Intro: Cm Cm G Cm Cm Cm
e|-----------------|------------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|------------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|------------------| G|-----------------|-3-3-------3-----|
D|-5-----------3-5-|-5-5-3---3--------| D|-5-----------3-5-|-----5-3-5---3-5-|
A|---6-3---3-6-----|-------6---6----3-| A|---6-3---3-6-----|-----------------|
E|-------6---------|--------------6---| E|-------6---------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------| e|---------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------| B|---------------|-----------------|
G|-5-5-3-----------|-----------------| G|---------------|-5-5-4-----------|
D|-------5-4-3-1---|-1-1-4-4-5-5-4-3-| D|---1-------6-5-|-------6-5-3-1---|
A|---------------3-|-----------------| A|-----3-2-3-----|---------------3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------| E|-3-------------|-----------------|
Verse:
Cm
I am standing here today
G
Without a dollar to my name
Cm
I’ve paid my dues, I’ve jumped my claim
G Cm
I’m a child of the wind.
Verse:
Cm
Yes, I have sailed, and I have sunk
G
I’ve died of thirst, and I’ve been drunk
Cm
Everything I own is packed into a trunk
G Cm
It’s at the bottom of the ocean
G Cm Eb
Oh yeah, the ships go in, the ships go out
G Cm
The tide rolls in, and my days run out
G Cm Eb
Everyday I’m on the watch
Ab G
For the boat I lost
Fm G Cm
I’m all washed up
Verse:
Cm
Yes, I have walked down foreign streets
G
I have heard secrets that I didn’t keep
Cm
I once loved a girl, she was so sweet
G Cm
She rotted out all of my teeth
G Cm Eb
Oh yeah, the ships go in, the ships go out
G Cm
The tide rolls in, and my days run out
G Cm Eb
Everyday I’m on the watch
Ab G
For the boat I lost
Fm G Cm
I’m all washed up
BREAK:
F Cm
It’s easy to get home
G Cm
Under a tail wind
Bb Eb Bb Eb
But even when your anchor’s dropped
Bb Eb Bb Ab
Your seasons stopped, you're timbers dropped
G Cm
And you’re all washed up.
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