[Intro] (x2) F C G C [Verse 1] C Well you cant stop the ocean F C And you cant stop the wind C Theyre here then theyre gone G C They don’t come back again C One will keep you rollin F C One will blow you away C G C Left me standin all alone next to Galveston bay [Verse 2] C Well a ramlblin gal F C Since you were young C One big ball of yarn G C That was too tightly spun C When you came unraveled F C Girl you really got strung out C And if you ever wind back up G C Well that’s something I doubt [Chorus] F C G C Oh Galveston Bay looks pretty at night F C G The water dancing in the drilling rig lights F C G Am And Ill stand here next to the wind and the waves F C G C Right where you left me next to Galveston bay [Verse 3] C Well the soldiers are marching F C Off to the war C We aint won it yet G C But we’ll come back for more C F C And as I watch the battle ships sailin away C From right where you left me G C Next to Galveston bay [Verse 4] C Well the clock just keeps a-tickin F C Time goes by so fast C As the barges keep steamin G C Down the San Louis pass C Under the black smoke F C The engines they roar C And i’m right where you left me G C Right next to the shore [Chorus] F C G C Oh Galveston Bay looks pretty at night F C G The water dancing in the drilling rig lights F C G Am And Ill stand here next to the wind and the waves F C G C Right where you left me next to Galveston bay [Instrumental] F C G C F C G F C G Am F C G C [Verse 5] C Where the good times went F C Man I aint got a clue C You took my red heart G C And turned it lavender blue C Say you aint goin nowhere F C Thinkin bout the past C I say the good times G C Are the ones that don’t last [Verse 6] C Well the ocean breathes salty F C And the wind it blows hard C I hope that youre happy G C Wherever you are C If you ever decide F C Head back my way C Ill be right where you left me G C Next to Galveston bay [Chorus] F C G C Oh Galveston Bay looks pretty at night F C G The water dancing in the drilling rig lights F C G Am And Ill stand here next to the wind and the waves F C G C Right where you left me next to Galveston bay F C G C Right where you left me next to Galveston bay F C G F C G C F C G C Ya right where you left me next to Galveston, Galveston bay