The Story Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][C][F][C][G][Am][G][C][F][C][G]
[C]When

[Verse 1]
the wind [G]is high,
[F]the whitecaps curl
[C]The wat[F]ers run[C] the well and har[Dm]dly swirl
[G]The ski[C]pper say[G]s, I l[F]ove this world
[C]It's the onl[F]y one we'll see[G]
If your [C]luck [G]is in, you [F]can see the fish
[C]Though [F]they swim as dee[C]p
as [Dm]your deepest wish
[G]The[Am] sound of his voi[G]ce was[F] feverish
[C]And he [F]gave the [Em]wheel to [C]me
[Am]Who [G]writes the s[C]tory?
I [F]don't know anymore
[C]And maybe [F]nothing's what it [G]seems
[Am]Spare [G]me the [C]glory,
just to [F]get me safe on shore
[C]And I'll onl[F]y put to sea[G] in my dre[Am]ams
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The sky grew [G]dark and it [F]blew a squall
[C]We saw[F] the wea[C]ther gla[Dm]ss fall and f[G]all
Then a [C]wave [G]rolls up like a [F]mountain wall
[C]We sta[F]nd above the sea[G]
[F]With [G]a mar[C]k eac[G]h boat
and a [Am]stack of dead
[C]Maybe [F]mor[C]e than you[Dm] think and where
[G]He [Am]looked, [G]shrugged and
he [F]couldn't en[C]d
[F]He said his [Em]fortun[Dm]e for [C]years
[Am]Who [G]writes the s[C]tory?
I [F]don't know [C]anymore
And maybe [F]nothing's what it [G]seems
[Am]Spare [G]me the [C]glory,
just [F]get me safe on shore
[C]I'll onl[F]y put to sea[G] in my dre[Am]ams[G]
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The [C]skipper yelled,
[G]we can[C] hau[F]l and b[C]ail
We can [F]fight like [C]hell, but we [F]always [C]fail
To the beast with the
[G]green glit[Am]tering scales
[C]Rol[F]ling loose below
The [C]wind [G]came on and we [F]couldn't hide
[C]We spu[F]n half rou[Em]nd and beg[F]an to slide
[G]Baby, [Am]that's when the [G]skipper
went [F]over the [C]side
[F]We never [Em]saw him g[C]o
[Am]Love, [G]are you calling[C]? I
[F]don't know anymore
[C]And maybe [F]nothing's what it [Am]seem[G] s
[Am]Out [G]of the s[C]tory,
just [F]bring me safe to [C]shore
And I'll [F]only put to [G]sea
[Am]Who [G]writes the s[C]tory?
I [F]don't know anymore
[C]And maybe [F]nothing's what it [G]seems
[Am]Spare [G]me the [C]glory,
just [F]get me safe on shore
[C]And I'll onl[F]y put to sea[G] in my dre[Am]ams[G]
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The ships all rang with a single crash
We [F]shot to the [C]top like a [F]trumpet blast
[C]Then the seagull com[G]e as a loo[C]king
-glass I [F]hid my [C]face and [Am]cried
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