Learn to play "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Dsus2 Dsus2/C You thought the leaden winter Dsus2/B Asus4/A# Would bring you down forever Dsus2 Dsus2/C But you rode upon a steamer Dsus2/B Asus4/A# To the violence of the sun And the colours of the sea Bind your eyes with trembling mermaids And you touch the distant beaches With tales of brave Ulysses How his naked ears were tortured By the sirens sweetly singing For the sparkling waves are calling you To kiss their white laced lips And you see a girl's brown body Dancing through the turquoise And her footprints make you follow Where the sky loves the sea And when your fingers find her She drowns you in her body Carving deep blue ripples In the tissues of your mind Tiny purple fishes Run laughing through your fingers And you want to take her with you To the hard land of the winter Her name is Aphrodite And she rides a crimson shell And you know you cannot leave her For you touched the distant sands With tales of brave Ulysses How his naked ears were tortured By the sirens sweetly singing Tiny purple fishes Run laughing through your fingers And you want to take her with you To the hard land of the winter You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# Asus4 B C Dsus2 Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" by Cream.