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SAILOR TO A SIREN 
from Bad Attitude
Composed by Sarah Durkee & Paul Jacobs
[Intro]
|  Em|  C|  D|  Em|
|  Em|  C|  D|  Em|
[Verse 1]
   EmLong distance calCling, in the Dmiddle of a rainy nightEm  
   CSo much sAmtatic, hardly knew your voiceEm  D  
   EmAnd you've been cryCing, want me to Dlove you like I did beforeEm  
Oh, when it Ccomes to Gyou, you Dknow I've got no choiceEm  
[Pre-Chorus 1]
AmYou put a storm inside me
I wanna Dhead for a safer haEmrbour
   CThey all tell me I should Ggive you up
But no man Dcould'a tried any harderDsus  D  
   CFeels like an oAmdyssey
That's Bnever gonna reach an endEm  
Every Amtime I hear you calling me
Just wanna Bfeel you in my arms again
[Chorus]
   Like a Emsailor to a Csiren
   DLike a moth to a EmflameD  
   CI know your love might be the Gdeath of me
But I ruAmn to you just the sameB  
Like a Emsailor to a Csiren
DNothing's gonna keep us aApart
CCrashing Dover the wrEmeckage
                                  B   Em|  C|  D| Em  
Of all the sailor's broken hearts
[Verse 2]
   EmMust'a met Cyou, when we were Dliving in another timeEm  
Had Cnothing but the jealous gods Amto point our wayEm  D  
   EmWhen men were saiClors, and a Dwoman was a rocky shoreEm  
CWailing like Ga siren, Dleading him astrayEm  
[Pre-Chorus 2]
AmI've got another woman
And I Dknow you've got another manEm  
   CThey all tell me I should Ggive you up
But I don't Dthink that any mortal canDsus  D  
   CFeels like an oAmdyssey
That's Bnever gonna reach an endEm  
Every Amtime I hear you calling to me
Just wanna Bfeel you in my arms again
[Chorus]
   Like a Emsailor to a Csiren
   DLike a moth to a EmflameD  
   CI know your love might be the Gdeath of me
But I ruAmn to you just the sameB  
Like a Emsailor to a Csiren
DNothing's gonna keep us aApart
CCrashing Dover the wrEmeckage
Of all the Bsailor's broken heartsEm  D  
[Bridge]
   GGonna abandon ship, steal you from the cliff
EmTake you to a place where the gods can't find us no moreD  
AmLet the sailors listen to the Gsirens Dif they Emdare
Gonna be Adancing on the water, Ddrowning in your yellow hair
[Solo]
|  Em|   C|   D|  Em|
|   C|  Am|  Em|  Em|
|  Em|   C|   D|  Em|
|  Am|  Am|   B|   B|
[Chorus]
Like a Emsailor to a Csiren
   DLike a moth to a EmflameD  
   CI know your love might be the Gdeath of me
But I ruAmn to you just the sameB  
Like a Emsailor to a Csiren
DNothing's gonna keep us aApart
CCrashing Dover the wrEmeckage
Of all the Bsailor's broken heartsEm  

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Sailor To A Siren

by Meat Loaf

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Dsus

SAILOR TO A SIREN

from Bad Attitude

Composed by Sarah Durkee & Paul Jacobs

[Intro]

Em C D Em

| | | | |

Em C D Em

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

Em C D Em

Long distance calling, in the middle of a rainy night

C Am Em D

So much static, hardly knew your voice

Em C D Em

And you've been crying, want me to love you like I did before

C G D Em

Oh, when it comes to you, you know I've got no choice

[Pre-Chorus 1]

You put a storm inside me

D Em

I wanna head for a safer harbour

C G

They all tell me I should give you up

D Dsus D

But no man could'a tried any harder

C Am

Feels like an odyssey

B Em

That's never gonna reach an end

Every time I hear you calling me

Just wanna feel you in my arms again

[Chorus]

Em C

Like a sailor to a siren

D Em D

Like a moth to a flame

C G

I know your love might be the death of me

Am B

But I run to you just the same

Em C

Like a sailor to a siren

D A

Nothing's gonna keep us apart

C D Em

Crashing over the wreckage

B Em C D Em

| | |

Of all the sailor's broken hearts

[Verse 2]

Em C D Em

Must'a met you, when we were living in another time

C Am Em D

Had nothing but the jealous gods to point our way

Em C D Em

When men were sailors, and a woman was a rocky shore

C G D Em

Wailing like a siren, leading him astray

[Pre-Chorus 2]

I've got another woman

D Em

And I know you've got another man

C G

They all tell me I should give you up

D Dsus D

But I don't think that any mortal can

C Am

Feels like an odyssey

B Em

That's never gonna reach an end

Every time I hear you calling to me

Just wanna feel you in my arms again

[Chorus]

Em C

Like a sailor to a siren

D Em D

Like a moth to a flame

C G

I know your love might be the death of me

Am B

But I run to you just the same

Em C

Like a sailor to a siren

D A

Nothing's gonna keep us apart

C D Em

Crashing over the wreckage

B Em D

Of all the sailor's broken hearts

[Bridge]

Gonna abandon ship, steal you from the cliff

Em D

Take you to a place where the gods can't find us no more

Am G D Em

Let the sailors listen to the sirens if they dare

A D

Gonna be dancing on the water, drowning in your yellow hair

[Solo]

Em C D Em

| | | | |

C Am Em Em

| | | | |

Em C D Em

| | | | |

Am Am B B

| | | | |

[Chorus]

Em C

Like a sailor to a siren

D Em D

Like a moth to a flame

C G

I know your love might be the death of me

Am B

But I run to you just the same

Em C

Like a sailor to a siren

D A

Nothing's gonna keep us apart

C D Em

Crashing over the wreckage

B Em

Of all the sailor's broken hearts

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