A                            G          A
Like ships in a squall we rise and we fall
           D                             A
We're plotting our course through the waves
A                           G        A
Some masts are tall with sails so strong
D                          A
Others are tossed in the gale
A                         G            A
We try to stay dry with salt in our eyes
D                           A
No moment to rest or complain
A                        G                     A
The moon isn't far a clear sky and stars
D                           A     
Red sky at morn on your tail

G                  D            G           A
I'm not going to stand on the end of the pier
G                  D           A
I'm not going to let you go down with the ship
G               D          G              A
Raise up your anchor it's time to set sail
G                          D                 A
And I'm not going to let you go                 down


A                                 G              A
Like ships we were made to dance o'er our graves
D                                    A
One false move and we could be thrown
A                   G            A
Buried alive before our due time
D                        A
To rest at sixty below
A                                 G         A
So jibe while you can if there's danger ahead
D                               A
Stay on your course if you will
A                       G               A
I'll throw you a line as waves start to rise
D                             A
Bail as your ship starts to fill