G // C / – C // D / – G // C / - G
[Verse 1]
G G
This town has seen no better captain
Em
Who ran no finer crew
Em G
And I was lucky that he served with me
G Em Em
Several seasons through
C G
He moved on to other waters
Em Em
But he was due back this fall
D D
And I was just about to track him down
Em Em
When I got the call
C G
He disappeared in stormy weather
D D
He went down suddenly
C D
And my heart ached for his girl back home
G G
And for the captain lost at sea
[Chorus]
C /D / G G
The pull of gravity
C /D / Em Em
The lift of buoyancy
C / D /G G D
Are made to equal each other
C / D / G G
And most of us will never know
C / D / Em Em
But there’s a degree of roll
C /D G G Em
From which any boat cannot recover
Bridge (same as intro)
G // C / – C // D / – G // C / - G
[Verse 2]
G G
A ship is built to right itself
Em
And usually we do
Em G
Though we take a wave across our decks
Em
Through a close call or two
C G
So were you taking on water
Em Em
That your scuppers couldn’t clear?
D
Or did a rogue wave put you over
D Em Em
So far away from here?
C G
Was there a cold front in your heart
D D
You couldn’t find a way to warm?
C D
Then did a hurricane blow through you
D G G
And generate a perfect storm?
[Chorus]
C /D / G G
The pull of gravity
C /D / Em Em
The lift of buoyancy
C / D /G G D
Are made to equal each other
C / D / G G
And most of us will never know
C / D / Em Em
But there’s a degree of roll
C /D G G Em
From which any boat cannot recover
