White Squall Stan Rogers
-Capo 2-
Verse 1:
[G]Now it's just my luck to have the watch, with [Em]nothing left to [C]do
But [Bm]watch the deadly waters glide, as [Em]we roll North to the '[D]Sault' (pronounced Soo)
And [G]wonder when they'll turn again, and [Em]pitch us to the [C]rail
And [Bm]whirl off one more [D]youngster in the [G]gale
Verse 2:
[G]The kid was so damned eager, it was [Em]all so big and [C]new
You [Bm]never had to tell him twice, or [Em]find him work to [D]do
And [G]evenings on the mess deck, he was [Em]always first to [C]sing
And [Bm]show us pictures of the [D]girl he'd wed in [G]spring
Chorus:
[D]But I told that kid a [D7]hundred times, don't [C]take the lakes for [G]granted
[C]They'll go from calm to a [Bm]hundred knots, so [Em]fast they seem [D]enchanted
[G]But tonight some red-eyed Wiarton girl, lies [Em]staring at the [C]wall
And her [Bm]lover's gone in [D]to a white [G]squall
Verse 3:
[G]Now it's a thing that us old timers know, in a [Em]sultry summer [C]calm
There [Bm]comes a blow from nowhere, and it [Em]goes off like a [D]bomb
And a [G]fifteen thousand tonner can be [Em]thrown upon her [C]beam
While the [Bm]gale takes all be[D]fore it with a [G]scream
Verse 4:
[G]The kid was on the hatches, lying [Em]staring at the [C]sky
From [Bm]where I stood I swore I could see [Em]tears fall from his [D]eyes
So I [G]hadn't the heart to tell him, that he [Em]should be on a [C]line
[Bm]Even on a [D]night so warm and [G]fine
Chorus:
[D]But I told that kid a [D7]hundred times, don't [C]take the lakes for [G]granted
[C]They'll go from calm to a [Bm]hundred knots, so [Em]fast they seem [D]enchanted
[G]But tonight some red-eyed Wiarton girl, lies [Em]staring at the [C]wall
And her [Bm]lover's gone in [D]to a white [G]squall
Verse 5:
[G]When it struck, he sat up with a start, I [Em]roared to him get [C]down
But for [Bm]all that he could hear, I could as [Em]well not made a [D]sound
So I [G]clung there to the stanchions and I [Em]felt my face grow [D]pale
As he [Bm]crawled hand over [D]hand along the [G]rail
Verse 6:
[G]Now I could feel her heeling over with the [Em]fury of the [C]blow
And I [Bm]watched the rail go under then, so [Em]terrible and [D]slow
[G]Then like some great dog she shook herself and [Em]roared upright [D]again
Far [Bm]over side I [D]heard him call my [G]name
Chorus:
[D]But I told that kid a [D7]hundred times, don't [C]take the lakes for [G]granted
[C]They'll go from calm to a [Bm]hundred knots, so [Em]fast they seem [D]enchanted
[G]But tonight some red-eyed Wiarton girl, lies [Em]staring at the [C]wall
And her [Bm]lover's gone in [D]to a white [G]squall
Verse 7:
[G]So it's just my luck to have the watch, with [Em]nothing left to [C]do
But [Bm]watch the deadly waters glide, as [Em]we roll North to the '[D]Soo'
And [G]wonder when they'll turn again, and [Em]pitch us to the [C]rail
And [Bm]whirl off one more [D]youngster in the [G]gale
Chorus:
[D]But I tell that kid a [D7]hundred times, don't [C]take the lakes for [G]granted
[C]They'll go from calm to a [Bm]hundred knots, so [Em]fast they seem [D]enchanted
[G]But tonight some red-eyed Wiarton girl, lies [Em]staring at the [C]wall
And her [Bm]lover's gone in [D]to a white [G]squall
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