps
Not like here in this blGue light
EFar away from the fiGreside
EWhere things can get Gtwisted and haunted and Dcrowded
You can't even feEmel alright
{c:Chorus}
And as Emtide must Debb and flow
I am Amdragged down Emunder
And I Cwait the livelong Dday
For and Amend to my Emhunger
So I dream of CoClumbus
Every Dtime that the panic starts
I dream of CoClumbus
With my Dmaps and my beautiful charts
I dream of CoEmlumbus
And there's Gpeace in a travelling heDart
I dream of CoClumbus...
{c:Repeat C and D Chorus pattern}