Intro
C G C G C G D G C G C G
Verse: 1
C G
I've never been a captain
C G
Always been a sailor
C G D G C G (C G)
And until the sea releases me, a sailor I will remain
C G
Well, you worry about your mama
C G
Worry about your baby
C G D G C G (C G)
And you dream about a love that only comes your way when you close your eyes at night
C G
They may come to you with diamonds
C G
They may come to you with roses
C G D G C G (C G)
And then they come to you with promises, but darlin' I promise only this:
C
It's a sad old world
Sad old world
Gotta to keep on trying
G
That's all I know
All I know
If you're lucky enough to have her
C
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
If you're lucky enough to have her
A
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
Hold her
Hold her
Verse: 2
C G
We all come here as strangers (Come here as strangers)
C G
Beggars at the table (Beggars at the table)
C G D G C G (C G)
But we leave here arm in arm, laughing at the morning light
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C
It's a sad old world
Sad old world
Gotta to keep on trying
G
That's all I know
All I know
If you're lucky enough to have her
C
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
If you're lucky enough to have her
A
You hold that pearl
Hold that pearl
A
Hold her (oh)
Hold her (oh)
A
Hold her (oh)
Hold her (oh)
A
Hold her (oh)
Hold her (oh)
verse 3
C
Hold it in you
Em A
Borrowed and blue
G
And everything, everything
C G
Comes to you
Outro
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G
(Oh)
C G D G C G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C G (vamp fingerpicking)