A

 [Verse 1]

A                 F#m
 Across the street the river runs
A                  F#m
 down in the gutter life's slipping away
A                  F#m
 let me still exist in another place
  D                        E
 running under cover of a helicopter blade

A                         F#m
 flames are getting higher in effigy
  A                      F#m
 burning down the bridges of memory
A                      F#m
 love may still be alive somewhere someway
                D
 where they're downing only deer
            E
a hundred steel towns away


[Chorus 1]

         A                    D
Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
          A                                 E
With the words 'I love you' rolling off my tongue
    A                       D
No never will I roam for I know my place is home
          A
Where the ocean meets the sky
         E  A
I'll be sailing

A   A


[Verse 2]

A           F#m
 Photographs, kerosene
  A                           F#m
 light up my darkness, light it, light it up
       A                              F#m
 I can still feel the touch of your thin blue jeans
  D                                 E
 Running down the alley I've got my eyes all over you baby


[Chorus 2]

         A                    D
Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
          A                                 E
With the words 'I love you' rolling off my tongue
    A                       D
No never will I roam for I know my place is home
          A
Where the ocean meets the sky
         E
I'll be sai....


[Instrumental]

   A     A     G     D
...ling
   A     A     G     D

   A     A     G     D

   A     A     A     A


[Bridge]

D   A           Bm            A
 Oh I've got lightning in my veins
 F#m
 Tripping like the handle of a slot machine
D               A   Bm            A
 love may still exist in another place
          Bm
I'm just holding back the handle
       E
No expression on my face

E     E


[Chorus 3]

         A                    D
Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
          A                                 E
With the words 'I love you' rolling off my tongue
    A                       D
No never will I roam for I know my place is home
          A
Where the ocean meets the sky
         E   A
I'll be sailing




        A                    D
Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
          A                                 E
With the words 'I love you' rolling off my tongue
    A                       D              Bm
No never will I roam for I know my place is home
          A
Where the ocean meets the sky
         E   A
I'll be sailing

A    A


[Chorus 5]

         A                    D
Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
          A                                 E
With the words 'I love you' rolling off my tongue
    A                       D
No never will I roam for I know my place is home
          A
Where the ocean meets the sky
         E   A
I'll be sailing


[Outro]
A                 D           A
  I'll be sailing    oh yeah

E     A     D     A     E     A