Back Of The Moon - Ship in a bottle

^GWe sat in his ^Cliving room, ^Fstaring at the fi^Cre And ^Fwatched as the sparks leapt ^Cfrom the grate, and the flames rose ^Ghigher It was ^Amhard for me to ^Ftell him, it was ^Amtime for me to le^Emave He said, "I ^Fdidn't go ^Emsee the world, I thought that ^Git would come to ^Fme"

^GPointing to the^C mantelpiece, he said, "^FTake that if you ^Cwish" A ^Fdirty whisky jar that con^Ctained a wooden ^Gship "Your grand^Amfather drained that ^Fbottle, and I ^Amput it to good ^Emuse Now it ^Fties me to my ^Emyesterdays, I'd be ^Gbetter off to lo^Fse"

No use ^Dm7fighting ^Cwhen the ^Fwind's a^Cgainst the tide ^{F C} Ship your ^Dm7oars, stow your ^Fsails, just enjoy the ^Gride ^E7of your ^Amlife Or throw your^Cself on the ^Emmercy of the^Am sea What^Fever you do, son, don't ^Gwaste your time like ^Cme

He ^Gbuilt it back in '^C33, just a ^Fyoung boy at the ^Ctime Back ^Fwhen the matchstick ^Cmasts appeared to tower above the ^GClyde Leaving ^Amschool, real ^Fships he built, carried ^Ammen and goods a^Emfar To A^Fmerica and ^EmIndia, and in the '^G40s, to the ^Fwar

His ^Gcountry didn't ^Cwant him, his mates ^Ffell through war-torn ^Cskies The ^Frest, they joined the ^Cconvoys, still, he was too young^G to die Now he can't ^Ameven find his ^Fglasses, his hands ^Amshake too much, he ^Emknows To break the ^Fbottle for him^Emself and to ^Glet the memories ^Fgo

No use ^Dm7fighting ^Cwhen the ^Fwind's a^Cgainst the tide ^{F C} Ship your ^Dm7oars, stow your ^Fsails, just enjoy the ^Gride ^E7of your ^Amlife Or throw your^Cself on the ^Emmercy of the^Am sea What^Fever you do, son, don't ^Gwaste your time like ^Cme

^GSitting on the ^Cmantelpiece, the ^Fbottle's gathered ^Cdust While ^Fshipyards closed, their ^Cgates were locked, the chains begin to ^Grust He was ^Amtied down to his ^Fmemories, for^Amever in their ^Emdebt But I'll ^Fsail for clear blue ^Emwaters and a ^Glife with no re^Fgrets

No use ^Dm7fighting ^Cwhen the ^Fwind's a^Cgainst the tide ^{F C} Ship your ^Dm7oars, stow your ^Fsails, just enjoy the ^Gride ^E7of your ^Amlife Or throw your^Cself on the ^Emmercy of the^Am sea What^Fever you do, son, don't ^Gwaste your time like ^Cme