G5 A5 As captain of this band of merry sailors I'm a black mark I'm a failure D5 G5 So before you watch me drown G5 I'm relinquishing command for something I don't understand, A5 D5 G5 this man's about to turn his whole life upside down D5 G5 I set a course for a new shore D5 G5 It looked the same as the one before C5 G5 And I forgot what I'd been sailing for D5 G5 And why I thought this time would be different G5 I do most of this by feel and let go of the wheel the constellations A5 D5 G5 Do the navigation on their own. G5 Whilst yearning for adventure, dreading censure in absentia A5 D5 G5 I would rather be at sea than be alone D5 G5 I set a course for a new shore D5 G5 It looked the same as the one before C5 G5 And I forgot what I'd been sailing for D5 G5 And why I thought this time would be different ( G5 ) Off the charts we drew A5 D5 G5 They said there wasn't anything but fairy tales A5 D5 E5 I told them it was you, I told them you were everything a fairy tale could be A5 The boat sails by E5 A5 B5 Oooo-The shore remains and so do I D5 G5 I swear this time will be different Instrumental G5 - A5 - D5 - G5 (x2) D5 G5 I settled here on a new shore D5 G5 My lips were blue and my legs were sore C5 G5 And I forget if I was pushed or I jumped overboard D5 G5 And after all this time, what's the difference? B5 C5 A5 Oooo-ooooooh Oooo-aaaahhh Instrumental (palm muted) G5 - A5 - D5 (x2) G5 Land Ho! (Laa-and Ho!) A5 D5 Land Ho! Land Ho! (x3) G5 Land Ho! Laa-and Ho! A5 D5 G5 Land Ho! Land Ho!