Great Big Sea – Safe Upon The Shore (Guitar)
Capo 3
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[Verse 1]
G C G A girl upon the shore did ask a favour of the sea; G C G "Return my blue eyed sailor boy safely back to me G C G D Forgive me if I ask too much, I will not ask for more G C G But I shall weep until he sleeps safe upon the shore." G C G As though the sea did hear her plea, a vision did appear G C G The drifting tip of some wrecked ship came floating ever near G C G D A figure there did cling to it, approaching more and more G C G As if to ride on some strange tide, safe upon the shore
[Chorus]
G C So give a sailor not your heart G D Lest sorrow you do seek; G Let true love not be torn apart C G By favours from the sea
[Verse 2]
G C G My love, she cried as she espied the figure on the spar G C G His clean white shirt was drenched and torn, he must have floated far G C G D She thought with bliss how she would kiss the lips she did adore G C G And oh, how sweet to see his feet safe upon the shore
[Chorus]
G C So give a sailor not your heart G D Lest sorrow you do seek; G Let true love not be torn apart C G By favours from the sea
[Verse 3]
G C G As she drew near, she felt the fear that something was astray G C G His mouth was slack and his blue eyes stared blindly at the day G C G D And in a daze, she turned her gaze from the corpse the driftwood bore G C G And the cold cold sea pushed ruthlessly, safe upon the shore
[Chorus]
G C So give a sailor not your heart G D Lest sorrow you do seek; G Let true love not be torn apart C G By favours from the sea
[Verse 4]
G C G Now fishermen, they cast their nets like miners pan for gold G C G And sailors push off from the docks and pray the gales will hold G C G D The sea just sits silently, but sometimes, she does more G C G And someone weeps as her love sleeps safe upon the shore