Intro: G D C C/B C
Verse 1:
G
She’s reading in the bedroom
D
The dog is in the yard
C D B Em
And I just got back from traveling hard
C D
I’ve been ten days gone, I’ve been ten days gone ‘cross
G C Em
The sea...
G C Em (D)
With my girl in a house in the trees
C
I love her, she knows
D
But sometimes, my love goes ‘cross the sea
Verse 2:
G
Paulette is in the garden
D
It’s the first day of the fall
C D B Em
And lately I’m not gettin’ no sleep at all
C D
She says, “Stay till you’re strong, soon you’ll be gone ‘cross
G C Em
The sea...
G C Em (D)
With my girl in a house in the trees
C
I love her, she knows
D
But sometimes, my love goes ‘cross
Bridge
Em C G D
the sea... yeah (3x)
G F C
The sea...
G
I went to meet the boat man
D
He was smokin’ on his pipe
C D B Em
Said “Son, you look ready to travel tonight”
C D
I think he’s right, soon I’ll be gone ‘cross
G C Em
The sea...
G C Em (D)
With my girl in a house in the trees
C
I love her, she knows
D
But sometimes my love goes ‘cross
G C Em
The sea...
G C Em (D)
Cause she knows in the oceans I’m free
C D
It makes her so sad, but she never gets mad when I leave
Outro: G D C C/B C