E D A
The day I turned my back on all you people
E D A
I felt an itching in my thumbs.
C#m E7 F#m B7
Salt air like a broadcast from the distant, dark beyond
A D A (Bbmaj7/A) A
When my transformation comes.
[Verse 2]
E D A
I went down to the warm, warm water
E D A
Saw a pelican flypast
C#m E7 F#m B7
Waved once at the highway and then left all that behind me
A D A (Bbmaj7/A) A
I went wading through the grass.
[Verse 3]
Bm Dm Amaj7
And no one was gonna come and get me.
Bm Dm Amaj7
There wasn't anybody gonna know.
F#m D C#7 F#m
Even though I leave a trail of burnt things in my wake
A D A (Bbmaj7/A) A
Every single place I go.
[Instrumental]
E D A
E D A
[Verse 4]
E D A
And it was cool, and it was quiet
E D A
In the humid marsh down there.
C#m E7 F#m B7
I let my head sink down beneath the brackish water,
A D A (Bbmaj7/A) A
Felt it gumming up my hair.
[Verse 5]
E D A
The sun was sinking into the Atlantic
E D A
The last time that I turned my back on you.
C#m E7 F#m B7
I tried to summon up a little prayer as I went under
A D A (Bbmaj7/A) A
It was the best that I could do.
[Verse 6]
And I said
Bm Dm Amaj7
Let them all fare better than your servant,
Bm Dm Amaj7
The reeds all pricking at my skin.
F#m D C#7 B7
Here's hoping they have better luck than I had down here with you
A D A (Bbmaj7/A) A
All that water rushing in
