Tiger Lillies - Sailors

Cm (x3101x@1)And the sailors, they sing sad songs,
FmAbout (133111@1)the sea that eats them whole.
CmAnd (x3101x@1)the sailors they sing sad songs,
FmFood (133111@1)for fishes shoals.

FmAnd (133111@1)the wind it blows inland,
CmAnd (x3101x@1)the death you can smell.
FmSmashed (133111@1)on rocks and smashed on boulders,
Cm (x3101x@1)              GSmashed (320003@1)in living hell.

CmAnd (x3101x@1)their loved ones wait for hours,
FmAwait (133111@1)the fate of the cruel sea
CmAnd (x3101x@1)if loved ones don't return,
FmThere's (133111@1)no security.

FmJust (133111@1)the work-house when they grow old,
CmTo (x3101x@1)lay their weary heads,
FmAnd (133111@1)the sound of the sea singing
Cm (x3101x@1)           GUntil (320003@1)they are dead.

CmAnd (x3101x@1)the sea that bears its harvest
FmIt (133111@1)exacts a heavy toll,
CmMothers, (x3101x@1)fathers, brothers, uncles,
FmWith (133111@1)no corpses to behold.

FmSailing (133111@1)out into the darkness,
CmEvery (x3101x@1)day of the year.
FmSailing (133111@1)out into the darkness,
Cm (x3101x@1)                    GWith (320003@1)a prayer, and with fear

CmAnd (x3101x@1)with fear,
                        GWith (320003@1)a prayer, and with fear.
          CmAnd (x3101x@1)with fear.

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