Intro:
G5        F5         A5          C5

play it twice

1st verse:

G5                         F5
I wish I was a fisherman, tumbling on the seas
A5                               C5 
Far away from dry land, and it's bitter memories
G5                               F5
Casting you my sweet light with abandonment and love
A5                                       C5
No ceiling staring down on me, save the starry sky above

Chorus:
                 G5     F5         A5            C5
With light in my hair, you in my arms, woo woo ooh


2nd verse:

I wish I was the brake man, on a Hartland diesel train
Crashing headlong into the heartland, like a cannon in the rain
With the beating of the sleepers, and the burning of the coal
Counting towns flashing by me, in a night that's full of soul

Chorus:

G5                             F5 
Oh I know I will be loosened, from bonds that hold me tight
A5                                     C5
And the chains all hung around me will fall away at last
G5                                       F5
And on that fine and fateful day I will take thee in my arms
A5                                      C5 
I will ride the night train, and I will be the fisherman

Repeat chorus