Intro: Am Fm Am Fm Verse 1: Am Fm I crewed on a fair golden ship that Am Fm went down at the dawn of the world Am Fm We mutinied had sentenced our captain to die Am Fm 'fore our sails had barely unfurled Break: Am Fm Am Fm Verse 2: Am Fm We sank shortly after our riot, Am Fm Wanton flames and our powder kegs met Am Fm While I swam for my life became voices aloft, Am Fm joyful, unearthly, and dreadVerse 3: Am Fm Too bone tired to keep my arms moving Am Fm To swim or even grasp out for straws Am Fm Undertow drew me down into its cold Am Fm 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 oohC 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 enemiesVerse 4: Am Fm Thought I must be dead or dreaming Am Fm When my captain still battered, betrayed Am Fm Pulled me up, laid me over the beam he clung to Am Fm Breathed his last and sank under the waves Outro: Am Fm Am Fm Your body is a bridge across an endless sea Am Fm Am Fm Your body is a bridge across an endlessC 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
See also: The Pietasters - Its The Same Old Song |
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