Turn the Compass Round Chords & Lyrics by Heather Nova
Turn the Compass Round
guitar chords lyrics
Intro
A A A A
Verse
A Bm
We sailed east in summer on the Azores high
D A
For days I felt a silence in my soul
A Bm
We headed south in winter to the trade winds
D A
Like a heartbeat, I could feel the ocean roll
Prechorus
D Bm
My mother taught me how to be strong
Cm D
My father showed me how to carry on
Chorus
A D
Now I turn the compass round, and head out on the ocean
A D
I turn the compass round, and head out on the sea
Bm
Cause I've made my way, I've walked this world
Cm
I've tried to be a better girl
D
I've held my head up, held my own
E A A
Now all I wanna be is home
Verse
A Bm
Sometimes I think I'm never gonna find
D A
A sweetness that I knew when I was young
A Bm
And in this faded photograph it seems
D A
Like everything is shining in the sun
Prechorus
D Bm
My mother taught me how to be free
Cm D
My father showed me how to live the dream
Chorus
A D
Now I turn the compass round, and head out on the ocean
A D
I turn the compass round, and head out on the sea
Bm
Cause I've made my way, I've walked this world
Cm
I've tried to be a better girl
D
I've held my head up, held my own
E A Bm Cm D E
Now all I wanna be is home, is home, is home
Bm
I've made my way, I've walked this world
Cm
I've tried to be a better girl
D
I've held my head up, held my own
E Bm Cm D E
Now all I wanna be is home
Bm
I've made my way, I've walked this world
Cm
I've tried to be a better girl
D
I've held my head up, held my own
E A A A
Now all I wanna be is home, is home, is home
End on A
