Miles From The Sea

	  		 

Intro: G F Em Em Em 

Verse 
Em                        A        Asus4 A Asus2 A 
   Finding fossils on the hillside 
          Em                          A        Asus4 A Asus2 A 
While the sun strikes him down to his knees 
          C/G                 G               F           Em   Em 
Where his great grandfather?s sweat Swallowed up left for dust 

Verse 
Em                         A        Asus4 A Asus2 A 
   Just to escape push the pain to right 
Em                         A        Asus4 A Asus2 A 
   Sketches a wave in the soil 
    C/G         G        F 
One drop on his dry, dry lips 
          G      D            C/G   C/G 
Before he goes inflamed and insane 

 
             G        D         Am           C/G 
Dreams about swimming,   Miles away from the sea 
             G        D          Am              C/G 
Dreams about swimming,   And the moon brings him back 
             G        D         Am           C/G 
Dreams about swimming,   Miles away from the sea 
          G              F           Em    Em 
While the moon stems the tide in his heart 


Verse 
Em                 A        Asus4 A Asus2 A 
   Cast iron and recall 
    Em                      A        Asus4 A Asus2 A 
The ore pouring deep in the vein 
       C        C       G                       F 
As the years of searing heat, ?till all is just salt 
        Em          D            C/G   C/G 
That is left in the bed where he sleeps 

 
             G        D         Am           C/G 
Dreams about swimming,   Miles away from the sea 
             G        D              Am             C/G 
Dreams about swimming,   Though he?s miles from the sea 
        G        D               Am              C/G 
Dreams about falling,   From the sky through the sea 
             G        D           Am          C/G 
Dreams about drowning,  While the moon looks away 


Bridge 
D           Am    Am/C  D               Am 
  History unheard,      silent like the waves 
  C                 G                    D               C 
A graveyard for the giants, that was his eye, dry is his heart 

 
             G        D         Am           C/G 
Dreams about swimming,   Miles away from the sea 
             G        D              Am             C/G 
Dreams about swimming,   Though he?s miles from the sea 
        G        D               Am              C/G 
Dreams about falling,   From the sky through the sea 
          G         F     Em      D             C 
While the moon lays out a bed, Of bones to call home 


Outro: Em