Shiver Me Timbers - chords, tab and comments
At the bottom you'll find a link to the complete lyrics.
From his second album "The Heart of Saturday Night" (1973), this is the most covered song by Tom Waits besides "Ol'55". Even Bette Midler has recorded it - and along with all other cover artists, she performs it as a tribute to the ocean. It is not; Tom Waitz had a darker side already back in -73. Read between the lines, and You'll find a song about committing suicide; the scene painted marine.G C9 I'm leaving my family G C9 leaving all my friends G A7 Am7 D7 my body's at home but my heart's in the wind G C9 where the clouds are like headlines G C9 on a new frontpage sky G A7 D7sus4 D7 G my tears are salt water and the moon's full and high Em G/Eaug6 now the fog's lifting and the sand's shifting Em7 C9 I'm drifting on out G A7 Am7 D7 old captain Ahab he ain't got nothing on me Em Em6 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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