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  • D5

    5

  • Dsus2

  • Em

  • G

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • Bb

  • D

  • F#m

    2

  • A

  • Em/D

  • G/D

  • Dadd9

    4
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Intro 1
(D5)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------|-(2)------------------------------| A|-0--------------------------------|-(0)------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0--------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-----3-----------------------3----| G|---------2------------------------|-2-----------------------2--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0--------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-----3-----------------------3----| G|---------2------------------------|-2-----------------------2--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0--------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-----3-----------------------3----| G|---------2------------------------|-2-----------------------2--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-0--------------------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-3---------------3----------------| G|---------2------------------------|-2---------------2----------------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-0---------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Interlude 1
(E minor)
E|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-0-----------------------2--------|-----------------3----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major)
E|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-0-----------0--------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2-----------------------0--------|-----------------2----------------| E|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0--------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-----3-----------------------3----| G|---------2------------------------|-2-----------------------2--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-0--------------------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-3--------------------------------| G|---------2------------------------|-2--------------------------------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-0--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor)
E|-0-----------0---0---0------------|----------------------------------| B|-0-----------0---0---0------------|----------------------------------| G|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-0-----------------------2--------|-----------------3----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major)
E|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-0-----------0--------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2-----------------------0--------|-----------------2----------------| E|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0--------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-----3-----------------------3----| G|---------2------------------------|-2-----------------------2--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------| B|-------------3--------------------| G|---------2------------------------| D|-0-----------------------0--------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4

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Verse 1
I am a light (E minor) house
E|-0--------------------------------| B|-3--------------------------------| G|-2--------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(G major) worn by the weather and (Dsus2) the waves
I keep my (E minor) lamp lit,
to (G major) warn the sailors on their (Dsus2) way
I'll tell a story, (E minor)
(G major) paint you a picture from my (Dsus2) past
I was so (E minor) happy,
but (G major) joy in this life seldom (Dsus2) lasts
Interlude 2
(E minor)
E|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-0-----------------------2--------|-----------------3----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major)
E|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-0-----------0--------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2-----------------------0--------|-----------------2----------------| E|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0--------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-----3-----------------------3----| G|---------2------------------------|-2-----------------------2--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-0--------------------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-3--------------------------------| G|---------2------------------------|-2--------------------------------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-0--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor)
E|-0-----------0---0---0------------|----------------------------------| B|-0-----------0---0---0------------|----------------------------------| G|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-0-----------------------2--------|-----------------3----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major)
E|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-0-----------0--------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2-----------------------0--------|-----------------2----------------| E|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0--------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-----3-----------------------3----| G|---------2------------------------|-2-----------------------2--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|-0--------------------------------| B|-3--------------------------------| G|-2--------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
I had a keeper (E minor)
(G major) he helped me warn the ships at (Dsus2) sea
We had grown (E minor) closer,
(G major) 'till his joy meant everything to (Dsus2) me
And he was to marry, (E minor)
a (G major) girl who shone with beauty and (Dsus2) light
And they loved each (E minor) other,
And (G major) with me watched the sunsets
into (Dsus2) night
Chorus 1
And the waves (C major) crashing around (B minor) me,
the sand (B flat major) slips out (C major) to (D major) sea
And the winds (C major) that blow remind (B minor) me,
Of what has been, (E minor) (F sharp minor)
(G major) and what can (A major) never (D major) be
Interlude 3
(E minor)
E|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-0-----------------------2--------|-----------------3----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major)
E|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-0-----------0--------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2-----------------------0--------|-----------------2----------------| E|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0--------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-----3-----------------------3----| G|---------2------------------------|-2-----------------------2--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-0--------------------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-3--------------------------------| G|---------2------------------------|-2--------------------------------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-0--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor)
E|-0-----------0---0---0------------|----------------------------------| B|-0-----------0---0---0------------|----------------------------------| G|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-0-----------------------2--------|-----------------3----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major)
E|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-0-----------0--------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2-----------------------0--------|-----------------2----------------| E|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0--------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-----3-----------------------3----| G|---------2------------------------|-2-----------------------2--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|-0--------------------------------| B|-3--------------------------------| G|-2--------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Verse 3
She'd had to leave (E minor) us,
my (G major) keeper he prayed for a safe return (Dsus2)
But when the night (E minor) came,
the (G major) weather to a raging storm had (Dsus2) turned
(C major) He watched her (E minor) ship fight,
but in vain (G major) against the wild and terrible (Dsus2) wind
In me so (E minor) helpless,
as (G major) dashed against the rock she met her (Dsus2) end
Chorus 2
And the waves (C major) crashing around (B minor) me,
the sand (B flat major) slips out (C major) to (D major) sea
And the winds (C major) that blow remind (B minor) me,
Of what has been, (E minor) (F sharp minor)
(G major) and what can (A major) never (D major) be
Interlude 4
(E minor/D)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0---------------0----| B|-------------5--------------------|-----5----------------------------| G|---------4------------------------|-4-----------------------4--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G/D)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0---------------0----| B|-------------8--------------------|-----8----------------------------| G|---------7------------------------|-7-----------------------7--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dadd9)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0---------------0----| B|-------------7--------------------|-----7----------------------------| G|---------7------------------------|-7-----------------------7--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dadd9)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0---------------0----| B|-------------7--------------------|-----7----------------------------| G|---------7------------------------|-7-----------------------7--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor/D)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0---------------0----| B|-------------5--------------------|-----5----------------------------| G|---------4------------------------|-4-----------------------4--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G/D)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0---------------0----| B|-------------8--------------------|-----8----------------------------| G|---------7------------------------|-7-----------------------7--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dadd9)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0---------------0----| B|-------------7--------------------|-----7----------------------------| G|---------7------------------------|-7-----------------------7--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dadd9)
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Bridge 1
Then on the next (E minor/D) day,
my (G/D) keeper found her washed up on the (Dadd9) shore
He kissed her (E minor/D) cold face,
(G/D) that they'd be together soon
he (Dadd9) swore
I saw him (E minor) crying,
(G major) watched as he buried her in the (Dsus2) sand
And then he climbed my (E minor) tower,
and (G major) off of the edge of me he (Dsus2) ran
Chorus 3
And the waves (C major) crashing around (B minor) me,
the sand (B flat major) slips out (C major) to (D major) sea
And the winds (C major) that blow remind (B minor) me,
Of what has been, (E minor) (F sharp minor)
(G major) and can (A major) never (D major) be
Interlude 5
(E minor)
E|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-0-----------------------2--------|-----------------3----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major)
E|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3-----------3--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-0-----------0--------------------|----------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2-----------------------0--------|-----------------2----------------| E|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------|-------------0--------------------| B|-------------3--------------------|-----3-----------------------3----| G|---------2------------------------|-2-----------------------2--------| D|-0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Dsus2)
E|---------------------0------------| B|-------------3--------------------| G|---------2------------------------| D|-0-----------------------0--------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Outro 1
I am a light (E minor/D) house
E|-0--------------------------------| B|-3--------------------------------| G|-2--------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(G/D) worn by the weather and the (Dadd9) waves
And though I'm (E minor/D) empty,
I (G/D) still warn the sailors on their (Dadd9) way
2001Folk
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