'We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea'
                                         by Declan O'Rourke


Tabbed by *Alan4*

Intro:
       D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1)
Verse 1:
D (xx0232@1)                BmAlong (x24432@1)the quayside you were a light
D (xx0232@1)                        BmAnd (x24432@1)I, a reflection, lay across the river and the night
D (xx0232@1)                        BmYou (x24432@1)were transfixed on me and I was mesmerised
GAnd (320003@1)names were whispered to and by you and I



Verse 2:
D (xx0232@1)                       BmThe (x24432@1)tides began to steal away from morning light
D (xx0232@1)                       BmAs (x24432@1)night receded river walls seemed to grow high
D (xx0232@1)                       BmThen (x24432@1)you climbed down into my arms and closed your eyes
GWhen (320003@1)we awoke we had been drifting




Chorus:
D (xx0232@1)We didn't mean to go to sea
Bm/A
We didn't mean to drift away 
BmWe (x24432@1)never planned to up and leave
GBut (320003@1)still the sea took us away
DWe (xx0232@1)saw no lands on the horizon
Bm/A
No distant shores along the fray
BmYet (x24432@1)all the more we found ourselves
GWhen (320003@1)we got lost at sea that day




Verse 3:
D (xx0232@1)                       BmTimbers (x24432@1)creaked, all else was quiet and relieved
D (xx0232@1)                       BmExcept (x24432@1)the infant waves that licked and lapped along the eaves
D (xx0232@1)                       BmIt (x24432@1)had to dawn on us, our truth had been believed
GBeyond (320003@1)all lies and jealousy




Verse 4:
DWe (xx0232@1)sailed high wind half-mast
Bm (x24432@1)                                 DDue (xx0232@1)north, towards the edge of our dreams grateful borders
BmThat (x24432@1)matched our speed to stay ahead
DThe (xx0232@1)afternoon was bleeding to death
BmAnd (x24432@1)soon the sky was racing red
GTo (320003@1)see the stars remove their hats out of respect



(Chorus Repeat)



Chords:
   D:000232
  Bm:224432
Bm/A:004432
   G:320033


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