Capo: 3rd fret
[Verse 1]
C F
On a sailboat I am
Am Dm
Slowly floating nowhere
C F Am G
Lost the memories of where I am and why
[Verse 2]
C F
Black ocean churning
Am Dm
A million stars are burning
C F Am G
Planetariums were right about the sky
[Chorus]
F C Em F
Once upon a day I set off on a journey
C Em Dm
Wishing on the wind to take me far from home
F C G D
Now I'm on the waves and I'm taking on water
Dm C Em Bb C
Hard to see I won't always be alone
[Verse 3]
C F Am Dm
There was a time when August sun was high and centered on me
C F Am G
But it dipped behind my back and settled down
C F Am Dm C
It used to square up with the land, used to size it in my hand
C F Am G
But it fell behind the line that meets the sky
[Chorus]
F C Em F
Once upon a day I set off on a journey
C Em Dm
Wishing on the wind to take me far from home
F C G D
Now I'm on the waves and I'm taking on water
Dm C Em Bb C
Hard to see I won't always be alone
[Bridge]
Am C F
Inside this storm
Am C F
Whipping in the wind, my sail is torn
C Bb F C Em Bb
In other words, the ends I mend are not my own ooooooh ooooooh
F C F Bb F C G D
Oooohs
Dm C Em Bb C
Hard to see I won't always be alone
[Verse 4]
C F
On a sailboat I am
Am Dm
Slowly floating nowhere
C F Am G C
Hoping someday I'll wash upon someone else's shore
On a sailboat I am
Slowly floating nowhere
Lost the memories of where I am and why
Black ocean churning
A million stars are burning
Planetariums were right about the sky
Once upon a day I set off on a journey
Wishing on the wind to take me far from home
Now I'm on the waves and I'm taking on water
Hard to see I won't always be alone
There was a time when August sun was high and centered on me
But it dipped behind my back and settled down
It used to square up with the land, used to size it in my hand
But it fell behind the line that meets the sky
Once upon a day I set off on a journey
Wishing on the wind to take me far from home
Now I'm on the waves and I'm taking on water
Hard to see I won't always be alone
Inside this storm
Whipping in the wind, my sail is torn
In other words, the ends I mend are not my own
Hard to see I won't always be alone
On a sailboat I am
Slowly floating nowhere
Hoping someday I'll wash upon someone else's shore
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