The Temper Trap - The Sea Is Calling: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Sea Is Calling" 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.

   Bm
At night
           G
When it’s quiet
         D                 A
And the waves come rolling in
    Bm              G
The merchant ships light
            D
Paints the dark
            A
As we sing hymns

To one who is great
Whom by words cannot be seen
When all left is love
There will be no in between

Chorus:
Bm             A         G
Tucked in the corner of earth
G         A            Bm
Naked in light we are birthed
Bm          A            G
Oh can you hear the sea calling
G          A         Bm
Calling us into this world

A distance from grace,
we shall toil with our days
And take on the dirt that
has rendered us as slaves

Our mothers will cry,
is there something in the sky?
We know we are present here
and may never know why

Chorus

Tucked in the corner of Earth
Placed on the waves' side at birth
Down on the open road
Making our way back home

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

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 "The Sea Is Calling" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Sea Is Calling" by The Temper Trap.