Shiver Me Timbers - chords, tab and comments
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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