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Castaway
From the album Feeling Mortal
[Intro]
   Ad u  u  u A/Gd u
e|---------------|
B|---2--2--2---2-|
G|---2--2--2---2-| x4
D|-2-2--2--2---2-|
A|-0-------------|
E|-----------3---|
[Verse 1]
A/GOne daAy as I was sailing A/Gon the CarAibbean Sea
I spGied a little fishing vessel drAifting aimlessly
A/GHer sAails were torn and tattered, A/Gand her whAeel was spinning free
I tGold myself that little boat sure loAoks a lot like me
A/G A
[Verse 2]
A/GAs I pAulled along beside her A/Gand I clAimbed upon her deck
In the sGilence I could feel the hair a-rAising on my neck
And A/GI thAought as I walked through the A/Gempty qAuarters down below
That lGost abandoned vessel was the sAister of my soul
A/G A
[Chorus]
'Cause like a shDip without a rudder I'm just drifting with the tide
And each dAay I'm drawing clGoser to the brAink
Just a spDeck upon the waters of an ocean deep and wide
I won't Eeven make a ripple when I sAink
[Interlude]
B B/A B
[Verse 3]
B/AIn the eBmptiness my footsteps B/Awere like Bechoes in a cave
That sAeemed to say there ain't no way to leBave this floating grave
And wB/Ahen I scrBambled to the deck my sB/Ahip had vBanished like a dream
Leaving nAothing but the lonely waves to hBear my silent scream
B/A A
[Chorus]
'Cause like a shEip without a rudder I'm just drifting with the tide
And each dBay I'm drawing clAoser to the brBink
Just a spEeck upon the waters of an ocean deep and wide
I won't F#even make a ripple when I sBink
 B/A   Ax3

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Castaway

by Kris Kristofferson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/G

B/A

Castaway

From the album Feeling Mortal

[Intro]

A A/G

d u u u d u

e|---------------|

B|---2--2--2---2-|

G|---2--2--2---2-| x4

D|-2-2--2--2---2-|

A|-0-------------|

E|-----------3---|

[Verse 1]

A/G A A/G A

One day as I was sailing on the Caribbean Sea

G A

I spied a little fishing vessel drifting aimlessly

A/G A A/G A

Her sails were torn and tattered, and her wheel was spinning free

G A

I told myself that little boat sure looks a lot like me

A/G A

[Verse 2]

A/G A A/G A

As I pulled along beside her and I climbed upon her deck

G A

In the silence I could feel the hair a-rising on my neck

A/G A A/G A

And I thought as I walked through the empty quarters down below

G A

That lost abandoned vessel was the sister of my soul

A/G A

[Chorus]

'Cause like a ship without a rudder I'm just drifting with the tide

A G A

And each day I'm drawing closer to the brink

Just a speck upon the waters of an ocean deep and wide

E A

I won't even make a ripple when I sink

[Interlude]

B B/A B

[Verse 3]

B/A B B/A B

In the emptiness my footsteps were like echoes in a cave

A B

That seemed to say there ain't no way to leave this floating grave

B/A B B/A B

And when I scrambled to the deck my ship had vanished like a dream

A B

Leaving nothing but the lonely waves to hear my silent scream

B/A A

[Chorus]

'Cause like a ship without a rudder I'm just drifting with the tide

B A B

And each day I'm drawing closer to the brink

Just a speck upon the waters of an ocean deep and wide

F# B

I won't even make a ripple when I sink

B/A A

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