^GWe made this journey. We sailed here toge^Dther.^G We made a promise; we'd stay here for^Dever. And when we ^Creached the shore, we ^Gkissed the ground. You took my hand and we ^Cturned around, And we ^Dsmiled while we ^Gwatched the flames ^CLight up the ^Dnight!

Cause the ^Gships are burning. There'll be no turning ^Cback For you and me.^{C D G}

What^Gever we find here, We've made it clear Here is ^Cwhere we'll always be.

And on this ^Amisland of pleasure ^EmThere'll be some danger, And we^C might think about returning.

But we both know that ^Gwe won't go, That's why (I ^Dknow ^Cthat's why) ^D The ships are ^Gburning.

^CToo many lovers are leaving their ships anchored ^Gin the bay, And ^Cone by one, we watch them as they ^Gsail a^Dway.

But when we ^Creached the shore, we ^Gkissed the ground. You took my hand and we ^Cturned around, And we ^Dsmiled as we ^Gwatched the flames ^CLight up the ^Dnight!

Cause the ^Gships are burning. There'll be no turning ^Cback For you and me.^{C D G}

What^Gever we find here, We've made it clear Here is ^Cwhere we'll always be.

And on this ^Amisland of pleasure ^EmThere'll be some danger, And we^C might think about returning.

But we both know that ^Gwe won't go, And that's ^Dwhy (^CI know that's ^Dwhy) The ships are ^Gburning.

I know that's ^Dwhy (and ^CI know that's ^Dwhy) The ships are ^Gburning.