These Arms by Matt Costa
from the album Songs We Sing
and from The Elasmosaurus EP
tabbed by Johannes Hillebrand

the other tabs for this song were all not completely correct.

Tuning: 1/2 step down (i.e. Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)


chords (names relative to tuning):
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Dm xx0231
Am x02210
Bb x1333x
C  x32010
F  133211
A7 x02223
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[piano intro]
Dm Am Bb C    (x2)


[verse]
        F (133211@1)             A7With (x02020@1)an upwind facing starboard
          Bb (x1333x@1)             CI (x32010@1)wasn't sure of where to go
         F (133211@1)            A7And (x02020@1)the salt burns my skin
        Bb (x1333x@1)                  CAnd (x32010@1)your eyes were cold as the ocean


[chorus]
FThis (133211@1)is our day today
Dm (xx0231@1)                    C (x32010@1) Won't you find a way back
         BbTo (x1333x@1)these arms


[verse]
          F (133211@1)               A7And (x02020@1)we're bound for where we started
        Bb (x1333x@1)                      CWith (x32010@1)a downwind course through the harbour
        F (133211@1)        DmAnd (xx0231@1)at sunset I was sorry
       C (x32010@1)        
That this was our day today
Bb (x1333x@1) This is our day today


[chorus]
FWhy (133211@1)can't you find a way
Dm (xx0231@1)                    C (x32010@1) Won't you find a way back
         BbTo (x1333x@1)these arms
FThis (133211@1)is our day today
Dm (xx0231@1)                    C (x32010@1) Won't you find a way back
         BbTo (x1333x@1)these arms


[interlude]
Dm Am Bb C


[bridge]
            DmAnd (xx0231@1)are we bound for where we started
             C (x32010@1)                         Bb'Cause (x1333x@1)the start is where we're bound to end up
      DmThe (xx0231@1)start is where we're bound
           C (x32010@1)                        BbAnd (x1333x@1)we're bound to end up where the start's at


[verse]
           F (133211@1)             A7And (x02020@1)when twilight turned to darkness
        Bb (x1333x@1)               CI (x32010@1)wasn't sure of where to go
         F (133211@1)           A7And (x02020@1)the salt burns my skin
        Bb (x1333x@1)                  CAnd (x32010@1)your eyes were cold as the ocean


[chorus]
FThis (133211@1)is our day today
Dm (xx0231@1)                    C (x32010@1) Won't you find a way back
         BbTo (x1333x@1)these arms
FWhy (133211@1)can't you find a way
Dm (xx0231@1)                    C (x32010@1)  Bb (x1333x@1) Won't you find a way back
FThis (133211@1)is our day today
Dm (xx0231@1)                    C (x32010@1) Won't you find a way back
          BbFind (x1333x@1)a way back


[post-chorus]
Dm (xx0231@1)        Am (x02210@1)   BbC
   Find away (x02210@1)back      (x4)


[outro]
Dm Am Bb C