Tono: C
Am
D
Out at daybreak to the sun
C
D
Seas are drifting glass
Am
D
The tides were turning to the storm
C
D
Winds were moving fast
F
G
Women waiting at the harbour
C
E
Silent stand around
F
G
Weather storms another day
C
E
For men the sea has found
Am
D
Fisherman were laying nets
C
D
The barrels spread the bait
Am
D
The seagulls warning echoed round
C
D
Winds that wouldn't wait
F
G
People gathered at the harbour
C
E
Waiting for the tide
F
G
Eyes half closed against the spray
C
E
And tears they cannot hide
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Am
Dm
Shadows falling at the harbour
G
C
Women stant around
Am
Dm
Weather storms another way
G
Em
Am
D
C
D
For man the sea had drowned
Am
D
Hulls were creaking crashing sails
C
D
Rains were slanting down
Am
D
The oilskins flapping, decks awash
C
D
Slanting turning round
F
G
Thunder roaring at the harbour
C
E
Women drawn in fear
F
G
Huddle up to wait the time
C
E
And pray the sky well clear
Am
D
Howling winds and the raging waves
C
D
Cracked upon the boats
Am
D
And torn from safety, torn from life
C
D
Men with little hope
F
G
Ghostly echoes at the harbour
C
E
Whispering of death
F
G
Women weeping holding hands
C
E
Of those they still have left
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