Shiver Me Timbers

shiver me timbers - tom waits tabbed by steve olszewski C/D Am9/G G/A xx____ xxx___ x_____ | | | | * | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Em6 A9 ______ x_____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | * * | * | | | * | * | | | | | | | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | * | | G C/D i’m leaving my family G C/D leaving all my friends G A7 my body’s at home Am9/G D7 but my hearts in the wind G C/D where the clouds are like headlines G Am7 on a new frontpage sky G C/D my tears are salt water Am9/G D7 G and the moons full and high and i know martin eden’s gonna be proud of me many before me have been called by the sea to be up in the crow’s nest i’m singing my say shiver me timbers i’m a sailing away ( Chorus ) Em7 now the fog’s lifting Em6 the sand’s shifting A9 A7 i’m drifting on out Am7 D9 old captain ahab D7sus4 D7 he ain’t got nothing on me ( Verse reprise ) so swallow me , don’t follow me i’m traveling alone blue waters my daughter i’m gonna skip like a stone ( break ) so please call my misses and tell her not to cry ’cause my goodbye is written by the moon in the sky oh and nobody knows me i can’t fathom my stayin’ shiver me timbers i’m a sailing away ( Chorus ) ( repeat first Verse )