G D C
G Em D G C
[Verse 1]
G
She's reading in the bedroom
D
The dog is in the yard
Em C
And I just got back from traveling hard
G
I've been ten days gone
D
I've been ten days gone
Em C G
Cross the seeeeeeeeeeea
Em C G D
With my girl in a house in the treeees
Am
I love her she knows
D
But sometimes my love goes
G
Cross the sea
[Interlude]
Em D G C
[Verse 2]
G
Paulette is in the garden
D
It's the first day of the fall
C D Em
Lately I'm not getting no sleep at all
C D
She said stay till you're strong
Soon you'll be gone
Em C G
Cross the seeeeeeeeeeea
Em C G D
With your girl in a house in the treeees
Am
I love her she knows
D
But sometimes my love goes
Em C D
Cross the seeeeeeeeea yeah
Em Am D
The seeeeeeeeeea yeah
Em C D
The seeeeeeeeeea yeah
Em D C
The seeeeeeeeeea
[Verse 3]
G
I went to meet the boatman
D
He was smoking on his pipe
Em D
He said son you look ready
C
To travel tonight
Em D
I think he's right
Soon I'll be gone
Em C G
Cross the seeeeeeeeeeea
Em C G D
With my girl in a house in the treeees
Am
I love her she knows
D
But sometimes my love goes
Em C G
Cross the seeeeeeeeeeea
Em
Because she knows in
C G D
the oceans I'm freeeeee
Am
And it makes her so sad
D
But she never gets mad when I leave
[Outro]
G Em D G C
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