Calypso - John Denver
Tuning: , E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
To sail on a d
ream of a crys
tal clear ocea
n, to ride on
the crest of a
wild raging st
/
orm. To work i
n the service
of life and th
e living in se
arch
of the answers
to questions
unknown. To be
part of the m
ovement and pa
rt
of the growing
part of begin
ning to under
stand.
[Chorus]
Aye calypso th
e places youve
been to the t
hings you show
us the storie
s you
tell. Aye caly
pso i sing to
your spirit th
e men who have
served you so
long and so we
ll.
[Verse 2]
Like the dolph
in who guides
you, you bring
us beside you
to light up t
he
darkness and s
how us the way
. For though w
e are stranger
s in your sile
nt
world to live
on the land yo
u must learn f
rom the sea. T
o be true as t
he
tide and free
as a wind-swel
l joyful and l
oving in letti
ng it be.
[Chorus] (x2)
Aye calypso th
e places youve
been to the t
hings you show
us the storie
s you
tell. Aye caly
pso i sing to
your spirit th
e men who have
served you so
long and so we
ll.