Am F
Well we set off for Stephenshelf sailin' out to sea
C G
My brand new wife my lover blowin' kisses out to me
Am F
I couldn't make no livin' on the mainland layin' tile
C G Em G
So I thought I'd try my hand at fishin' for a while
Am F
Well we were pullin' full nets the yeild it sure was high
C G
Those silver skins were shinin' made everybody smile
Am F
My heart was growin' heavy the first time out to sea
C G
She didn't move like the mainland brought me to my knees
Em
to my knees
Am F G Am G
Now I'm out here in the weather and the water
F G Am
Callin' mercy to the sea
Am F
Well I'd rather be a poor boy with a beautiful wife
C G Em Am
Than out here in the weather and the water tonight I'll surely die tonight
Am f
Well I hear 'em tell my story I hear 'em late at night
C G
Old fishermen and deckhands unpitied by their luck
Am F
I'm stuck out on the ocean I'm tied down to the sea
C G
The Weather and the water it's just the two and me two and me
Am F G Am G
Now I'm out here in the weather and the water
F G Am
Callin' mercy to the sea
Am F
Well I'd rather be a poor boy with a beautiful wife
C G Em Am
Than out here in the weather and the water tonight I'll surely die tonight
Am F G Am G
Now I'm out here in the weather and the water
F G Am
Callin' mercy to the sea
Am F
Well I'd rather be a poor boy with a beautiful wife
C G Em Am
Than out here in the weather and the water tonight I'll surely die tonight