Shiver Me Timbers - guitar chords and comments
Lyrics without distraction HERE
From his second album "The Heart of Saturday Night" (1974), this is one of the most played songs by Tom Waits besides "Ol'55". Even Bette Midler has used it - and along with all other cover artists, she performs it as a tribute to the ocean. It is not in my opinion; Tom Waits had a darker side already back in -74. Read between the lines, remember Jack London's novel mentioned, and You'll find a song about committing suicide; the scene painted marine.G Cadd9 I'm leaving my family G Cadd9 leaving all my friends G A7 Am7 D7 my body's at home but my heart's in the wind G Cadd9 where the clouds are like headlines G Cadd9 on a new frontpage sky G A7 D7sus4 D7 G my tears are salt water and the moon's full and high Em Baug/E now the fog's lifting and the sand's shifting G Em6 I'm drifting on out G A7 Am7 D7 old captain Ahab he ain't got nothing on me Em Baug/E so come on swallow me don't follow me G A7 I'm travelling alone G A7 D7sus4 D7 G blue water's my daughter I'm gonna skip like a stone
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