[A]Like ships in a squall we ri[D]se and we fa[A]ll
We're plo[G]tting our course through the[D/A] waves
[A]Some masts are tall with sa[D]ils so stro[A]ng
[G]Others are tossed in the g[D/A]ale
[A]We try to stay dry with sa[D]lt in our e[A]yes
[G]No moment to rest or comp[D/A]lain
[A]The moon isn't far a cl[D]ear sky and s[A]tars
[G]Red sky at morn on your [D/A]tail
[G]I'm not going to st[D]and on the e[G]nd of the p[A]ier
[G]I'm not going to let you go d[D]own with the s[A]hip
[G]Raise up your a[D]nchor it's t[G]ime to set sa[A]il
[A]And I'm not going to l[D]et you go down
[A]Like ships we were made to da[D]nce o'er our gr[A]aves
[G]One false move and we could be t[D/A]hrown
[A]Buried alive be[D]fore our due t[A]ime
[G]To rest at sixty b[D/A]elow
[A]So jibe while you can if there's da[D]nger ah[A]ead
[G]Stay on your course if you w[D/A]ill
[A]I'll throw you a line as w[D]aves start to r[A]ise
[G]Bail as your ship starts to f[D/A]ill
We're plo[G]tting our course through the[D/A] waves
[A]Some masts are tall with sa[D]ils so stro[A]ng
[G]Others are tossed in the g[D/A]ale
[A]We try to stay dry with sa[D]lt in our e[A]yes
[G]No moment to rest or comp[D/A]lain
[A]The moon isn't far a cl[D]ear sky and s[A]tars
[G]Red sky at morn on your [D/A]tail
[G]I'm not going to st[D]and on the e[G]nd of the p[A]ier
[G]I'm not going to let you go d[D]own with the s[A]hip
[G]Raise up your a[D]nchor it's t[G]ime to set sa[A]il
[A]And I'm not going to l[D]et you go down
[A]Like ships we were made to da[D]nce o'er our gr[A]aves
[G]One false move and we could be t[D/A]hrown
[A]Buried alive be[D]fore our due t[A]ime
[G]To rest at sixty b[D/A]elow
[A]So jibe while you can if there's da[D]nger ah[A]ead
[G]Stay on your course if you w[D/A]ill
[A]I'll throw you a line as w[D]aves start to r[A]ise
[G]Bail as your ship starts to f[D/A]ill