Bones In The Ocean - The Longest Johns
Capo: Fret 1
Tuning: C, E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
Oh, I bid fare
well to the po
rt and the lan
d
And I paddle a
way from Brave
England's whi
te sands
To search for
my long-ago fo
rgotten friend
s
To search for
the place I he
ar all sailors
end
[Chorus 1]
As the souls o
f the dead fil
l the space of
my mind
I'll search wi
thout sleeping
'til peace I
can find
I fear not the
weather, I fe
ar not the sea
I remember the
fallen... do
they think of
me?
When their bon
es in the ocea
n, forever wil
l be
[Verse 2]
Plot a course
to the night,
to a place I o
nce knew
To a place whe
re my hope die
d along with m
y crew
So I swallow m
y grief and fa
ce life's fina
l test
T' find promis
e of peace and
the solace of
rest
[Chorus 2]
As the souls o
f the dead fil
l the space of
my ears
Their laughter
like children
, their beckon
ing cheers
My heart longs
to join them,
sing songs of
the sea
I remember the
fallen... do
they think of
me?
When their bon
es in the ocea
n, forever wil
l be
[Verse 3]
When at last,
before my ghos
tly shipmates
I stand
I shed a small
tear for my h
ome upon land
Though their e
yes speak of d
eaths filled w
ith struggle a
nd strife
Their smiles b
elow say I don
't owe them my
life
[Chorus 3]
As the souls o
f the dead fil
l the space of
my eyes
And my boat li
sted over and
tried to capsi
ze
I'm this far f
rom drowning,
this far from
the sea
I remember the
living... do
they think of
me?
When my bones
in the ocean,
forever will b
e
[Bridge]
Now that I'm s
taring down at
the darkest a
byss
I'm not sure w
hat I want, bu
t I don't thin
k it's this
As my comrades
call to stand
fast and forg
e on...
I make sail fo
r the dawn unt
il the darknes
s has gone
[Chorus 4]
As the souls o
f the dead liv
e fore'er in m
y mind
As I live all
the years that
they left me
behind
I'll stay on t
he shore but s
till gaze at t
he sea
I remember the
fallen and th
ey think of me
For our souls
in the ocean,
together will
be
[Ending]
I remember the
fallen and th
ey think of me
...
For our souls
in the ocean,
together will
be