Humble Passenger chords

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Intro 

E C E C E C E C 

  E                  C 
I set out before the sun came up 
           E            C 
Brought my light and my canoe 
E                      C 
Convinced that’s all I needed 
     E 
Lord knows that wasn’t true… 

     E               F#m          Abm  
So I kept my lantern low, until my house was out of view, 
          E              Dbm          Abm         B 
And by and by I reached the ocean, as the day made its debut, 
          E                F#m       Abm         F#m 
And in the misty summer morning, I found myself under attack 
           E             Dbm                Abm           B 
And in the panic of that water, I knew there was no turning back 
     E                   F#m                 Abm            
So I made my peace and I set my course for an island to the west, 
    F#m             Am            B                B7 
For on that shore of sycamore, I’ll find myself some rest 

       E               F#m                    Abm 
Once I hid my boat and covered my oars, I fell down into that shade, 
      F#m              Am                B                  B7 
And I dreamt that at my ripe old age I was back in the second grade 

      Cm                                  Fm              Cm 
And my momma she was calling for me and the bus came down my street 
      Db              Cm                  Eb               Eb7 
But I did not know what shoes to wear, and I could not find my feet 

     Ab                                           Fm 
So I floated down the hall, through the door, and everything went pale 
  Db                 Cm               Eb            Ebm  
I climbed aboard that yellow bus as it turned into a whale 
            Ab                             Fm 
And then it swallowed me up whole, yeah it thrashed me all around, 
        Db                   Cm           Eb             Ebm 
Well it chewed me up, and it spit me out, miles above the ground 

         Cm                            Bbm  
And I was falling for the water that was boiling in a cup 
      Bb                                    Eb                Ebm 
And I tried to scream, but had no steam, and that’s when I woke up 

E Am 

    E            C              E        C 
When I came to I was so confused, how long was I asleep? 
   E         C                  E 
The loneliness I felt right then was enough to make me weep, 
      E            C                   E        G 
Then I heard the voice inside my head, lit a fire under me, 
              A                                B 
It said, "Your fear is gonna cost a lot, but your courage comes for free" 

    E                 F#m              Abm          F#m 
So I thanked that little island, I paddled off without a care 
     E                Dbm            Abm             B7 
For I know not where I’m going, but I’ll know it when I’m there, 
     E                F#m         Abm            F#m 
And I hope that no-one’s a-missin’ me back in my home town 
   E              Dbm            Abm           B7 
For together we will always be, even though I’m not around 
       E                   F#m           Abm               
And the sea swirled by like a ballet, and it sang its gentle song, 
      F#m           Am                   B              B7 
But a distant rumble warned me it wouldn’t be that way for long, 

  E               F#m                  Abm     
So I spoke out and I told the night, "This life’s not only mine, 
     F#m             Am              B               B7 
I am just your humble passenger, and I trust your grand design" 

       Dbm                                 A       Abm 
By and by the clouds came lumbering through and the raindrops staggered in, 
        Eb                         B       Bbm 
And the waves lined up, two by two, for the show would soon begin 
F#      Fm                                    C#   C 
And the lightning bolts ripped through the sky like sharks that missed a meal, 
Ab     Gm                                D 
And the wind went up so hard and cold just like a wall of steel 
A#   Am                                  E 
Then all at once, the sea below picked me up a mile high 
      B                                                 B7 
As it threw me to the ocean’s floor I heard the night’s reply: 

         E            F#m 
"Well you see, my humble passenger 
    Abm           F#m 
The sorrow that I feel? 
     E               Dbm 
For I do not know where you belong 
    Abm               B7 
And I do not want this wheel" 

E F#m Abm F#m 
E Dbm Abm B7 
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