White Squall Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

C

Verse

 Well it's Cjust my luck to have the watch, with Amnothing Gleft to Fdo

 But to Cwatch the deadly Fwaters glide as we Amroll north to the 'GSoo',

CWonder when they'll turn again and Ampitch us Emto the Frail

 WhirCl off one more younGgster in the galeF.

 The Ckid was so damned eager. It was Amall so Gbig and Fnew.

CNever had to Ftell him twice, or Amfind him work to Gdo.

 And Cevenings on the mess deck he was Amalways Emfirst to Fsing,

 Show us Cpictures of the Ggirl he'd wed in Cspring.

Chorus

 But I Gtold that kid a hundred times "Don't Ftake the Lakes for Cgranted.

 They Fgo from calm to a Chundred knots so Amfast they seem enGchanted."

 But toCnight a red-eyed Dsus2Wiarton girl lies Emstaring at the Fwall,

 And her Amlover's gone inGto a white Fsquall.

 It's a Cthing that us oldtimers know. In a Amsultry Gsummer Fcalm

 There Ccomes a blow from Fnowhere, and it Amgoes off like a Gbomb.

 And a Cfifteen thousand tonner can be Amthrown upEmon her Fbeam

 While the Cgale takes all beGfore it with a Fscream.

 The Ckid was on the hatches, lying Amstaring Gat the Fsky.

 From Cwhere I stood I Fswear I could see Amtears fall from his Geyes.

 So I Chadn't the heart to tell him that he Amshould be Emon a Fline,

CEven on a Gnight so warm and Cfine.

REPEAT CHORUS

 And I could Cfeel her keeling over with the Amfury Gof the Fblow.

 And I Cwatched the rail go Funder then, so Amterrible and Gslow.

 Then, like Csome great dog she shook herself and Amroared upEmright agFain.

 Far Coverside, I Gheard him call my Cname.

FINAL CHORUS

 (end final chorus with C instead of F)