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EYou say, "Well-met again, Lock-keeper!
We're lC#maden even deBeper that the tAime before
OriF#mental oils and tBea brought down from SEingapore."
EAs we wait for my lock to cycle
I say, "My wC#mife has just gBiven me a sAon."
F#m"A son!" you cry, "Is tBhat all that you've dEone?"
She wears bougainvillea blossoms
You pluck 'em from her hair and toss 'em in the tide,
Sweep her in your arms and carry her inside.
Her sighs catch on your shoulder
Her moonlit eyes grow bold and wiser through her tears
And I say, "How could you stand to leave her for a year?"
chorus:
"Then cAome with me" you say, "to where the SF#mouthern Cross
Rides hBigh upon your sEhoulder."
"C#mCome with me!" you cBry,
"Each dAay you tend this lF#mock, you're one day oBlder
While your bC#mlood gBrows AcoldBer."
But that aEnchor chain's a fetter
And C#mwith it you are tBethered to the fAoam
And I wF#mouldn't trade your lBife for one hour of hEome.
Sure I'm stuck here on the Seaway
While you compensate for leeway through the Trades;
And you shoot the stars to see the miles you've made.
And you laugh at hearts you've riven,
But which of these has given us more love or life,
You, your tropic maids, or me, my wife.
chorus
Ah your anchor chain's a fetter
And with it you are tethered to the foam,
And I wouldn't trade your whole life for one hour of home.
Chords are easier transposed to D, capo 2, dropped D tuning optional.

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Lock-Keeper

by Stan Rogers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

You say, "Well-met again, Lock-keeper!

C#m B A

We're laden even deeper that the time before

F#m B E

Oriental oils and tea brought down from Singapore."

As we wait for my lock to cycle

C#m B A

I say, "My wife has just given me a son."

F#m B E

"A son!" you cry, "Is that all that you've done?"

She wears bougainvillea blossoms

You pluck 'em from her hair and toss 'em in the tide,

Sweep her in your arms and carry her inside.

Her sighs catch on your shoulder

Her moonlit eyes grow bold and wiser through her tears

And I say, "How could you stand to leave her for a year?"

chorus:

A F#m

"Then come with me" you say, "to where the Southern Cross

B E

Rides high upon your shoulder."

C#m B

"Come with me!" you cry,

A F#m B

"Each day you tend this lock, you're one day older

C#m B A B

While your blood grows colder."

But that anchor chain's a fetter

C#m B A

And with it you are tethered to the foam

F#m B E

And I wouldn't trade your life for one hour of home.

Sure I'm stuck here on the Seaway

While you compensate for leeway through the Trades;

And you shoot the stars to see the miles you've made.

And you laugh at hearts you've riven,

But which of these has given us more love or life,

You, your tropic maids, or me, my wife.

chorus

Ah your anchor chain's a fetter

And with it you are tethered to the foam,

And I wouldn't trade your whole life for one hour of home.

Chords are easier transposed to D, capo 2, dropped D tuning optional.

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