A Bm7
[Verse 1]
(bass and drums enter)
A
I have a boat which I've never sailed
(Aweigh, anchor, away)
A
Onto its mast my colours nailed
(Aweigh, anchor, away)
A
It's loaded with years and years of hope
(Aweigh, anchor, away)
A
It refracts and cuts my capstan rope
(Aweigh, anchor, away)
A
My family sextant is the filling moon
Bm
(Aweigh, anchor, away)
Bm A
The old tree sings in perfect tune
(Aweigh, anchor, away)
[Verse 2]
A
With greater age we see the birth
(Aweigh, anchor, away)
A
The offspring of a strange new surf
(Aweigh, anchor, away)
A
A free dive from this miserable sky
(Aweigh, anchor, away)
Bm
With lungs of soot in the grime filled deep
(Aweigh, anchor, away)
A E
Shockеd and pulled from a nice dull sleep
[Bridge 1]
A
I know you'rе down there
In swaying kelp I'll find you
F#m D A
I feel like a child about to board a ghost train
With piercing sirens blaring
F#m/A D/A Bm
Through rings of black roses I'll move
A
Slow, scared, alive!
[Instrumental]
(A) F#m D A
A F#m/A D/A Bm
A Bm
A
[Bridge 2]
Am
The deluge is upon us, the laughing rudder chants
A springboard dance with no last chance
Am
As I gasp for air, it's there
Section 2.
[Intro] (piano chords, keep tempo)
D Em G Bm
[Verse 1]
D Em
The sanded heart fills red; just as your gull voice said
G Bm A
Swooping and turning, the bridges are burning
[Verse 2]
D Em
Is it so much to take that we'll break?
G Bm
Am I a man upon the land or a silkie on the sea?
[Verse 3]
D Em
Just as I suspected, you're not what I expected
G Bm
Open the shell, pull me close, and with salty spit
E
I'm launched
[Chorus]
(all instruments enter)
(E)
I will not resist you
F#m C#m
But I'll move slow and scared, alive
A
I hope that you are there
B
I hope to find you there
E
I will not resist you
F#m C#m
But I'll move slow and scared, alive
A
Anchor, away
B
Anchor, away!
[Instrumental]
E F#m C#m
A B
[Chorus]
E
I will not resist you
F#m C#m
But I'll move slow and scared, alive
A
I hope that you are there
B
I hope to find you there
E
I will not resist you
F#m C#m
But I'll move slow and scared, alive
A
Anchor, away
B (melody ends on E)
Anchor, away!
