A                           D           A
Like ships in a squall we rise and we fall
         G                           D/A
We're plotting our course through the waves
A                          D          A
Some masts are tall with sails so strong
G                         D/A
Others are tossed in the gale
A                         D          A
We try to stay dry with salt in our eyes
G                        D/A
No moment to rest or complain
A                      D            A
The moon isn't far a clear sky and stars
G                       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
A                     D
And I'm not going to let you go down


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