The Pogues - Navigator: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Navigator" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Navigator Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Pogues

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Navigator" smoothly on your guitar.

G                                                C
The canals and the bridges, the embankments and cuts
       G                          C              D
They blasted and dug with their sweat and their guts
      G                                 C
They never drank water, but whiskey by pints
          G                           D
And the shanty towns rang with their songs and
       G
their fights

Chorus:
G                          C            G
Navigator, navigator, rise up and be strong
                                 C          D
The morning is here and there's work to be done
G                                       C        G
Take your pick and your shovel and the bold dynamite
                    C           D          G
For to shift a few tons of this earthly delight
                     C            D         G
Yes, to shift a few tons of this earthly delight

They died in their hundreds with no sign
to mark where
Save the brass in the pocket of the entrepreneur
By landslide and rock blast, they got buried
so deep
That in death, if not life,
they'll have peace while they sleep

Chorus

Their mark on this land is still seen and
still laid
The way for a commerce where vast fortunes were made
The supply of an empire where the sun never set
Which is now deep in darkness,
but the railway's there yet

Chorus

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Navigator" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Navigator" by The Pogues.

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