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Am Bb
The breakers from the sea that kept me sane
Fmaj7 Gm7
Were clean and lucid, all along the line
Am7 D
Like shavings tumbled upward from the plane
Bm E7 Bm E7
That leave with ease the surface of the pine
F C
When the carpenter is planing with the grain
F
It's nothing
G A
Nothing but a dream of mine
Bm7 C#m Bm7 A Bm7 C#m
And I have come to nothing in a way
Bm7 A Bm7 C#m Bm7 F Am
That leaves me with nothing left to say
Bb
Half a lifetime bending with the breeze
Fmaj7 Gm7
To buy the stuff I don't know how to use
Am7 D
A deck of credit-cards, a bunch of keys
Bm E7 Bm E7
A station I achieved but didn't choose
F C
The screws are on and no-one beats the squeeze
F
It's nothing
G A
Nothing I can't bear to lose
Bm7 C#m Bm7 A Bm7 C#m
And I have come to nothing in a way
Bm7 A Bm7 C#m Bm7 F Am
That leaves me with nothing left to say
Bb
The sea I dreamed of closes like a vice
Fmaj7 Gm7
Parading waves are frozen into place
Am7 D
Their veils of vapour scattering like rice
Bm E7 Bm E7
And far below, the ultimate disgrace
F C
A mermaid crushed to death inside the ice
F
It's nothing
G A
Nothing but a frightened face
Bm7 C#m Bm7 A Bm7 C#m
And I have come to nothing in a way
Bm7 A Bm7 C#m Bm7 F
That leaves me with nothing left to say
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