Castaway

Intro: d u u u d u e|---------------| B|---2--2--2---2-| G|---2--2--2---2-| x4 D|-2-2--2--2---2-| A|-0-------------| E|-----------3---| verse 1 One day as I was sailing on the Caribbean Sea I spied a little fishing vessel drifting aimlessly Her sails were torn and tattered, and her wheel was spinning free I told myself that little boat sure looks a lot like me verse 2 As I pulled along beside her and I climbed upon her deck In the silence I could feel the hair a-rising on my neck And I thought as I walked through the empty quarters down below That lost abandoned vessel was the sister of my soul 'Cause like a ship without a rudder I'm just drifting with the tide And each day I'm drawing closer to the brink Just a speck upon the waters of an ocean deep and wide I won't even make a ripple when I sink Interlude verse 3 In the emptiness my footsteps were like echoes in a cave That seemed to say there ain't no way to leave this floating grave And when I scrambled to the deck my ship had vanished like a dream Leaving nothing but the lonely waves to hear my silent scream 'Cause like a ship without a rudder I'm just drifting with the tide And each day I'm drawing closer to the brink Just a speck upon the waters of an ocean deep and wide I won't even make a ripple when I sink (x3)