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Richard Shindell - Castaway
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:   C    G    C    F    C  G  
I Cwelcome you my Glittle manC  
StoFlen from your Csleepy landG  
Cut loose from Cher, my Fcallused handC  F  
Branded youC___G__ an FexileG  
The oCcean parted Gwhen you wailedC  
And debFris of your CcatastropheG  
Set sail inCside a Fsilver cupC  F  
That sheC___G__ Fhanded to meG  
No ocean deep, no mountain Ctall
No Gliberty, no prison vaCult
Can Gkeep my baby refugeeF  
From his own Cinland Gsea
Where he can play CcastaFwayC__
Where he can Gplay CcastaFwayC__
Where he can Gplay AmcastaFway__
Now on a Cdolphin's back I Gcome to youC  
BoundFing from aCcross the bluGe
SwolClen flood inFside my veinC  F  
To tryC___G___F_ to expGlain
How Csomeday far Gbelow the AmmoonC  
You may Flive beside a Cgreen lagoonG  
And Cstore up pearls for Fskipping stonesC  F  
And you will nevCer_G___F__ be aGlone
Ocean fall or ocean riseC  
I, I Gsee her deep, deep in your Ceyes
I'm an Gocean apart from youF  
But you'll always be a Cpart of mGe
'Cause I can play CcastaFwayC__
Two can Gplay CcastaFwayC__
Three can Gplay AmcastaFwayC__
We all Gplay CcastawFay_C_

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Castaway

by Richard Shindell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Richard Shindell - Castaway

CAPO: 3rd Fret

C G C F C G

INTRO:

C G C

I welcome you my little man

F C G

Stolen from your sleepy land

C F C F

Cut loose from her, my callused hand

C G F G

Branded you_____ an exile

C G C

The ocean parted when you wailed

F C G

And debris of your catastrophe

C F C F

Set sail inside a silver cup

C G F G

That she_____ handed to me

No ocean deep, no mountain tall

G C

No liberty, no prison vault

G F

Can keep my baby refugee

C G

From his own inland sea

C F C

Where he can play castaway__

G C F C

Where he can play castaway__

G Am F

Where he can play castaway__

C G C

Now on a dolphin's back I come to you

F C G

Bounding from across the blue

C F C F

Swollen flood inside my vein

C G F G

To try_______ to explain

C G Am C

How someday far below the moon

F C G

You may live beside a green lagoon

C F C F

And store up pearls for skipping stones

C G F G

And you will never______ be alone

Ocean fall or ocean rise

G C

I, I see her deep, deep in your eyes

G F

I'm an ocean apart from you

C G

But you'll always be a part of me

C F C

'Cause I can play castaway__

G C F C

Two can play castaway__

G Am F C

Three can play castaway__

G C F C

We all play castaway__

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