Caribbean Wind

G                               
She was well rehearsed, fair brown 
Bm
and blonde
         Em                        
She had friends who was busboys and
        C
 friends in the Pentagon
G                 Bm/F#        
Playin' a show in Miami in the 
Em         D           C
theater of divine comedy.

[Verse 2]
G                              
Talked in the shadows where they 
     Bm
talked in the rain
         Em                        
I could tell she was still feelin' 
  C
the pain
    G      Bm/F#        
Pain of rejection, pain of 
Em    D   C
infidelity.

[Verse 3]
G                                 
Was she a child or a woman? I 
  Bm
can't say which
         Em                    
One to another she could easily 
 C
switch.
G              Bm/F#        Em  
Couples were dancin' an' i lost 
    D           C
track of the hours.

[Verse 4]
G                             Bm
He was well prepared, i knew he was
         Em                        
Paying attention like a rattlesnake 
C
does
G              Bm/F#     
When he's hearin' footsteps 
   Em         D           C
tramplin' over his flowers.

[Chorus 1]
F                        G       
And that Caribbean winds still 
      C           F
blow from Nassau to Mexico
F                            
From the circle of ice to the 
G             C
furnace of desire.
F                          G     
An' them distant ships of liberty
                    C          F
 on 'em iron waves so bold and free
F                          C     
Bringing everything that's near 
                 G
to me, nearer to the fire.

[Instrumental]
Em A
Em B7
Em A
B7 A
E

[Verse 5]
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G                                 
She looked into my soul through 
            Bm
the clothes that i wore
         Em                      
She said, "We got a mutual friend 
            C
standin' at the door.
G           Bm/F#        Em     
Yeah, you know he's got our best
    D           C
 interest in mind.”

[Verse 6]
G                                 
He was well connected, but her 
        Bm
heart was a snare
         Em                  C
And she had left him to die in there
G             Bm/F#        Em   
Here were payments due and he 
    D        C
was a little behind.

[Verse 7]
G                                 
Well i slept in a hotel where 
        Bm
flies buzz my head
         Em                      
Ceiling fan was broken, there was 
          C
heat in my bed
G         Bm/F#        Em        
Street band playin', "Nearer My 
 D       C
God To Thee.”

[Verse 8]
G                                 
We met in secret where we drank 
  Bm
from a spring
         Em                  
She said, "I know what you're 
                   C
thinkin', but there ain't a thing
G           Bm/F#        Em     
We can do about it, so we might 
    D         C
as well let it be.”

[Chorus 2]
F                        G       
The Caribbean winds still blow 
      C           F
from Nassau to Mexico
F                            
From the circle of ice to the 
G             C
furnace of desire.
F                           G    
An' them distant ships of liberty
            C                 F
 on 'em iron waves so bold and free
F                          C     
Bringing everything that's near 
                 G
to me, nearer to the fire.

[Instrumental]
Em A
Em B7
Em A
B7 A
E

[Verse 9]
G                              Bm
Atlantic City, two years to the day
         Em                        
I hear a voice cryin', "Daddy” and 
        C
i looked that way
G                 Bm/F#        
But it's only the silence on 
Em         D           C
the buttermilk hills that call.

[Verse 10]
G                                 
Every new messenger bringin' evil 
  Bm
reports
         Em                        
'Bout riotin' armies and time that 
   C
is short
G                       Bm/F#    
An' earthquakes and train wrecks 
    Em         D           C
and hate words scribbled on walls.

[Verse 11]
G                                 
Would i have married her? I don't 
     Bm
know i suppose
         Em                        
She had bells in her braids and 
        C
they hung to her toes
G            Bm/F#        Em    
But i heard my mirrored destiny 
     D           C
said to be movin' on.

[Verse 12]
G                              
And i felt it come over me, some 
       Bm
kind of gloom
         Em                     
For the sake of "Come on with me 
              C
girl, i got plenty of room.”
G                 Bm/F#        
But i knew i'd be lyin' and 
Em         D           C
besides she had already gone.

[Chorus 3]
F                        G       
And that Caribbean winds still 
      C           F
blow from Nassau to Mexico
F                            
Circle of ice to the furnace of 
G             C
desire.
F                        G       
And them busy ships of liberty on
         C                 F
 'em iron waves so bold and free
F                          C     
Bringing everything that's near 
                 G
to me, nearer to the fire.

[Instrumental]
Em A
Em B7
Em A
B7 A
E