Tom: Em
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|* strum once
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[Intro] (2x)
G Em C D
[Verse 1]
G
Well, the moon made your mother
Em
The sun was your brother
C D
Your son was no other than the mast or the rudder
G
You never could see him
Em
Or others believe him
C D
The soil or the sea then the better the freedom
[Chorus 1]
C D
Well, you were the one that I saw
B7
When I looked for the light on the shore
Em
Or the steam in the thaw
C D *
The ship that sailed in just as I
G Em
Was about to let go
C D
Oh, about to let go
G Em
About to let go, oh
C D *
The ship that sailed in just as I
was about to let go
G Em C D
[Verse 2]
G
Well, the sand was your sister
Em
The ocean your mistress
C
The clouds lived on dreams
D
That you had and your wishes
G
The shells spoke for ages
Em
Through torn diary pages
C D
And the sea life could see right through the shifting sensations
[Chorus 2]
C D
Well, you were the one that I need
B7
When I found out the prisoners were gone
Em
And the ghosts were all freed
C D
The walls that once held us all tight
G Em
Were about to let go
C D
Oh, about to let go, mh
G Em
About to let go, oh
C D *
The walls that once held us all tight
Were about to let go
G Em C D
[Verse 3]
G
Well, the trees fell like feathers
Em
And carved out like leather
C D
They slipped to the bottom of unideal weather
G
We crawled through the forest
Em
The sea had then told us
C
To hold all our weapons
D
Until they had warned us about
[Bridge]
C D
The family of stars that cover your heart
B7 Em
The blanket of moondust about to depart
C D
The scent of your trees when you start
G Em
To sing the truth out
[Chorus 2]
C D
And you were the one that I need
B7
When I found out the prisoners were gone
Em
And the ghosts were all freed
C D G Em
The walls that once held us all tight, were about to let go
[Chorus 1]
C D
And you were the one that I saw
B7
When I looked for the light on the shore
Em
Or the steam in the thaw
C D
The ship that sailed in just as I
G Em
Was about to let go
C * D *
Oh, about to let go
G * Em *
About to let go, oh
C * G * D *
The ship that sailed in just as I
G *
was about to let go
