Key: D5 Verse 1: B5 A5 June was the lobster shell B5 I dug by hand G5 A haven that hid me well A5 Beneath the sand B5 A5 The white windy waves washed in B5 But I stayed dry The great breakers broke again G5 D5 A5 'Cause I'm on and off inside Chorus: G5 B5 A5 And then, when the empress run aground D5 G5 And my eyes turned blue and green B5 A5 I heard a gorgeous sound D5 G5 And that's when it became a dream B5 A5 When the sky fell in D5 G5 When the hurricanes came for me B5 A5 I could finally crash again D5 B5 G5 B5 G5 A5 And that's how I became the sea Verse 2 (same as verse 1): I wrenched the engines off And dragged them down The depths turned the iron soft As they swiftly drowned And I brought the ocean side To its rusty knees As I felt the even tide Deep in my shallow dreams Chorus: G5 B5 A5 And then, when the empress run aground D5 G5 And my eyes turned blue and green B5 A5 I heard a gorgeous sound D5 G5 And that's when it became a dream B5 A5 When the sky fell in D5 G5 When the hurricanes came for me B5 A5 I could finally crash again D5 And that's how I became the sea Instrumental (x2): G5 B5 A5 D5 G5 B5 A5 D5 Chorus 2: G5 (When the sky fell in) B5 When the sky fell in A5 (When the sky fell in) D5 G5 When the hurricanes came for me B5 A5 I could finally crash again D5 G5 And that's how I became the sea B5 A5 (How I became the sea) D5 G5 That's how I became the sea B5 A5 (How I became the sea) D5 G5 B5 A5 D5 G5 B5 A5 D5 That's how I became the sea
