Waiting For Gilligan

Eb I watch the waves go in and out Like some uncertain chore Cm I understand the habit as they Break upon the shore G# I keep this lonely vigil so My heart won't break no more Eb I'm waiting for Gilligan Eb The days turn into week And the weeks turn into years Cm And there's some that say I'm crazy When they see me sitting here G# Tell all who would commit me That I know what commitment is Eb I'm waiting for Gilligan Cm The short wave has been Broken down for years G# But I'm listening with much more Bb Than just my ears Bb I'm waiting for Gilligan Eb The Captain's kids are captains now And most have come and gone Cm On motor boats and sailing ships With cargoes of their own G# My fingers cross with every ship That makes the trip back home Eb I'm waiting for Gilligan Eb If practice makes for perfect Well, I think I've got it down Cm After thirty years of waiting For a man who's not around G# If faith and hope were made of gold Then I would wear that crown Eb I'm waiting for Gilligan Cm To look at me The years may seem unkind G# But there's just enough of me left Bb Not to mind Bb I'm waiting for Gilligan Cm I'm no prisoner to my passion Eb Any more than some of you Cm When I lay down I dream about Eb A love I know that's true Cm I know folks who laid side by side Gm For years and never knew G# That they were stranded Now, I want you to tell me Fm Somebody tell me Bb Who's on an island now? Eb I know he's out there somewhere And if he don't come home to me Cm Then I'll go out to meet him If they'd bury me at sea G# Then we will be together And I'll no longer be Eb Waiting for Gilligan Cm You tell Ginger, Mrs Howe And Maryann G# I'll always burn the candle Bb For my man Eb I'm waiting for Gilligan