Verse
E G#m
She was well rehearsed, fair brown and blonde
C#m A
She had friends who was busboys and friends in the Pentagon
E G#m/D# C#m B A
Playin' a show in Miami in the theater of divine comedy.
[Verse 2]
E G#m
Talked in the shadows where they talked in the rain
C#m A
I could tell she was still feelin' the pain
E G#m/D# C#m B A
Pain of rejection, pain of infidelity.
[Verse 3]
E G#m
Was she a child or a woman? I can't say which
C#m A
One to another she could easily switch.
E G#m/D# C#m B A
Couples were dancin' an' i lost track of the hours.
[Verse 4]
E G#m
He was well prepared, i knew he was
C#m A
Paying attention like a rattlesnake does
E G#m/D# C#m B A
When he's hearin' footsteps tramplin' over his flowers.
[Chorus 1]
D E A D
And that Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico
D E A
From the circle of ice to the furnace of desire.
D E A D
An' them distant ships of liberty on 'em iron waves so bold and free
D A E
Bringing everything that's near to me, nearer to the fire.
[Instrumental]
C#m F#
C#m G#7
C#m F#
G#7 F#
C#
[Verse 5]
E G#m
She looked into my soul through the clothes that i wore
C#m A
She said, "We got a mutual friend standin' at the door.
E G#m/D# C#m B A
Yeah, you know he's got our best interest in mind.”
[Verse 6]
E G#m
He was well connected, but her heart was a snare
C#m A
And she had left him to die in there
E G#m/D# C#m B A
Here were payments due and he was a little behind.
[Verse 7]
E G#m
Well i slept in a hotel where flies buzz my head
C#m A
Ceiling fan was broken, there was heat in my bed
E G#m/D# C#m B A
Street band playin', "Nearer My God To Thee.”
[Verse 8]
E G#m
We met in secret where we drank from a spring
C#m A
She said, "I know what you're thinkin', but there ain't a thing
E G#m/D# C#m B A
We can do about it, so we might as well let it be.”
[Chorus 2]
D E A D
The Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico
D E A
From the circle of ice to the furnace of desire.
D E A D
An' them distant ships of liberty on 'em iron waves so bold and free
D A E
Bringing everything that's near to me, nearer to the fire.
[Instrumental]
C#m F#
C#m G#7
C#m F#
G#7 F#
C#
[Verse 9]
E G#m
Atlantic City, two years to the day
C#m A
I hear a voice cryin', "Daddy” and i looked that way
E G#m/D# C#m B A
But it's only the silence on the buttermilk hills that call.
[Verse 10]
E G#m
Every new messenger bringin' evil reports
C#m A
'Bout riotin' armies and time that is short
E G#m/D# C#m B A
An' earthquakes and train wrecks and hate words scribbled on walls.
[Verse 11]
E G#m
Would i have married her? I don't know i suppose
C#m A
She had bells in her braids and they hung to her toes
E G#m/D# C#m B A
But i heard my mirrored destiny said to be movin' on.
[Verse 12]
E G#m
And i felt it come over me, some kind of gloom
C#m A
For the sake of "Come on with me girl, i got plenty of room.”
E G#m/D# C#m B A
But i knew i'd be lyin' and besides she had already gone.
[Chorus 3]
D E A D
And that Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico
D E A
Circle of ice to the furnace of desire.
D E A D
And them busy ships of liberty on 'em iron waves so bold and free
D A E
Bringing everything that's near to me, nearer to the fire.
[Instrumental]
C#m F#
C#m G#7
C#m F#
G#7 F#
E
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