Cm              G
I set fire to a way of living
       Cm                    G
That I never want to live no more
   Cm                      G
I put down the Bible for a lady and a bottle
      Cm         G           Cm
And I feel a lot less like a whore

G Cm G

[Verse 2]
  Cm                  G
A rusted hammer and a needy generator
         Cm                 G
Greet me when I awake every morning
   Cm                   G
I play deckhand for the Captain Langley
      Cm          G             Cm
As we recover the boat from the mooring

G Cm G

[Bridge]
Fm           Cm
And when the weather’s on
Fm    Cm
I can hardly wait
Fm                 Cm
I know I’m not the only one
Fm           Cm
Who feels at home on the wild waves

[Chorus]
G                             Cm
They sink their teeth into my spine
G                  Cm
Intoxicated on the brine
G                               Cm
You’d swear the water tastes like wine
G                              Fm
Where I’ll be floating all the time

[Instrumental]
G Ab Bb
Cm G Cm G
Ab Bb Ab G
Ab Bb Cm G
Cm G

[Outro]
Cm   G           Cm          G
Fare you well my ladies
Cm   G             Cm        G
Fare you well land lovers
Cm   G           Cm          G
Fare you well my ladies
Cm   G             Cm
Fare you well land lovers