This is a pretty straight forward, beginner song, with the Bb being the toughest chord to get to.
If you listen to it, the strum pattern is an even, 6/8 feel within a duple meter, with emphasis on
beats 1 and 3. Just keep an even tempo and it will flow well. Enjoy playing this beautiful song!
Intro: C F
(VERSE)
C
In the morning by the sea
F C
As the fog clears from the sand
F C
I have no money in my hand
F Bb C
I have no home, I have no land
C
But it doesn't trouble me
F C
As I lay beside the fire
F C
I am easy to inspire
F Bb C
There is little I require
(CHORUS)
F G
I wasn't yours and you weren't mine
Dm F
Though I've wished from time to time
F G
We had found a common ground
Am
Your voice was such a welcome sound
Am F C
How the emptiness would fill
F Am
With the waves and with your song
Am F
People find where they belong
C
Or keep on
(VERSE)
Through the never-ending maze
Where the way is seldom clear
There is no map or compass near
I drive a ship I cannot steer
Through the bleak and early morn
Where a stronger will is sworn
Where the moments move so slow
And seem to never let you go
(CHORUS)
When my hands are old and ache
And my memory flickers dim
And my bones don't hold my skin
There's no place I haven't been
I recall the days were few
That is all that I can do
Feel the carvings in the tree
That gives shade for you and me
