Main Theme: Dm – A# – F – A
verse
DmA#
this is the story of a man,
F
who conquered life drink in hand
ADm
ship unmanned.
A#
marked by genius, channelled good,
F
by some a bit misunderstood.
A
they’d been wrong many times before
chorus
A#
some times our saints are sinners,
F
they blur the lines and lead the way,
their way.
A#
raise hell and a glass in reverence,
F
the fearless lives of our great saints – our saints.
verse
DmA#
never a stranger to late night
F
snake bite fist fights and empty pints,
A
unrivaled heights.
DmA#
he led with songs, they sang along,
F
created bonds that held so strong
A
some were right and some were wrong
chorus
A#
some times our saints are sinners,
F
they blur the lines and lead the way,
their way.
A#
raise hell and a glass in reverence,
F
the fearless lives of our great saints – our saints.
solo
DmA#F
it’s by the sea and at nights end
CDm
that’s when the sin and swill begin
A#F
that’s when he had that certain light
CDm
inside his head
A#F
for every whisper he would scream
CDm
for every drought he shared a drink
A#FC
for every sorrow there is a light from our st. james
clean part
A#
on the sea by the cliff he watches,
he waits the night to see
F
the day – his way
A#
last call will find us all
F
but there’s a light that leads the way, our way.
chorus
A#
some times our saints are sinners,
F
they blur the lines and lead the way,
their way.
A#
raise hell and a glass in reverence,
F
the fearless lives of our great saints – our saints.
“st. james” is the light to “so far away’s” dark. “st. james” is a celebration of jimmy
“the rev” sullivan’s heart and color, and should be listened to with your favorite beverage.
avenged sevenfold
