The Offing

C F C There's nothing heroic in hastily mounting afore Am Am/G F F/C G G7 Intent on the offing, no bearings - your sea legs at shore  F D7 Convinced soon enough that you'll find a new love E7 F Board a passing by ship on the fray C G C But, babe, it just don't work out that way C F C The sun beats a hard one, you're sticky with salt on your brow Am Am/G F F/C G G7 Now slowly undressing, pretending he can see you somehow F D7 The breakneck speed that you get what you need E7 F Made you sure you could outrun the day  C G C But, babe, it just don't work out that way F G Some sensation that you're sinking  E7 Am Taken up by the swell Dm Am It's not you that it's drinking F G so you might as well C F C Just sail through the midnight, by dawn you're a flower in the dew Am Am/G F F/C G G7 Arrive on an island to find a perfect reflection of you  F D7 It only makes sense, with your name on the fence E7 F You'd get in without having to pay C G C But, babe, it just don't work out that way C F C The bells on the buoys ring somebody else's sad song Am Am/G F F/C G G7 Your stomach turns cartwheels, you're bobbing and breaking too long F D7 And if you had wings, you could fly as you sing E7 F Brave and free like the lonesome blue jay  C G C But, babe, it just don't work out that way F G Your dedication to the dying E7 Am Pray that god will forgive Dm Am If you're at peace, then you're lying F G It could be fun to live