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[Intro]
| Bm | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | G | - | - |
| - | Em | - | - |
| - | Bm | - | - |
| G | - | Bm | - |
| G | - | Bm | - |
[Verse 1]
Bm F#m A E
Sweet surrender on the quayside
Bm7
Bm F#m A E
You remember we used to run and hide
[Chorus]
Bm7 Bm F#m
In the shadow of cargoes I take you one time
A D E Bm7
And we're counting all the numbers down to the waterline
[Verse 2]
Bm F#m A E
Near misses on the dog leap stairways
Bm7
Bm F#m A E Bm7
French kisses in the darkened doorways
[Chorus]
Bm F#m
Foghorn blowing out wild and cold
A D E Bm7
A policeman shines a light upon my shoulder
[Guitar Solo 1]
| G | - | Bm | - |
| G | A | Bm | - |
[Verse 3]
Bm F#m A E Bm7
Up comes a coaster fast and silent in the nihgt
Bm F#m A E Bm7
Over my shoulder all you can see are the pilot lights
[Chorus]
Bm F#m
No money in our jackets and our jeans are torn
A D E Bm7
Your hands are cold but your lips are warm
[Bridge]
| G | - |
| Bm | - | G | A |
[Guitar Solo 2]
| E | C#m7 | C | - |
| G | - | Cmaj7 | Csus2 |
| D | - | A | - |
| F# | - | G |
[Verse 4]
A Bm F#m A E
She can see him on the jetty where they used to go
Bm7 Bm F#m A E
She can feel him in the places where the sailors go
[Chorus]
Bm7 Bm F#m
When she's walking by the river and the railway line
A D
She can still hear him whisper
E Bm7
Let's go down to the waterline
[Outro]
| G | - |
| Bm | - | G | A |
| Bm | - | G | A |
| Bm |
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