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