Song To The Siren
(Tim Buckley)
Original Folk version 1968

Intro C#m, B, A

Verse 1:
E (022100@1)              BLong (x2444x@1)afloat on shipless oceans
A (x02220@1)        C#mI (x13321@4)did all my best to smile
E (022100@1)               B'Til (x2444x@1)your singing eyes and fingers
A (x02220@1)            C#mDrew (x13321@4)me loving    to your isle
E (022100@1)       
And you sang
D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)                ESail (022100@1)to me, sail to me Let me enfold you 
         C#mHere (x13321@4)I am
          BHere (x2444x@1)I am
               A (x02220@1)    C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)Waiting to hold you

Verse 2:
E (022100@1)         B (x2444x@1)   
Did I dream you dreamed about me?
A (x02220@1)                C#mWere (x13321@4)you hare when I was fox?
E (022100@1)            BNow (x2444x@1)my foolish boat is leaning
A (x02220@1)            C#m (x13321@4) 
Broken love-lorn on your rocks,
AFor (x02220@1)you sing, 
D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)            E"Touch (022100@1)me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow, 
           C#m (x13321@4)         
O my heart, 
          BO (x2444x@1)my heart   
               A (x02220@1)     C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)Shies from the sorrow

Verse 3:
E (022100@1)                  BI (x2444x@1)am puzzled as the newborn child
A (x02220@1)                 C#mI'm (x13321@4)as riddled at the tide
E (022100@1)              B (x2444x@1) 
Should I stand a-mid the breakers?
A (x02220@1)                  C#m (x13321@4)     
Or should I lie with Death my bride?
E (022100@1)             DHear (xx0232@1)me sing, "Swim to me, 
A (x02220@1)                ESwim (022100@1)to me, Let me enfold you, 
         C#mHere (x13321@4)I am
          BHere (x2444x@1)I am
               A (x02220@1)    C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) EWaiting (022100@1)to hold you
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The Monkees TV show version featured the song 
in its original folk song style, with Buckley 
playing solo with a 12 string guitar. 
This stands in contrast to the lusher, 
reverb-filled version present on the Starsailor 
album. The Monkees television spot 
features the song in the key of E 
while the later album version is played in Bb.