CHORUS:
Riding out the storm like a ship safe at anchor
Waiting out the long voyage, ‘round the Cape of Hope we’ll take her

INTERLUDE: Bm C D G

In the calm before the storm, sunny days and smoother waters
When we hit the seventh wave, we found a line and caught her
Look into my eyes, let me see where you’ve been sailing
Like you, I’ve felt the storm and heard the wild waves wailing

CHORUS:
Riding out the storm like a ship safe at anchor
Waiting out the long voyage, ‘round the Cape of Hope we’ll take her

INSTRUMENTAL: G A7 D C Bm C G A7 D G A7 D C Bm C G D G

Steer clear of the shore, the coast is rough and rocky
It’s the deepest channel that runs most true, the brightest stars that mark her
Steady as she goes, there’s no turning back the sailors
With the ship on course and the sea wind fair, there’s no need to fail her

CHORUS:
Riding out the storm like a ship safe at anchor
Waiting out the long voyage, ‘round the Cape of Hope we’ll take her

INSTRUMENTAL: G A7 D C Bm C G D G

CHORUS:
Riding out the storm like a ship safe at anchor
Waiting out the long voyage, ‘round the Cape of Hope we’ll take her

Outside a country store there’s a board on the wall
That’s filled with cards of every size.
And what the folks are looking for is written there to see.
Reading it, it comes as no surprise that

Everybody’s looking for the same thing
The same thing, it’s plain to see,
It’s an old Chevy, a bass player,
A country house on three acres,
Three bedrooms, absolutely free.

There’s someone going to Boston with a guitar and a dog,
And a lady with a goat to give away.
There’s ten free kittens, a square dance on Sunday,
And Cindy, please get in touch with Ray.

Know your future, it’s in the stars — fifteen dollars or fix my car,
You can call mornings or evenings until nine.
Do you want to lose weight, meditate? Herbal remedies you can take,
And massages given at your house or mine.

So if you’re needing something and you don’t know where to start,
Just make yourself a card that says it all.
Use the words that say it best, include a number and address,
And pin it up with the others on the wall.

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# Submitted to the ftp.nevada.edu:/pub/guitar archives
# by Steve Putz
# 7 September 1992

INTRO: Bm D Bm D Am

An early morning melody
Playing in the scenery of my mind

Rainy days and ocean tides
Through the hills and greenwood sides
Like a wind chime

I think of you that way a lot
Singing to the coffeepot and the kitchen wall

Always up before the sun
Picking out some pretty run, on the strings
Like a waterfall, like a waterfall

You’ve given me so many songs
Ones that kept me going on when I’d wonder why

Weaving through the busy days
They were colours in the misty haze
Like rainbow rhymes

Reminding me that even prison walls
Turn to dust and fall before the open sky

And love can find you in the darkest hour
Touch you lightly as a flower on coloured wings
Like a butterfly, like a butterfly

INSTRUMENTAL: Am G D Am G D Bm G D A G Bm D Bm D Am

Thought I’d let you know
I heard you singing soft and low when I woke today

I got up to play along
And found myself with a morning song
To send your way

Thanking you for all the times
You’ve listened to these sunrise lines I’ve made for you

I see your face before me now
Smiling as if you know somehow, you’ve touched my day
Like the morning dew, like the morning dew