Verse
C Em
She was well rehearsed, fair brown and blonde
Am F
She had friends who was busboys and friends in the Pentagon
C Em/B Am G F
Playin' a show in Miami in the theater of divine comedy.
[Verse 2]
C Em
Talked in the shadows where they talked in the rain
Am F
I could tell she was still feelin' the pain
C Em/B Am G F
Pain of rejection, pain of infidelity.
[Verse 3]
C Em
Was she a child or a woman? I can't say which
Am F
One to another she could easily switch.
C Em/B Am G F
Couples were dancin' an' i lost track of the hours.
[Verse 4]
C Em
He was well prepared, i knew he was
Am F
Paying attention like a rattlesnake does
C Em/B Am G F
When he's hearin' footsteps tramplin' over his flowers.
[Chorus 1]
A# C F A#
And that Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico
A# C F
From the circle of ice to the furnace of desire.
A# C F A#
An' them distant ships of liberty on 'em iron waves so bold and free
A# F C
Bringing everything that's near to me, nearer to the fire.
[Instrumental]
Am D
Am E7
Am D
E7 D
A
[Verse 5]
C Em
She looked into my soul through the clothes that i wore
Am F
She said, "We got a mutual friend standin' at the door.
C Em/B Am G F
Yeah, you know he's got our best interest in mind.”
[Verse 6]
C Em
He was well connected, but her heart was a snare
Am F
And she had left him to die in there
C Em/B Am G F
Here were payments due and he was a little behind.
[Verse 7]
C Em
Well i slept in a hotel where flies buzz my head
Am F
Ceiling fan was broken, there was heat in my bed
C Em/B Am G F
Street band playin', "Nearer My God To Thee.”
[Verse 8]
C Em
We met in secret where we drank from a spring
Am F
She said, "I know what you're thinkin', but there ain't a thing
C Em/B Am G F
We can do about it, so we might as well let it be.”
[Chorus 2]
A# C F A#
The Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico
A# C F
From the circle of ice to the furnace of desire.
A# C F A#
An' them distant ships of liberty on 'em iron waves so bold and free
A# F C
Bringing everything that's near to me, nearer to the fire.
[Instrumental]
Am D
Am E7
Am D
E7 D
A
[Verse 9]
C Em
Atlantic City, two years to the day
Am F
I hear a voice cryin', "Daddy” and i looked that way
C Em/B Am G F
But it's only the silence on the buttermilk hills that call.
[Verse 10]
C Em
Every new messenger bringin' evil reports
Am F
'Bout riotin' armies and time that is short
C Em/B Am G F
An' earthquakes and train wrecks and hate words scribbled on walls.
[Verse 11]
C Em
Would i have married her? I don't know i suppose
Am F
She had bells in her braids and they hung to her toes
C Em/B Am G F
But i heard my mirrored destiny said to be movin' on.
[Verse 12]
C Em
And i felt it come over me, some kind of gloom
Am F
For the sake of "Come on with me girl, i got plenty of room.”
C Em/B Am G F
But i knew i'd be lyin' and besides she had already gone.
[Chorus 3]
A# C F A#
And that Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico
A# C F
Circle of ice to the furnace of desire.
A# C F A#
And them busy ships of liberty on 'em iron waves so bold and free
A# F C
Bringing everything that's near to me, nearer to the fire.
[Instrumental]
Am D
Am E7
Am D
E7 D
E