Tuning: Standard EBGDAE Difficulty: intermediate Heather Nova's Turn The Compass Round Chords 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