E
I watched the sea retreat

As joyful rocks came out to breath
A
Feathers on stilts picked at the leaves
B
Blue and white shells underneath my feet

       C#m7          A
And a golden-rose fire
                        E
Broken to coins on the water

By the tide and the way she sways
      B4        B
She sways the way she sways my mind

          C#m7              A
And the cold-bitter salt water
                      E
Up to my hips as I stripped to my knicks
Plastic bag in my fist
          B4
Muscles tense, I lament
         B
For the poison in the beauty

( C#m7  A  C#m7  A )

E
Our fingertips searched the beach

For smooth stones to skip troughs and peaks
   A
It takes me back to the river weeks
B
I saved two or three for Daniel Lee

      C#m7          A
And a golden-rose fire
                        E
Broken to coins on the water

By the tide and the way she sways
      B4        B
She sways the way she sways my mind

          C#m7              A
And the cold-bitter salt water
                      E
Up to my hips as I stripped to my knicks
Plastic bag in my fist
          B4
Muscles tense, I lament
         B
For the poison in the beauty

( C#m7  A  C#m7  A )

           E       A
Nothing's perfect
       E
I know
                   A
But discomfort's worth it
                 E
If we want to grow
                  C#m  A
There's not much time
           E
Before we go
                        B         E  B  A
So I will do my best today for tomorrow

      C#m7          A
And a golden-rose fire
                        E
Broken to coins on the water

By the tide and the way she sways
      B4        B
She sways the way she she she she

          C#m7              A
And the cold-bitter salt water
                      E
Up to my hips as I stripped to my knicks
Plastic bag in my fist
          B4
Muscles tense, I lament
         B
For the poison in the beauty

( C#m7  A  C#m7  A )
( C#m7  A  C#m7  A )
( C#m7  A  C#m7  A )
( C#m7  A  C#m7  A )