Driftwood

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Beneath the haloed moon he stands alone, prayin' against the stars,
And the harbour held reflections of the buildings and the bars,
As a ship sailed through the narrows towards the oceans and the screech,
Looking for a harbour like driftwood on a beach.

Driftwood comes in with the tide and goes out with another,
To search the endless seas to find a sister or a brother;
It comes from we know not whence or where it's trying to reach,
Just like you and me, it's just driftwood on a beach.

And out in the fading light, the rain falls down upon a shining street,
Where the homeless and the hungry will be on their midnight beat;
Their fate remains of no concern to those they do beseech,
They're homeless wanderers like driftwood on a beach.

And I will not believe that we are all in some kind of jail,
From which there is no parole or worthily bond or bail;
Because freedom was the lesson that our fathers tried to teach,
Free to come and go like driftwood on a beach.

Just like you and me, it is driftwood on a beach.

####.... Chris Hennessy of Torbay, NL ....####

From the video: Rigs, Jigs, And Songs from the Heart: A Musical Journey From Port Aux Basques To St. John's. (1988) Produced and hosted by Dermot O'Reilly. (Piper Stock Productions and CBC with assistance from Telefilm Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.)

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Capo 3rd Fret

Intro: [G] [Em] [D] [D7] [G]

Beneath the [D] hallowed moon he [C] stands alone, [Am] prayin' against the [G] stars,
And the harbour held re- [Gmaj7] flections of the [G7] buildings and the [C] bars,
As a ship sailed through the narrows towards the [G] oceans and the [Em] screech,
Looking for a [D] harbour like [D7] driftwood on a [G] beach.

Chorus:
[C] Driftwood comes in with the tide and [G] goes out with another,
To [C] search the endless seas to find a [G] sister or a [D] brother;
It [C] comes from we [Am] know not whence or [G] where it's trying to [Em] reach,
[D] Just like you and me, it's just [D7] driftwood on a [G] beach.

And out in the [D] fading light, the [C] rain falls down up- [Am] on a shining [G] street,
Where the homeless and the [Gmaj7] hungry will be [G7] on their midnight [C] beat;
Their fate remains of no concern of [G] those they do be- [Em] seech,
They're homeless [D] wanderers like [D7] driftwood on a [G] beach.

And I will [D] not believe that [C] we are all in [Am] some kind of [G] jail,
From which there is [Gmaj7] no parole or [G7] worthily bond or [C] bail;
Because freedom was the lesson that our [G] fathers tried to [Em] teach,
Free to [D] come and go like [D7] driftwood on a [G] beach.

Outro:
[D] Just like you and me, it is [D7] driftwood on a [G] beach. [C] [G] [D] [G]

~ Chords contributed by Bob Dumais ~