The Winter Crossing

Intro Gm [Verse 1] Bb/C Cm9 When I was just a boy I dreamt Ab Eb F I'd run away to sea Gm Bb/C Cm9 And sign aboard some merchant ship Ab Eb F Bb And sail across the ocean [Verse 2] Gm Bb/C Cm9 When I became a man I put Ab Eb F My childhood things away Gm Bb/C Cm9 And gave up all the dreams I had Ab Eb F Bb Of sailing on the ocean [Chorus 1] C7/Bb So long, so long F/A Dm7 Gsus4 G I wave goodbye to my old friend the sea Bb7/Ab Gm7 It's winter time and you know Gm Cm7 Cm G/D D I'm not what I used to be [Verse 3] Gm Bb/C Cm9 Sometimes I feel so far away Ab Eb F From all the ones I love Gm Bb/C Cm9 The storm that raged along this coast Ab Eb F Bb Keep every ship from sailing [Verse 4] Gm And who would brave Bb/C Cm9 Ab Eb F A voyage in the January gales Gm Bb/C Cm9 The boy who ran away to sea Ab Eb F Bb Can make the winter crossing [Chorus 2] C7/Bb Come on, come on F/A He cried, come with me Dm7 Gsus4 G To the other shore Bb7/Ab Gm7 Gm But I've been gone too long to make Cm7 Cm G/D D The crossing anymore Outro Gm Bb/C Cm9 Ab Eb F Gm Bb/C Cm9 Ab Eb F Bb Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 A7sus4 A D D/C G G/C F Eb6 Gm/D D7 Gm