Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: G D C D G G D C D G Verse 1: G D C G He was just a young sailor in old California G D C D G Wild as the wind, stormy as the sea G D C G And he was a man of his own creation G D C D G Till he fell for a lady of high society
Chorus: C D G And now your whole world's turning upside down C D G And love with a lady like he's never found C D E- You want to stay inside her paradise C D G To see a new world through her eyes Verse 2: G D C G So you try to discover the ways of a dreamer G D C D G As you write all the stories that burn in your heart G D C G But no one division is changed by the sailor G D C D G To a man with the vision that tells you ain't a part Chorus: C D G And now your whole world's turning upside down C D G Your fame and fortune has been found C D E- But in the end you feel so all alone C D G When the high sea call you should be going home Verse 3: A E D A He was a sailor in old California A E D E A Wild as the wind, stormy as the sea A E D A And he was a man of his own creation A E D E A He turned like his father back to the sea A E D A A E D E A