Haul Away

Introduction C G C F Am G F C C G C F Am G F C C G The heart of me is ocean-bound C F But I come from a landlocked town Am No coasts or caverns to be found F C Among the plains and fens C G But when the road takes me in reach C F Of ocean waters that beseech Am G Me every time to scour the beach F C In search of hidden gems G Along the shore where can be seen C F In frosty white, in blue and green Am7 Some days even aquamarine F C All from the water thrown C G Discarded shards of glass who all C F Werе swept up in this waterfall Am7 And now whose bodiеs so recall F C The stories of their own G Am F Haul away, haul away Am7 G I'm bound to follow oceans, I know no other way G Am F Haul away, haul away Am7 F And make me who I am today Am7 F And make me who I am today C C G Well who amongst us can't relate C F To such an ordinary fate Am G As living in a constant state F C Of battling the tide C G Who started out a fragile shell C F That broke apart each time it fell Am G That you could see straight through as well F C And know what lay inside G Then traded days in pubs and bars C F For crashing waves beneath the stars Am7 G And storms that gave us battle scars F C When best adventure beckoned C G Who turned with currents, met with caves C F And wandered lost among the waves Am7 G And managed to avoid our graves F C But sometimes just by seconds G Am F Haul away, haul away Am7 G I'm bound to follow oceans, oh I know no other way G Am F Haul away, haul away Am7 F And make me who I am today Am7 F And make me who I am today C G C F Am G F C C G C F Am G F C G Am F Am G G Am F Am F Am Am F F C C C G Well blessed are those that understand C F We all return back to the sand Am G We were born from, but bear the brand F C Of our suffering and our pleasure C G Well now I find that that time and tides C F Have worn my edges, smoothed my sides Am G For tourists who come wandering by F G C To mistake me for treasure G Am F Haul away, haul away Am G I'm no kind of opponent for the current or the sway G Am F Haul away, haul away Am7 F That made me who I am today G Am F Haul away, haul away Am G I'm bound to follow oceans, Lord I know no other way G Am F Haul away, haul away Am7 F And make me who I am today Am7 F And make me who I am today Am7 F And make me who I am today Am7 F And make me who I am today