Stan Rogers - White squall

Now it's ^Gjust my luck to have the watch, with ^Emnothing left to d^Co But ^Bmwatch the deadly waters glide, as we ^Emroll North to the S^Dault And ^Gwonder when they'll turn again, and ^Empitch us to the r^Cail And ^Bmwhirl off one more ^Dyoungster in the ^Ggale

The ^Gkid was so damn eager, it was ^Emall so big and n^Cew You ^Bmnever had to tell him twice, or ^Emfind him work to d^Do And ^Gevenings on the mess deck, he was ^Emalways first to ^Csing And show us ^Bmpictures of the ^Dgirl he'd wed in ^Gspring

But I ^Dtold that kid a ^D7hundred times, don't ^Ctake the lakes for gra^Bmnted They ^Cgo from calm to a ^Bmhundred knots, so ^Emfast they seem en^Dchanted But to^Gnight some red-eyed Wiarton girl, lies ^Emstaring at the w^Call And her ^Bmlover's gone in^Dto a white ^Gsquall

Now it's a ^Gthing that us old timers know, in a ^Emsultry summer ^Ccalm There ^Bmcomes a blow from nowhere, and it ^Emgoes off like a ^Dbomb And a ^Gfifteen thousand tonner can be ^Emthrown upon her ^Cbeam While the ^Bmgale takes all be^Dfore it with a ^Gscream

The ^Gkid was on the hatches, lying ^Emstaring at the ^Csky From ^Bmwhere I stood I swear I could see ^Emtears fall from his ^Deyes So I ^Ghadn't the heart to tell him, that he ^Emshould be on a li^Cne ^BmEven on a ^Dnight so warm and ^Gfine

But I ^Dtold that kid a ^D7hundred times, don't ^Ctake the lakes for gra^Bmnted They ^Cgo from calm to a ^Bmhundred knots, so ^Emfast they seem en^Dchanted But to^Gnight some red-eyed Wiarton girl, lies ^Emstaring at the w^Call And her ^Bmlover's gone in^Dto a white ^Gsquall

When it ^Gstruck, he sat up with a start, I ^Emroared to him get ^Cdown But for ^Bmall that he could hear, I could as ^Emwell not made a ^Dsound So I ^Gclung there to the stanchions and I ^Emfelt my face go ^Cpale As he ^Bmcrawled hand over ^Dhand along the ^Grail

Now I could ^Gfeel her heeling over with the ^Emfury of the ^Cblow And I ^Bmwatched the rail go under then, so ^Emterrible and ^Dslow Then like ^Gsome great dog she shook herself and ^Emroared upright ^Cagain Far ^Bmover side I ^Dheard him call my ^Gname

But I ^Dtold that kid a ^D7hundred times, don't ^Ctake the lakes for gra^Bmnted They ^Cgo from calm to a ^Bmhundred knots, so ^Emfast they seem en^Dchanted But to^Gnight some red-eyed Wiarton girl, lies ^Emstaring at the w^Call And her ^Bmlover's gone in^Dto a white ^Gsquall

So it's ^Gjust my luck to have the watch, with ^Emnothing left to d^Co But ^Bmwatch the deadly waters glide, as ^Emwe roll North to the S^Dault And ^Gwonder when they'll turn again, and ^Empitch us to the r^Cail And ^Bmwhirl off one more ^Dyoungster in the ^Ggale

And I ^Dtell these kids a ^D7hundred times, don't ^Ctake the lakes for ^Bmgranted They ^Cgo from calm to a ^Bmhundred knots, so ^Emfast they seem ^Denchanted ^GBut tonight some red-eyed Wiarton girl, lies ^Emstaring at the ^Cwall And her ^Bmlover's gone in^Dto a white ^Gsquall