[Intro]
D C G Em x2
[Verse]
D C G Em
I said, "I'm just a servant to my base desires"
D C G Em
She said, "I'll tell you a few things, free of charge:
D C G Em
Steer clear of jagged rock, tread careful at the higher level
D C G Em D C G Em
This ain't no game, but you can play if that's what you want"
D C G Em
D C G Em
Then she said, "We are just paper boats bobbing adrift afloat
D C G Em
While winds of fortune shove us where they will"
D C G Em
Woke up coughing on the shore, cold outcrop broken, sore
D C G Em
Back on the mainland, the chimps were coming up trumps
[Chorus]
A C
And all I saw was burning blue fading into blinding white
G A
Wade out past the rotting pier, out to the open water
C G
Son of a red roof city, and her, the full moon's daughter
A C
Back on the mainland, back on the mainland
G Em
Cool change was rolling over, black sky was getting lower
D C G Em
On golden sand
D C G Em
[Verse]
D C G Em
We stared into the haze, ocean merging with sky
D C G Em
And talked about the land of our fore-mothers
D C G Em
Now that we've shut the gate, it would be funny if it
D C G
Didn't make you want to cry
Em
This is just the bed we've woken up in
[Chorus]
A C
And all I saw was burning blue fading into blinding white
G A
Wade out past the rotting pier, out to the open water
C G
Son of a red roof city, and her, the full moon's daughter
A C
Back on the mainland, back on the mainland
G A
Cool change was rolling over, black sky was getting lower
C G
Green dreams were folding over, as we sailed off the mainland
[Solo]
A C G x4
A C
Never coming off the line
G
Wake up feeling fine
A
Her eyes under pale moonlight
C
Far corner of the earth
G
Tripping up on the edge
A C G
Big impossible now
[repeat through fade out]
A C G