Capo 5. C Am F On a day just like this on the ocean four years C ago now C Am The wind was to strong the waves were to big F C three young men were thrown of the bow F7M and I was at home they were fighting towards G7 mother earth Am7 Em7 and two of them died only twenty years after F their birth C in october oh C Am And the last of the three was left hopelessly F C crying for help C Am The wind was screaming but the silence was F C stronger as he stood with his feet in the kelp F7M The sun was still up but it was night time when G7 I heard who died Am7 Em7 I only knew eric cause one time he gave me a F ride C in october oh C Am Now I didn't know him well but I liked him he F C was one of those guys C Am that everyone knew either liked him or not F C cause there were no sign of lies in his eyes F7M I was seventeen years old the last time he G7 spoke to me Am7 Em7 Now I'm twenty one and I'm older than he'll F ever be C in october oh C Am F My father is his mothers cousin so that makes C us kin C Am I remember those family dinners and the old F C peoples funerals again and again F7M so strange looking round in the crowd when he G7 wouldn't be found Am7 Em7 oh the look on the face of his brother when C they lowered him down C in october oh C Am F October is the best turns roads into beautiful C trails C Am The rime on the windows the leafs on your coat F C the frost on the cars and the rails F7M Still out on the ocean those memories are G7 bringing me down Am7 Em7 but I've heard there's a symphony playing you F to sleep when you drown C October again and again