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[Verse 1]
E A
Through a cloudy haze on the sunlit sea
B E
We waved them away from the southern quay
C#m A
Seventeen hands but the one in charge
B E
Was one fine man from the Bayou Sauvage
[Verse 2]
E A
"Mon cher, Simeon, keep safe" says I
B E
I try not to show him the tear in my eye
C#m A
I said, "My love, I'll wait for you"
B C#m B
Farewell sweet boy from the wide bayou
[Chorus]
E F#m
Where does the ocean go?
F#m C#m B F#m
Should I let it take me?
F#m C#m B A
Any second they may wake me
A F#m
Does anybody know?
A E
Where does the ocean go?
[Verse 3]
E A
I knew back then as I always known
B E
That sailors pray as the trade winds blow
C#m A
But the ship went down off the coast of Spain
B C#m B
I read the letter and felt his pain
[Chorus]
E F#m
Where does the ocean go?
F#m C#m B F#m
Should I let it take me?
F#m C#m B A
Any second they may wake me
A F#m
Does anybody know?
A E
Where does the ocean go?
[Verse 4]
E A
Some days I walk on the harbor side
B E
And I watch the sea and the rising tide
C#m A
And I see him there like a sad mirage
B C#m B
My lost man in a Monde Sauvage
[Chorus]
E F#m
Where does the ocean go?
F#m C#m B F#m
Should I let it take me?
F#m C#m B A
Any second they may wake me
A F#m
Does anybody know?
A E
Where does the ocean go?
[Outro]
A F#m
Does anybody know?
A E
Where does the ocean go?
