Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Galleon Ship: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Galleon Ship" 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.

A#                           Gm
If I could sail a galleon ship
                               D# A#
Long lonely ride across the sky
                                 Gm
Seek out mysteries while you sleep
                              D# A#
And treasures money cannot buy

                              Gm
For you know I see you everywhere
 D#                     A#
A servant girl, an empress
                              Gm
My galleon ship will fly and fall
                  D#
Fall and fly and fly and fall
       A#
Deep into your loveliness

Chorus:
        Gm             D#
And if we rise, my love
            A#
Before the daylight comes
                                   Gm
A thousand galleon ships would sail
                              D# A#
Ghostly around the morning sun

                      Gm
(As the city rises up)
                      D# A#
(As the city rises up)
                      Gm
(As the city rises up)
                      D# A#
(As the city rises up)

For we are not alone it seems
So many riders in the sky
The winds of longing in their sails
Searching for the other side

Chorus:
And if we rise, my love
Oh, my darling, precious one
We'll stand and watch the galleon ships
Circle around the morning sun


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Galleon Ship" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Galleon Ship" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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