The Park Bench Rant - Narrative of captain black of the left bank

^CA wave ^C7came ^Emswept me ^Goff of the ^Cdeck Angry ^C7sea ^Emgives and ^Gtakes it away ^C I ^C7kept on ^Emswimming, singing, ^Gsearching for an ^Cisland or ^C7garden to ^Emlie in^{G C}The rain ^C7kept on ^Emfalling ^Gon to my ^Carms and ^C7legs They ^Emanchored me to ^Gslate gray ^Cwater The ^C7albatross ^Emaround my neck ^Gmade it ^C Hard to ^C7look up to ^Emsee the ^Gsky ^C I ^C7dreamt of the ^Emsand ^Gof your ^Cbeach^C7 where ^EmI'd ^Gcome ^Cashore Wake ^C7up a ^Emlittle saddle ^Gsoar but make it ho^Cme ^{C7 Em G}

I ^C7was smashed ^Emsomewhere ^Gin be^Ctween A murky ^C7sky and the ^Emcoming tide, the ^Gcoming tide ^{C C7}Everyday the ^Emsame ^Gswimming, sinking, feeling We ros^Ce, my ^C7rose but we ^Emdid a lot of ^Gfalling ^C As they ^C7pulled me ^Emfrom ^Gtheir ^Cnets, ^C7stood on the ^Emdeck ^{G C C7}Arms out ^Emstretched ^Gto the ^Chorizons where I ^C7saw you ^{Em G C C7}Sailing over ^Emoceans ^Gfrozen in ^Cyour doorway ^C7and me ^EmStumbling down your ^Gstreets speaking ^{C C7}Inco^Emherently ^Gwith the ^Cnight ^{C7 Em G C C7}I was dreaming of ^Emyour ^Gwhite ^Csand ^C7unblackened by t^Emime and time ^Gagain Where I^C c^C7ould find some ^Emcommon ground to ^Gkiss and call my ^Cown ^{C7 Em G}