Intro: Am Fm Am Fm
Verse 1:
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I crewed on a fair golden ship that
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went down at the dawn of the world
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We mutinied had sentenced our captain to die
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'fore our sails had barely unfurled
Break:
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Verse 2:
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We sank shortly after our riot,
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Wanton flames and our powder kegs met
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While I swam for my life became voices aloft,
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joyful, unearthly, and dread
C E7 Dm Am Dm E7 F
Singing of a vio----lent, tireless mystery
C E7 Dm Am Dm E7 Fm
That one would give his life to save his enemies
Verse 3:
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Too bone tired to keep my arms moving
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To swim or even grasp out for straws
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Undertow drew me down into its cold
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and infinite, indigo jaws
Bridge:
G F G F
Ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh
G F G Dm
Ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh
C E7 Dm Am Dm E7 F
I was singing of a vio----lent, tireless mystery
C E7 Dm Am Dm E7 Fm
That one would give his life to save his enemies
Verse 4:
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Thought I must be dead or dreaming
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When my captain still battered, betrayed
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Pulled me up, laid me over the beam he clung to
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Breathed his last and sank under the waves
Outro:
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Your body is a bridge across an endless sea
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Your body is a bridge across an endless