The Lockkeeper chords by John Gorka
Intro 1
D
G
A
D
Bm
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D
G
D
Verse 1
D
You say well -meant again,
lock -keeper
Bm
Or laid in even deeper than
G
the time before
Em
A
Oriental oils and tea brought
D
down from Singapore
As we wait for my lot to cycle
Bm
G
I say my wife has just given me a son
Em
A son, you cry,
A
D
G
D
is that all that you've done?
She wears bougainvillea blossoms,
Bm
you pluck them from her hair
G
and toss them in the tide.
Em
Sweep her in your arms
A
D
and carry her inside
And her sighs catch on your shoulder
Bm
Her moonlit eyes grow bold and
G
wiser through her tears
Em
And I say, how could you stand
A
D
to leave her for a year?
G
Come with me, say,
Em
to where the Southern Cross
A
D
rides high upon your shoulder
Bm
Come with me, you cry,
G
each day you tend this lock
Em
A
You're one day older,
G
D
Em
A
while your blood grows colder
D
But each anchor chain's a fetter
Bm
G
With it you are tethered to the foam
Em
But I wouldn't trade your life
A
D
G
D
for one hour of home
Sure, I'm stuck here on the seaway
Bm
While you compensate
G
for leeway through the
Em
And you shoot the stars
A
D
to see the miles you've made
And you laugh at hearts you've riven
Bm
But which of these have given
G
us more love or life
Em
A
You, your tropic maids or me,
D
my wife.
G
Come with me, you say,
Em
to where the Southern Cross
A
D
rides high upon your shoulder.
Bm
Come with me, you cry.
G
Each day you tend this lock.
Em
A
You're one day older
G
D
Em
A
While your blood grows colder
D
But each anchor chain's a fetter
Bm
And with it you are
G
tethered to the phone
Em
But I wouldn't trade your life
A
D
G
D
for one hour of home
You
The Lockkeeper
John Gorka
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