The Navesink Banks

capo 4th fret Em C Em C "all hope abandon , ye who enter here" G D Em said the sign i read that was hanging above her bed C and the siren’s all willing Em C but a man can’t ignore the signs G D Em you gotta keep a good eye on the winding road ahead G D C and my first sin was a young american girl G D C and my first sin was a young american girl Interlude : Em , C , Em , C , G , D , Em Em C and i spent time ’neath the trestles Em C with the punks and the dimestore saints G D Em we kept faith and a switchblade tucked beneath my coat C and i ran with dirty angels Em C slept out in the rain G D Em we were scared and tired and barely seventeen G D C and my first sin was the fear that made me old G D C and my first sin was the fear that made me old Interlude : Em , C , Em , C , G , D , Em C and now i walk down by the shipyards D near the place where i was born G C saying , "oh maria , if you’da known me when" Em C Em C but she only smiles by the light on the navesink banks G D Em saying , "listen baby , i know you now" Em C then she steps into the river Em C and i just stand by the moon G D Em thinking ’bout a ghost i hear at night G D C and she says , "your first sin was a lie you told yourself . G D C "and your first sin was a lie you told yourself .