Chords with lyrics
For C majorC and C/BC/B on intro and outro, play:
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Intro: G, D, C, C/B, C majorC
Verse 1:
G+G
She’s reading in the bedroom
D MajorD
The dog is in the yard
C majorC D MajorD BB E minorEm
And I just got back from traveling hard
C majorC D MajorD
I’ve been ten days gone, I’ve been ten days gone ‘cross
Chorus
G+G C majorC E minorEm
The sea...
G+G C majorC E minorEm (D MajorD)
With my girl in a house in the trees
C majorC
I love her, she knows
D
But sometimes, my love goes ‘cross the sea
Verse 2:
G+G
Paulette is in the garden
D MajorD
It’s the first day of the fall
C majorC D MajorD BB E minorEm
And lately I’m not gettin’ no sleep at all
C majorC D MajorD
She says, “Stay till you’re strong, soon you’ll be gone ‘cross
Chorus
G+G C majorC E minorEm
The sea...
G+G C majorC E minorEm (D MajorD)
With my girl in a house in the trees
C majorC
I love her, she knows
D MajorD
But sometimes, my love goes ‘cross
Bridge
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
the sea... yeah (x3)
G+G FF C majorC
The sea...
Verse 3:
G+G
I went to meet the boat man
D
He was smokin’ on his pipe
C majorC D MajorD BB E minorEm
Said “Son, you look ready to travel tonight”
C majorC D MajorD
I think he’s right, soon I’ll be gone ‘cross
Chorus
G+G C majorC E minorEm
The sea...
G+G C majorC E minorEm (D MajorD)
With my girl in a house in the trees
C majorC
I love her, she knows
D MajorD
But sometimes my love goes ‘cross
G+G C majorC E minorEm
The sea...
G+G C majorC E minorEm (D MajorD)
Cause she knows in the oceans I’m free
C majorC D MajorD
It makes her so sad, but she never gets mad when I leave