Misc Originals – Austin Olmstead - Salt In My Soul (Guitar)

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[Intro] G D C [Verse 1]
         G
Left the city lights and the 9-to-5,

         D
Traded traffic for a slower tide.

         C
Found a shack with a view and a crooked sign,
Says “No shoes, no clocks, just time.”
         G
Now I’m sippin’ rum where the sky turns gold,

D
Letting go of things I can’t control.

         C
A little driftwood, a little grace,
Got a new religion in this place. [Chorus]
        G
There’s salt in my soul, wind in my hair,

D
Tide pullin’ worries outta thin air.

C
That old pain’s gone out with the tide,
And I found peace where the waves collide.
G/B        C              D
I ain’t rich, but I feel whole—

         C             D                G
With the sun on my skin and salt in my soul.
[Instrumental] G D C [Verse 2]
        G
Used to chase love, used to chase highs,

        D
Used to drown in the “maybe next times.”

        C
But now I float where the breeze decides,
No plans, just palms and starry skies.
        G
Met a girl with a shell tattoo,

D
She said, “The sea always brings back the true.”

        C
And I believe her with every wave,
'Cause the ocean don’t take — it forgives and it saves. [Chorus]
         G
There’s salt in my soul, peace in my chest,

D
Found a new kind of happy with a Caribbean rest.

C
No more fightin’ what I can’t hold,
Just leanin’ into the stories untold.
G/B         C               D
I ain't lost, just lettin' go—

          C             D               G
With the sun on my skin and salt in my soul.
[Instrumental] G D C [Bridge]
G
They said I’d fade like footprints in sand,

D
But I’m just now learnin’ how to stand.

C
In this barefoot truth, this island breeze,

C
I found my heart beneath the sea.
[Chorus]
          G
There’s salt in my soul, and that’s enough,

D
No fancy car or diamond stuff.

C
Just a beat-up chair and a driftwood pole,
Catchin’ sunsets, feelin’ whole.
G/B           C             D
Call it runnin’—I call it home,

          C            D                G
With the sun on my skin and salt in my soul.
[Instrumental] G D C G