VERSE 1: [A] I am a [E] sailor, [D] you're my first [A] mate
We signed on to-[E]-gether, we [D] coupled our [E] fate [D] Hauled up our [E] anchor, de-[D]-termined not to [A] fail
For the hearts [E] treasure to-[D]-gether we set [A] sail.
VERSE 2: [A] With no maps to [E] guide us we [D] steered our own [A] course
Rode out the [E] storms when the [D] winds were gale [E] force [D] Sat out the [E] doldrums in [D] patience and [A] hope
Working to-[E]-gether we [D] learned how to [A] cope.
CHORUS: [C#m] Life is an [F#m] ocean and [C#m] love is a [F#m] boat [Bm] In troubled water that [D] keeps us a [E] float
When we [D] started the [E] voyage, there was [C#m] just me and [F#m] you [F#m/E] [D] Now gathered round us we [E] have our own [A] crew.
VERSE 3:
To-[A]-gether [E] we're in this [D] relation-[A]-ship
We built it with [E] care to [D] last the whole [E] trip
Our [D] true desti-[E]-nation's not [D] marked on any [A] charts
We're navi-[E]-gating to the [D] shores of the [A] heart.