Nautical Disaster
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I had this dream where I relished the fray
and the screaming filled my head all day.
It was as though I'd been spit here, settled in,
into the pocket of a lighthouse on some rocky socket,
off the coast of France, dear.
One afternoon, four thousand men died in the water here
and five hundred more were thrashing madly as parasites might
in your blood.
Now I was in a lifeboat designed for ten and ten only,
anything that systematic would get you hated.
It's not a deal nor a test nor a love of something fated-(uh).
The selection was quick, the crew was picked (in order)
and those left in the water got kicked off our pantleg
and we headed for home.
Then the dream ends when the phone rings, you doing alright
he said it's out there most days and nights,
but only a fool would complain.
Anyway Susan, if you like, our conversation
is as faint as a sound in my memory,
as those fingernails scratching on my hull.
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Readable chord sheet for Nautical Disaster by Tragically Hip
[Em] [D] [G] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [D] I had this [Em]dream where I r[D]elished the f[G]ray and the [D]screaming filled [Em]my head all [D]day. [C] [D] It was as [Em]though I'd been [D]spit here, settled [G]in, into the [D]pocket of a [Em]lighthouse on [D]some rocky [C]socket, off the [D]coast of France, dear. [Em] [D] One after[G]noon, four thousand [D]men died in the [Em]water [D]here and [C]five hundred [D]more were thrashing [Em]madly as [D]parasites [G]might in [D]your blood. [Em] [D] [C] [D] Now I was in a [Em]lifeboat designe[D]d for ten and ten [G]only, any[D]thing that system[Em]atic would get you [D]hated. It's [C]not a deal nor a [D]test nor a [Em]love of something [D]fated-([G]uh). [D] The selection [Em]was quick, the crew was [D]picked (in [G]order) and [D]those left in the [Em]water got [D]kicked off our [C]pantleg [D] and we [Em]headed for home. [G] [C] [D] [Em] [G] [C] [D] Then the [Em]dream ends when the [D]phone rings, you doing [G]alright he said it's [D]out there most [Em]days and nights, but [D]only a [C]fool would comp[D]lain. Any[Em]way [D]Susan, if you [G]like, our conver[D]sation is as [Em]faint as a [D]sound in my [C]memory, [D] as those [Em]fingernails[D] scratching on [G]my hull. [D] [Em] [D] [C] [D] [Em] [G] [C] [D]