Mainland

G# F# C# A#m 2x G# F# C# A#m I said, "I'm just a servant to my base desires" G# F# C# A#m She said, "I'll tell you a few things, free of charge: G# F# C# A#m Steer clear of jagged rock, tread careful at the higher level G# F# C# A#m G# F# C# A#m This ain't no game, but you can play if that's what you want" G# F# C# A#m G# F# C# A#m Then she said, "We are just paper boats bobbing adrift afloat G# F# C# A#m While winds of fortune shove us where they will" G# F# C# A#m Woke up coughing on the shore, cold outcrop broken, sore G# F# C# A#m Back on the mainland, the chimps were coming up trumps D# F# And all I saw was burning blue fading into blinding white C# D# Wade out past the rotting pier, out to the open water F# C# Son of a red roof city, and her, the full moon's daughter D# F# Back on the mainland, back on the mainland C# A#m Cool change was rolling over, black sky was getting lower G# F# C# A#m On golden sand G# F# C# A#m G# F# C# A#m We stared into the haze, ocean merging with sky G# F# C# A#m And talked about the land of our fore-mothers G# F# C# A#m Now that we've shut the gate, it would be funny if it G# F# C# Didn't make you want to cry A#m This is just the bed we've woken up in D# F# And all I saw was burning blue fading into blinding white C# D# Wade out past the rotting pier, out to the open water F# C# Son of a red roof city, and her, the full moon's daughter D# F# Back on the mainland, back on the mainland C# D# Cool change was rolling over, black sky was getting lower F# C# Green dreams were folding over, as we sailed off the mainland D# F# C# 4x D# F# Never coming off the line C# Wake up feeling fine D# Her eyes under pale moonlight F# Far corner of the earth C# Tripping up on the edge D# F# C# Big impossible now repeat through fade out D# F# C#