Intro F# D#m F# B (2x)
[Verse 1]
C# F# B F#
We sat in his living room, staring at the fire
B F# C#
And watched as the sparks leapt from the grate, and the flames rose higher
D#m B D#m A#m
It was hard for me to tell him, it was time for me to leave
B A#m C# B
He said, "I didn't go see the world, I thought that it would come to me"
[Verse 2]
C# F# B F#
Pointing to the mantelpiece, he said, "Take that if you wish"
B F# C#
D# dirty whisky jar that contained a wooden ship
D#m B D#m A#m
"Your grandfather drained that bottle, and I put it to good use
B A#m C# B
Now it ties me to my yesterdays, I'd be better off to lose"
[Chorus]
G#m7 F# B F# B F#
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
G#m7 B C# A#7 D#m
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
F# A#m D#m
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
B C# F#
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
[Interlude]
F# D#m F# B
[Verse 3]
C# F# B F#
He built it back in '33, just a young boy at the time
B F# C#
Back when the matchstick masts appeared to tower above the Clyde
D#m B D#m A#m
Leaving school, real ships he built, carried men and goods afar
B A#m C# B
To America and India, and in the '40s, to the war
[Verse 4]
C# F# B F#
His country didn't want him, his mates fell through war-torn skies
B F# C#
The rest, they joined the convoys, still, he was too young to die
D#m B D#m A#m
Now he can't even find his glasses, his hands shake too much, he knows
B A#m C# B
To break the bottle for himself and to let the memories go
[Chorus]
G#m7 F# B F# B F#
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
G#m7 B C# A#7 D#m
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
F# A#m D#m
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
B C# F#
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
[Instrumental]]
F# D#m F# B
F# B F# B F# C# F# B (2x)
[Verse 5]
C# F# B F#
Sitting on the mantelpiece, the bottle's gathered dust
B F# C#
While shipyards closed, their gates were locked, the chains begin to rust
D#m B D#m A#m
He was tied down to his memories, forever in their debt
B A#m C# B
But I'll sail for clear blue waters and a life with no regrets
[Chorus]
G#m7 F# B F# B F#
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
G#m7 B C# A#7 D#m
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
F# A#m D#m
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
B C# F#
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
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