Sting - Valparaiso: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Valparaiso" 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.

Em
Chase the dog star
Over the sea
Home where my true love is waiting for me
C
Rope the south wind
G
Canvas the stars
Am           Bm
Harness the moonlight
C           G
So she can safely go
C              Bm       Em
Round the Cape Horn to Valparaiso

Red the port light
Starboard the green
How will she know of the devils I've seen
Cross in the sky, star of the sea
Under the moonlight, there she can safely go
Round the Cape Horn to Valparaiso
Valparaiso

    A/C#          D                    Em          D
And every road I walked would take me down to the sea
     C              D            Em
With every broken promise in my sack
    C                D                Em         C
And every love would always send the ship of my heart
Am        Em   D  Em
Over the rolling sea

If I should die
And water's my grave
She'll never know if I'm damned or I'm saved
See the ghost fly over the sea
Under the moonlight, there she can safely go
Round the Cape Horn to Valparaiso

Valparaiso - x3


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Valparaiso" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Valparaiso" by Sting.