Intro 
G  C/G  G  C/G  
G  C/G  G  D  


Verse 
          G                          Em 
There's a ship and it sails a sea of light 
                   C            Am 
On its way to me tonight from a distant shore 
G                   D 
Taking me home once more 
        G                               Em 
And the waves, and the whistling of the wind 
                    C        D               G     C/G G 
Make me come alive again, my destiny's at my door 


Bridge 
C        Dsus4      D       Em 
   gonna leave this town forever  
    B7sus4 B7/D#      Em 
And go     where i'll never 
        Am7        |  C/D  |  D  | 
Need an overcoat no more 



[Refrão]
                Gmaj7     G 
Where they cry “ooh la la laaa” 
      C               G 
Every night and every day 
Em             D 
Sitting by the gulf coast 
       Am7             D 
Just a thousand miles away 
                Gmaj7     G 
Where they cry “ooh la la laaa” 
      C             G 
On an island i will dwell 
C                 G         Gsus4 G 
Starlit nights in paradise 
       D                G  
On the isle of sanibel 

Interlude 
| G | Em | D | 
        (break) 

Verse  
          G                              Em 
There's a girl, and i see her dressed in white 
                         C            Am 
As she lies there in the night. i can hear her cry 
G                     D 
Where has he gone and why? 
        G                            Em 
But she knows that someday he will arrive 
                       C 
And it keeps her love alive 
Dsus4      D     G      C/G G 
Dreams can never die 


Bridge 
C      Dsus4  D         Em 
   she looks across the ocean 
    B7sus4 B7/D# Em 
The sails  in    motion 
        Am7         |  C/D  |  D  | 
In the early morning sky 



[Refrão]
                Gmaj7     G 
Where they cry “ooh la la laaa” 
      C               G 
Every night and every day 
Em             D 
Sitting by the gulf coast 
       Am7             D 
Just a thousand miles away 
                Gmaj7     G 
Where they cry “ooh la la laaa” 
      C             G 
On an island i will dwell 
C                 G         Gsus4 G 
Starlit nights in paradise 
       D               | G   Am7 G/B | 
On the isle of sanibel 


Middle 8 
F             C      G 
Angels of the water, sirens of the sea 
F                C                 G            |  D  |  D  | 
Whispering their sweet love songs, calling out to me   (break) 



[Refrão]
  Gmaj7     G 
 “ooh la la laaa” 
      C               G 
Every night and every day 
Em             D 
Sitting by the gulf coast 
       Am7             D 
Just a thousand miles away 
                Gmaj7     G 
Where they cry “ooh la la laaa” 
      C             G 
On an island i will dwell 
C                 G         Gsus4 G 
Starlit nights in paradise 
       D           Em 
On the isle of sanibel 
C                  G         Gsus4 G 
Spend my nights in paradise 
       D             G  
On the isle of sanibel 


Coda 
| G | Em | D Dsus4 D Dsus2   D  | G 
          (break)