These Arms by Matt Costa
from the album Songs We Sing
and from The Elasmosaurus EP
tabbed by Johannes Hillebrand
the other tabs for this song were all not completely correct.
Tuning: 1/2 step down (i.e. Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
chords (names relative to tuning):
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Dm xx0231
Am x02210
Bb x1333x
C x32010
F 133211
A7 x02223
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[piano intro]
Dm Am Bb C (x2)
[verse]
F A7
With an upwind facing starboard
Bb C
I wasn't sure of where to go
F A7
And the salt burns my skin
Bb C
And your eyes were cold as the ocean
[chorus]
F
This is our day today
Dm C
Won't you find a way back
Bb
To these arms
[verse]
F A7
And we're bound for where we started
Bb C
With a downwind course through the harbour
F Dm
And at sunset I was sorry
C
That this was our day today
Bb
This is our day today
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/matt_costa/these_arms_crd_ver_3.html ]
[chorus]
F
Why can't you find a way
Dm C
Won't you find a way back
Bb
To these arms
F
This is our day today
Dm C
Won't you find a way back
Bb
To these arms
[interlude]
Dm Am Bb C
[bridge]
Dm
And are we bound for where we started
C Bb
'Cause the start is where we're bound to end up
Dm
The start is where we're bound
C Bb
And we're bound to end up where the start's at
[verse]
F A7
And when twilight turned to darkness
Bb C
I wasn't sure of where to go
F A7
And the salt burns my skin
Bb C
And your eyes were cold as the ocean
[chorus]
F
This is our day today
Dm C
Won't you find a way back
Bb
To these arms
F
Why can't you find a way
Dm C Bb
Won't you find a way back
F
This is our day today
Dm C
Won't you find a way back
Bb
Find a way back
[post-chorus]
Dm Am Bb C
Find a way back (x4)
[outro]
Dm Am Bb C
