Capo
5
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: C
Intro:
G
Verse:
G
Bathe in the billows where the water surge
G (var.) G
You’ll be waiting by my side in the morning
G
Wade through the weld of currents waves salute
G (var.) G
You’ll be waiting by my side when he comes
Chorus:
G
But we will try to save our skins
G
From ear to ear my dear
A# C G
He grins a grin so viciously it trickles down his chin
A# C G
His hand caught red, they’re cut like rubies flaunted on a ring
A# C
But he’ll be gone I promise you
G
When the tide rolls in
Post-chorus:
G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Verse:
G
Hide in the lazy shallows sun can’t stretch
G (var.) G
You’ll be waiting by my side in the morning
G
Sail in the gloaming as the breeze rocks the boat
G (var.) G
You’ll be waiting by my side when he comes
Chorus:
G
But we will try to sooth our sins
G
But soon I see
A# C G
On the wall a cheshire cat shrewdly on the prowl
A# C G
A tremble through my temples yet nothing but a howl
A# C
Seeps from his lips these sinking ships
G
When the tide rolls in
Bridge:
G
No lamp lights
G
Or passers by
G
He turns twice
G
Waiting for the morning to arrive
Verse:
G
Rest on a ripple that ruffles to shore
G (var.) G
You’ll be wait by my side in the morning
G
Stand on the sand tracked by the undertow
G (var.) G
You’ll be waiting by my side when he comes
Chorus:
G
But we will try to let it begin
G
But don’t forget
A# C G
That in the gloom behind the veil the unknown rests in peace
A# C G
But in the thickness of the night the stories from the streets
A# C
Will stir the stupor of the man
G
When the tide rolls in
Post-chorus:
G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Song History
Published: September 1, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025