Taking On Water

Capo: 3rd fret [Verse 1] C F On a sailboat I am Am Dm Slowly floating nowhere C F Am G Lost the memories of where I am and why [Verse 2] C F Black ocean churning Am Dm A million stars are burning C F Am G Planetariums were right about the sky Chorus F C Em F Once upon a day I set off on a journey C Em Dm Wishing on the wind to take me far from home F C G D Now I'm on the waves and I'm taking on water Dm C Em Bb C Hard to see I won't always be alone [Verse 3] C F Am Dm There was a time when August sun was high and centered on me C F Am G But it dipped behind my back and settled down C F Am Dm C It used to square up with the land, used to size it in my hand C F Am G But it fell behind the line that meets the sky Chorus F C Em F Once upon a day I set off on a journey C Em Dm Wishing on the wind to take me far from home F C G D Now I'm on the waves and I'm taking on water Dm C Em Bb C Hard to see I won't always be alone Bridge Am C F Inside this storm Am C F Whipping in the wind, my sail is torn C Bb F C Em Bb In other words, the ends I mend are not my own ooooooh ooooooh F C F Bb F C G D Oooohs Dm C Em Bb C Hard to see I won't always be alone [Verse 4] C F On a sailboat I am Am Dm Slowly floating nowhere C F Am G C Hoping someday I'll wash upon someone else's shore