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Steady As She Goes

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[Intro]
 E   B   A2x
[Verse 1]
I see tEhe thunderheads rise
In the norAthern sky
And my heEart is sinking
In the threAatening tide
'cause my pEortside's heavy
With the wAorries of life
And the woErries of dying
On the staArboard side
[Verse 2]
Well, I woEnder, am I really
StouthearAted enough?
'Cause the oEcean is rolling
And these watAers are rough
There's a stoErm cloud brewing
In the sAky above
So let my veEssel be sturdy
Let my anBchor be tough
[Chorus]
'Cause the clouC#mds are known to gatAher
And the wiEnd is prone to blBow
I'll keep her steAady as a riBver
When the wiAld wind comes to bBlow
I've alreaAdy been delivereBd
So I'll keep her steaEdy as she goAes
[Verse 3]
Well, I shEiver in the wake of the raging stAorm
And my riggEing is tattered
And these saAils are torn
Gonna caEst this cargo overboarAd
But I ain't setEting my headings
For no chaBnge in course
[Chorus]
'Cause the clouC#mds are known to gatAher
And the wiEnd is prone to blBow
I'll keep her steAady as a riBver
When the wiAld wind comes to bBlow
I've alreaAdy been delivereBd
So I'll keep her steaEdy as she goAes
E B E A
[Bridge]
So when you can't find the faF#mith to slumbeEr
When you're thrAown by evC#mery sweAll
You know that yoC#mu're not going unBder
With the captF#main at the heC#mlmB  
[End Chorus]
So keep her steaAdy as a rivBer
When the wiAld wind comes to bBlow
You've alrAeady been deliveBred
So just keep her steaEdy as she goAes
So keep her steaEdy as she goesA  
Steady as sBhe goAesE  

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Steady As She Goes

by Andrew Peterson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

[Intro]

E B A

[Verse 1]

I see the thunderheads rise

In the northern sky

And my heart is sinking

In the threatening tide

'cause my portside's heavy

With the worries of life

And the worries of dying

On the starboard side

[Verse 2]

Well, I wonder, am I really

Stouthearted enough?

'Cause the ocean is rolling

And these waters are rough

There's a storm cloud brewing

In the sky above

So let my vessel be sturdy

Let my anchor be tough

[Chorus]

C#m A

'Cause the clouds are known to gather

E B

And the wind is prone to blow

A B

I'll keep her steady as a river

A B

When the wild wind comes to blow

A B

I've already been delivered

E A

So I'll keep her steady as she goes

[Verse 3]

E A

Well, I shiver in the wake of the raging storm

And my rigging is tattered

And these sails are torn

E A

Gonna cast this cargo overboard

But I ain't setting my headings

For no change in course

[Chorus]

C#m A

'Cause the clouds are known to gather

E B

And the wind is prone to blow

A B

I'll keep her steady as a river

A B

When the wild wind comes to blow

A B

I've already been delivered

E A

So I'll keep her steady as she goes

E B E A

[Bridge]

F#m E

So when you can't find the faith to slumber

A C#m A

When you're thrown by every swell

C#m B

You know that you're not going under

F#m C#m B

With the captain at the helm

[End Chorus]

A B

So keep her steady as a river

A B

When the wild wind comes to blow

A B

You've already been delivered

E A

So just keep her steady as she goes

E A

So keep her steady as she goes

B A E

Steady as she goes

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