Standard (EADGBE)

As captain of this band of merry sailors I'm a black mark I'm a failure

 So before you watch me drown

 I'm relinquishing command for something I don't understand,

 this man's about to turn his whole life upside down

I set a course for a new shore

It looked the same as the one before

 And I forgot what I'd been sailing for

 And why I thought this time would be different

I do most of this by feel and let go of the wheel the constellations

Do the navigation on their own.

 Whilst yearning for adventure, dreading censure in absentia

 I would rather be at sea than be alone

I set a course for a new shore

It looked the same as the one before

 And I forgot what I'd been sailing for

 And why I thought this time would be different

 Off the charts we drew

 They said there wasn't anything but fairy tales

 I told them it was you, I told them you were everything a fairy tale could be

 The boat sails by

Oooo-The shore remains and so do I

 I swear this time will be different

 Instrumental - - - (x2)

I settled here on a new shore

My lips were blue and my legs were sore

 And I forget if I was pushed or I jumped overboard

 And after all this time, what's the difference?

 Oooo-ooooooh Oooo-aaaahhh

Instrumental

 palm muted) - - (x2)

Land Ho! (Laa-and Ho!)

Land Ho! Land Ho!

(x3)

Land Ho! Laa-and Ho!

Land Ho! Land Ho!