The Lighthouses Tale chords by Nickel Creek

"The Lighthouse's Tale"

Standard tuning

Intro:  Em - G ? D

    Em      G             D
I am a lighthouse, worn by the weather and the waves.
     Em      G             D
I keep my lamp lit, to warn the sailors on their way.
      Em   G              D
I'll tell a story, paint you a picture from my past.
    Em      G            D
I was so happy, but joy in this life seldom lasts.
    Em     G              D
I had a keeper, he helped me warn the ships at sea.
     Em       G               D
We had grown closer, 'till his joy meant everything to me.
      Em     G               D
And he was to marry, a girl who shone with beauty and light.
       Em        G                D
And they loved each other, and with me watched the sunsets into night.

Chorus:

    C           Bm    Bb      C  D
And the waves crashing around me, the sand slips out to sea.
    C           Bm        Em  F#m  G  A    D
And the winds that blow remind me, of what has been,     and what can never be.


Instrumental break: Em ? G ? D


       Em      G              D
She'd had to leave us, my keeper he prayed for a safe return.
       Em       G               D
But when the night came, the weather to a raging storm had turned.
      Em          G                  D
He watched her ship fight, but in vain against the wild and terrible wave.
     Em      G                 D
In me so helpless, as dashed against the rock she met her end.

[Chorus]

      Em       G                 D
Then on the next day, my keeper found her washed up on the SHORE.
      Em        G               D
He kissed her cold face, that they'd be together soon he'd swore.
     Em    G               D
I saw him crying, watched as he buried her in the sand.
     Em           G            D
And then he climbed my tower, and off of the edge of me he ran.

[Chorus]

    Em     G              D
I am a lighthouse, worn by the weather and the waves.
       Em       G             D
And though I am empty, I still warn the sailors on their way.