A Perfect Storm

G C C D G C G G G This town has seen no better captain Em Who ran no finer crew Em G And I was lucky that he served with me G Em Em Several seasons through C G He moved on to other waters Em Em But he was due back this fall D D And I was just about to track him down Em Em When I got the call C G He disappeared in stormy weather D D He went down suddenly C D And my heart ached for his girl back home G G And for the captain lost at sea C D G G The pull of gravity C D Em Em The lift of buoyancy C D G G D Are made to equal each other C D G G And most of us will never know C D Em Em But there’s a degree of roll C D G G Em From which any boat cannot recover Bridge (same as intro) G C C D G C G G G A ship is built to right itself Em And usually we do Em G Though we take a wave across our decks Em Through a close call or two C G So were you taking on water Em Em That your scuppers couldn’t clear? D Or did a rogue wave put you over D Em Em So far away from here? C G Was there a cold front in your heart D D You couldn’t find a way to warm? C D Then did a hurricane blow through you D G G And generate a perfect storm? C D G G The pull of gravity C D Em Em The lift of buoyancy C D G G D Are made to equal each other C D G G And most of us will never know C D Em Em But there’s a degree of roll C D G G Em From which any boat cannot recover Bridge (same as intro) G C C D G C G let ring