The Tall Ships

E C#m A E C#m A E There's an ocean, and as far as I can see E C#min A F# It must end eventually A E A B This distance is discreet E C#m A E Slowly water, it will wash right over me E C#m A F# When perfection is deceit A F# B If this thing was meant to be, it will be A And when the tall ships come to carry me E G# B I'll be waiting patiently A And when the time has come for me to go E G# B I will try to make you see A And when the tall ships come to take me home C#m F# It will be with dignity A And when the tall ships come... E C#m A E I am sorry, all the things I meant to say C#m A F# And words escape me every day A E A B But the words are not to blame E C#m A E So please listen, there's a quiet melody C#m A F# There's a place that falls between A F# B If this thing was meant to be, it will be Middle 8 C#min A There is the distance and if we took the time E B Cmin C#min Then we would not forgive a feeling A Always an ocean that I cannot define E And when you draw the line F# C#min A B Then we can start this healing, this healing