[Verse 1]
This sinking
G
ship, all rusted
Cm
brown. It leans for
D7
land, desperate not to
G GM7
drown. Oh how ma-
Fm
chines, will come and
Cm
go. They'll go with
G7
days, even as they
Cm
grow. And oh my
[Chorus]
Fm
son, when you get
Cm
old, I hope your
G7
heart is light enough for you to
Cm
float. And oh my
Fm
son, when you get
Cm
old, I hope your
G7
heart is light enough for you to
Cm
float.
[Verse 2]
Uncork the
G
wine, we'll draw it
Cm
in. You cut the
D7
line, we'll spread them
G GM7
thin. Oh how our
Fm
dream will come and
Cm
go. Most much too
G7
fast, some far too
Cm
slow. And oh my
[Chorus]
Fm
son, when you get
Cm
old, I hope your
G7
heart is light enough for you to
Cm
float. And oh my
Fm
son, when you get
Cm
old, I hope your
G7
heart is light enough for you to
Cm
float.
[Bridge 1]
G7
G7
Cm
Cm
D7
D7
G
G7
Fm
Cm
G7
Cm
So write your
[Verse 3]
G
book, though it gets
Cm
wet, the pages
D7
crooked, the letters
G
bled, oh how the
Fm
sun will come and
Cm
go, but there's just
G7
one that's close enough to dry this
Cm
boat. And oh that
[Bridge 2]
Ab
sun, will come and
Cm
go, and when it's
G
gone it darkens everything we
Cm
know. And oh my
Fm
son, when you get
Cm
old, I hope your
G7
heart's still light enough for you to
Cm
float. And oh my
Ab
son, when you are
Cm
old, I hope your
G7
heart is light enough for you to
Cm
float. And oh my
[Chorus]
Fm
son, when you get
Cm
old, I hope your
G7
heart is light enough for you to
Cm
float. And oh my
Fm
son, when you get
Cm
old, I hope your
G7
wind is high enough for you to
[End]
Cm Fm Cm
float.