#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## <9301151620.AA10984@zombi> To: jamesb@nevada.edu Subject: "Columbus" as performed by Mary Black # # transcribed by Greg Knapp & Don Wegeng (wegeng.henr801c@xerox.com) # 14 January 1993 # {title: Columbus} {st: Noel Brazil} {st: As Performed by Mary Black} {c:(capo 2)} {C:Intro} [C] [D] [C] [D] [E]Better keep your distance from this [A]whale [E]Better keep your boat from going a[A]stray Find yourself a partner and treat them [C#m]well [E]Try to give them shelter night and [A]day 'Cos here in this bl[G]ue light [E]Far away from the fi[G]reside [E]Things can get [G]twisted and crazy and [D]crowded You can't even fe[Em]el right {C:Chorus} {soc} So you dream of Co[C]lumbus Every [D]time the panic starts You dream of Co[C]lumbus With your [D]maps and your beautiful charts You dream of Co[Em]lumbus With an [G]ache in your travelling he[D]art {eoc} [A]See how the cormorant swoops and [C#m]dives [E]Must be some thrill to go that [A]deep Down to the basement of this [C#m]life [E]Down to where the mermaid gently [A]sleeps Not like here in this bl[G]ue light [E]Far away from the fi[G]reside [E]Where things can get [G]twisted and haunted and [D]crowded You can't even fe[Em]el alright {C:Chorus} And as [Em]tide must [D]ebb and flow I am [Am]dragged down [Em]under And I [C]wait the livelong [D]day For and [Am]end to my [Em]hunger So I dream of Co[C]lumbus Every [D]time that the panic starts I dream of Co[C]lumbus With my [D]maps and my beautiful charts I dream of Co[Em]lumbus And there's [G]peace in a travelling he[D]art I dream of Co[C]lumbus... {c:Repeat C and D chorus pattern}