Intro G# Fm G# C# (2x)
[Verse 1]
D# G# C# G#
We sat in his living room, staring at the fire
C# G# D#
And watched as the sparks leapt from the grate, and the flames rose higher
Fm C# Fm Cm
It was hard for me to tell him, it was time for me to leave
C# Cm D# C#
He said, "I didn't go see the world, I thought that it would come to me"
[Verse 2]
D# G# C# G#
Pointing to the mantelpiece, he said, "Take that if you wish"
C# G# D#
F dirty whisky jar that contained a wooden ship
Fm C# Fm Cm
"Your grandfather drained that bottle, and I put it to good use
C# Cm D# C#
Now it ties me to my yesterdays, I'd be better off to lose"
[Chorus]
A#m7 G# C# G# C# G#
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
A#m7 C# D# C7 Fm
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
G# Cm Fm
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
C# D# G#
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
[Interlude]
G# Fm G# C#
[Verse 3]
D# G# C# G#
He built it back in '33, just a young boy at the time
C# G# D#
Back when the matchstick masts appeared to tower above the Clyde
Fm C# Fm Cm
Leaving school, real ships he built, carried men and goods afar
C# Cm D# C#
To America and India, and in the '40s, to the war
[Verse 4]
D# G# C# G#
His country didn't want him, his mates fell through war-torn skies
C# G# D#
The rest, they joined the convoys, still, he was too young to die
Fm C# Fm Cm
Now he can't even find his glasses, his hands shake too much, he knows
C# Cm D# C#
To break the bottle for himself and to let the memories go
[Chorus]
A#m7 G# C# G# C# G#
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
A#m7 C# D# C7 Fm
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
G# Cm Fm
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
C# D# G#
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
[Instrumental]]
G# Fm G# C#
G# C# G# C# G# D# G# C# (2x)
[Verse 5]
D# G# C# G#
Sitting on the mantelpiece, the bottle's gathered dust
C# G# D#
While shipyards closed, their gates were locked, the chains begin to rust
Fm C# Fm Cm
He was tied down to his memories, forever in their debt
C# Cm D# C#
But I'll sail for clear blue waters and a life with no regrets
[Chorus]
A#m7 G# C# G# C# G#
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
A#m7 C# D# C7 Fm
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
G# Cm Fm
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
C# D# G#
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
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