ANCHOR ME - The Mutton Birds

A New Zealand classic! Here are the full chords and some lead parts.

The unusual chord is the D(b5) which is played
XX0234

Intro A chord with this lead (play twice)
e|------------------------|
B|-----------8------------|
G|--7--9--7-----7--9------|
D|------------------------|

Verse 1
A (x02220@1)          G#m (133111@4)  D (xx0232@1)           C#mFull (x13321@4)fathom five, someday I'll lie
A (x02220@1)                G#m (133111@4)  D (xx0232@1)              C#mSinging (x13321@4)songs that come, from dead men's tongues
       D (xx0232@1)       D(B5)
Anchor me, anchor me
A (x02220@1)          G#m (133111@4)  D (xx0232@1)           C#mAs (x13321@4)the compass turns and the glass it falls
A (x02220@1)                G#m (133111@4)  D (xx0232@1)              C#mAnd (x13321@4)the storm clouds roll, and the gulls they call
       D (xx0232@1)       D(B5)
Anchor me, anchor me

Chorus
          A (x02220@1)        EAnchor (022100@1)me, anchor me
        A (x02220@1)                      DIn (xx0232@1)the middle of your deep blue sea
       A (x02220@1)        EAnchor (022100@1)me, anchor me
       A (x02220@1)                     D (xx0232@1)                      D(B5)
In the middle of your deep blue sea, anchor me, anchor me, anchor me

Repeat intro riff twice

Verse 2
A (x02220@1)                G#m (133111@4)  D (xx0232@1)         C#mLet (x13321@4)the salt spray lash the shivering skin
A (x02220@1)                   G#m (133111@4)  D (xx0232@1)              C#mWhere (x13321@4)the green waves crash and the whirlpools spin
       D (xx0232@1)       D(B5)
Anchor me, anchor me
 
Chorus
          A (x02220@1)        EAnchor (022100@1)me, anchor me
        A (x02220@1)                      DIn (xx0232@1)the middle of your deep blue sea
      A (x02220@1)     EAnchor (022100@1)me, anchor me
       A (x02220@1)                      D (xx0232@1)                          D(B5)
In the middle of your deep blue sea, anchor me, anchor me

Bridge
C (x32010@1)                Bm (x24432@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)                 AWhere (x02220@1)the Banshees cry    and the bells they sound
F#m (244222@1)            A (x02220@1)  C#m (x13321@4)              BmWhen (x24432@1)you lift me high, when you pull me down
                 D (xx0232@1)                     AWhen (x02220@1)you pull me down, when you pull me down

Lead part in bridge (piano arranged for guitar)
C (x32010@1)             Bm (x24432@1)Bb (x1333x@1)               Ae|-------------| (x02220@1)  |----------------| |-------------| 
B|-------------|   |----------------| |-------------|
G|-7-9-7-9-7-9-|x2 |-7-10-7-10-7-10-| |-7-9-7-9-7-9-|
D|-------------|   |----------------| |-------------|

F#m (244222@1)           A (x02220@1) C#m (x13321@4)    Bm (x24432@1)               De|-------------| (xx0232@1)  |--------------------------------| 
B|-------------|   |----7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9-|
G|-6-9-6-9-6-9-|x2 |-6-9---6-9---6-9---6-9---6-9----|
D|-------------|   |--------------------------------|

D (xx0232@1)                  Ae|---------------------| (x02220@1)
B|----7-9-10----7-9-10-|   
G|-7-9-------7-9-------|
D|---------------------|

EAnchor (022100@1)me
        A (x02220@1)                     DIn (xx0232@1)the middle of your deep blue sea
       A (x02220@1)         EAnchor (022100@1)me, anchor me
        A (x02220@1)           DIn (xx0232@1)the middle of your deep blue sea
        D(b5)                        AAnchor (x02220@1)me, anchor me, anchor me
        E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)     DAnchor______________ (xx0232@1)me
A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1) Anchor me
       A (x02220@1)            DIn (xx0232@1)the mid-dle of your deep blue sea
     A (x02220@1)         EYour (022100@1)deep blue sea
       A (x02220@1)            DIn (xx0232@1)the middle of your deep blue sea
     A (x02220@1)         EYour (022100@1)deep blue sea__
A (x02220@1)        DAnchor (xx0232@1)me, anchor me
         D (xx0232@1)       D(B5)       AAnchor (x02220@1)me, anchor me, anchor me

                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                                                
                        
                        
                        
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