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Humble Passenger

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[Intro]
E C E C E C E C
I Eset out before the Csun came up
Brought my Elight and my Ccanoe
EConvinced that’s all I Cneeded
Lord Eknows that wasn’t true…
                    E  F#m.           Abm  
So I kept my lantern low, until my house was out of view,
           E.               Dbm.          Abm.         B  
And by and by I reached the ocean, as the day made its debut,
           E.                 F#m.       Abm.         F#m  
And in the misty summer morning, I found myself under attack
                        E  Dbm.                Abm.           B  
And in the panic of that water, I knew there was no turning back.
                        E  F#m.                            Abm  
So I made my peace and I set my course for an island to the west,
    F#m.             Am.                            B  B7  
For on that shore of sycamore, I’ll find myself some rest
                      E  F#m.                    Abm  
Once I hid my boat and covered my oars, I fell down into that shade,
      F#m.              Am.                                  B  B7  
And I dreamt that at my ripe old age I was back in the second grade.
       Cm.                                  Fm.              Cm  
And my momma she was calling for me and the bus came down my street
      Db.               Cm.                  Eb.               Eb7  
But I did not know what shoes to wear, and I could not find my feet
So I Abfloated down the hall, through the door, and Fmeverything went pale
  Db.                                Cm              Eb   Ebm  
I climbed aboard that yellow bus as it turned into a whale
And then it Abswallowed me up whole, yeah it Fmthrashed me all around,
                           Db             Cm  Eb.             Ebm  
Well it chewed me up, and it spit me out, miles above the ground
          Cm.                             Bbm  
And I was falling for the water that was boiling in a cup
      Bb.                                    Eb.                Ebm  
And I tried to scream, but had no steam, and that’s when I woke up.
E Am
     E.              C.               E.         C  
When I came to I was so confused, how long was I asleep?
    E.           C.                  E  
The loneliness I felt right then was enough to make me weep,
       E.              C.                    E.         G  
Then I heard the voice inside my head, lit a fire under me,
               A.                                 B  
It said, "Your fear is gonna cost a lot, but your courage comes for free".
     E.                  F#m.              Abm.          F#m  
So I thanked that little island, I paddled off without a care
      E.                 Dbm.            Abm.             B7  
For I know not where I’m going, but I’ll know it when I’m there,
      E.                 F#m.         Abm.            F#m  
And I hope that no-one’s a-missin’ me back in my home town
    E.               Dbm.            Abm.           B7  
For together we will always be, even though I’m not around.
        E.                    F#m.           Abm.              
And the sea swirled by like a ballet, and it sang its gentle song,
      F#m.           Am.                   B.              B7  
But a distant rumble warned me it wouldn’t be that way for long,
   E.                F#m.                  Abm.    
So I spoke out and I told the night, "This life’s not only mine,
     F#m.             Am.              B.               B7  
I am just your humble passenger, and I trust your grand design".
       Dbm.                                        A  Abm  
By and by the clouds came lumbering through and the raindrops staggered in,
        Eb.                                B  Bbm  
And the waves lined up, two by two, for the show would soon begin
      F#  Fm.                                       C#  C  
And the lightning bolts ripped through the sky like sharks that missed a meal,
      Ab  Gm.                                D  
And the wind went up so hard and cold just like a wall of steel
   A#  Am.                                  E  
Then all at once, the sea below picked me up a mile high
As it Bthrew me to the ocean’s floor I heard the night’s B7reply:
          E.             F#m  
"Well you see, my humble passenger
The Abmsorrow that I F#mfeel?
      E.                Dbm  
For I do not know where you belong
    Abm.               B7  
And I do not want this wheel"
E F#m Abm F#m
E Dbm Abm B7
E

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Humble Passenger

by Dr. Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Abm

Dbm

Eb7

Ebm

Bbm

[Intro]

E C E C E C E C

E C

I set out before the sun came up

E C

Brought my light and my canoe

E C

Convinced that’s all I needed

Lord knows that wasn’t true…

E F#m Abm

So I kept my lantern low, until my house was out of view,

E Dbm Abm B

. . .

And by and by I reached the ocean, as the day made its debut,

E F#m Abm F#m

. . .

And in the misty summer morning, I found myself under attack

E Dbm Abm B

. .

And in the panic of that water, I knew there was no turning back.

E F#m Abm

So I made my peace and I set my course for an island to the west,

F#m Am B B7

. .

For on that shore of sycamore, I’ll find myself some rest

E F#m Abm

Once I hid my boat and covered my oars, I fell down into that shade,

F#m Am B B7

. .

And I dreamt that at my ripe old age I was back in the second grade.

Cm Fm Cm

. .

And my momma she was calling for me and the bus came down my street

Db Cm Eb Eb7

. . .

But I did not know what shoes to wear, and I could not find my feet

Ab Fm

So I floated down the hall, through the door, and everything went pale

Db Cm Eb Ebm

I climbed aboard that yellow bus as it turned into a whale

Ab Fm

And then it swallowed me up whole, yeah it thrashed me all around,

Db Cm Eb Ebm

Well it chewed me up, and it spit me out, miles above the ground

Cm Bbm

And I was falling for the water that was boiling in a cup

Bb Eb Ebm

. .

And I tried to scream, but had no steam, and that’s when I woke up.

E Am

E C E C

. . .

When I came to I was so confused, how long was I asleep?

E C E

. .

The loneliness I felt right then was enough to make me weep,

E C E G

. . .

Then I heard the voice inside my head, lit a fire under me,

A B

It said, "Your fear is gonna cost a lot, but your courage comes for free".

E F#m Abm F#m

. . .

So I thanked that little island, I paddled off without a care

E Dbm Abm B7

. . .

For I know not where I’m going, but I’ll know it when I’m there,

E F#m Abm F#m

. . .

And I hope that no-one’s a-missin’ me back in my home town

E Dbm Abm B7

. . .

For together we will always be, even though I’m not around.

E F#m Abm

. . .

And the sea swirled by like a ballet, and it sang its gentle song,

F#m Am B B7

. . .

But a distant rumble warned me it wouldn’t be that way for long,

E F#m Abm

. . .

So I spoke out and I told the night, "This life’s not only mine,

F#m Am B B7

. . .

I am just your humble passenger, and I trust your grand design".

Dbm A Abm

By and by the clouds came lumbering through and the raindrops staggered in,

Eb B Bbm

And the waves lined up, two by two, for the show would soon begin

F# Fm C# C

And the lightning bolts ripped through the sky like sharks that missed a meal,

Ab Gm D

And the wind went up so hard and cold just like a wall of steel

A# Am E

Then all at once, the sea below picked me up a mile high

B B7

As it threw me to the ocean’s floor I heard the night’s reply:

E F#m

"Well you see, my humble passenger

Abm F#m

The sorrow that I feel?

E Dbm

For I do not know where you belong

Abm B7

And I do not want this wheel"

E F#m Abm F#m

E Dbm Abm B7

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