INTRO: 
 
G , F , Am , C 
 
G 
I wish I was a fisherman 
F 
tumblin' on the seas 
Am 
far away from dry land 
         C 
and it's bitter memories 
 

G 
castin' out my sweet line 
F 
with abandonment and love 
Am 
no ceiling bearin' down on me 
         C 
save the starry sky above 
                 G 
with light in my head 
               F      Am   C 
with you in my arms 
 

  B 
i wish i was the brakeman 
     F 
on a hurtlin fevered train 
Am 
crashin head long into the heartland 
       C 
like a cannon in the rain 
 

         G 
with the feelin of the sleepers 
        F 
and the burnin of the coal 
Am 
countin the towns flashin by 
      C 
and a night that's full of soul 
                 G 
with light in my head 
               F      Am   C 
with you in my arms 
 

      G 
And I know I will be loosened 
         F 
from the bonds that hold me fast 
        Am 
and the chains all around me 
     C 
will fall away at last 

 
    G 
and on that grand and fateful day 
       F 
I will take thee in my hand 
       Am 
I will ride on a train 
       C 
I will be the fisherman 
                 G 
with light in my head 
               F      Am   C 
with you in my arms 
 

                 G 
with light in my head 
               F      Am   C 
with you in my arms 
            G      F  Am   C 
Light in my head 
 

                 G 
with light in my head 
               F      Am   C 
with you in my arms