No Capo
Intro G6 Am C G6 x2
Verse 1
G6
I've seen the dawn
Am
And I've seen the dusk
C
I've seen the rose
G6
And I've seen the rust
G6 Am
All of my life I've never had much
C G6
But a smooth stone in my pocket
Chorus
Dsus2
A bruse is a bruse
Am
And a break is a break
C G6
To an old rock skipper from the great lakes
Dsus2 Am
It ain't for me to worry why I never got the breaks
C Dsus2 G6 Am C G6
I'm just an old rock skipper from the great lakes
Verse 2
G6
I've crossed the sea
Am
And I've crossed the sand
C
I crossed the devil
G6
And I crossed his hand
G6 Am
With a funeral bell and a wedding band
C G6
And a smooth stone in my pocket
Chorus
Dsus2
A bruse is a bruse
Am
And a break is a break
C G6
To an old rock skipper from the great lakes
Dsus2 Am
It ain't for me to worry why I never got the breaks
C Dsus2 G6 Am C G6 G6 Am C G6
I'm just an old rock skipper from the great lakes
Verse 3
G6
I've seen the hands
Am
Of the ticking time
C
Chipping peices
G6
From my spine
G6 Am
I heard a hush and I hid behind
C G6
A smooth stone in my pocket
Chorus
Dsus2
A bruse is a bruse
Am
And a break is a break
C G6
To an old rock skipper from the great lakes
Dsus2 Am
It ain't for me to worry why I never got the breaks
C Dsus2 G6 Am C G6
I'm just an old rock skipper from the great lakes
Verse 4
G6
I've seen the rake
Am
And I've seen it sweep
C
Away the tears
G6
That I tried to weep
G6 Am
Through it all I tried to keep
C G6
A smooth stone in my pocket
Chorus
Dsus2
A bruse is a bruse
Am
And a break is a break
C G6
To an old rock skipper from the great lakes
Dsus2 Am
It ain't for me to worry why I never got the breaks
C Dsus2 G6 Am C G6
I'm just an old rock skipper from the great lakes