Intro: G D C C/B C 

Verse 1:
 
             G 
She’s reading in the bedroom 
    D 
The dog is in the yard 
     C            D       B           Em 
And I just got back from traveling hard 
         C                        D 
I’ve been ten days gone, I’ve been ten days gone ‘cross 


[Refrão]
 
     G     C    Em 
The sea... 
        G          C              Em        (D) 
With my girl in a house in the trees 
  C 
I love her, she knows 
            D
 
But sometimes, my love goes ‘cross the sea 


Verse 2:
 
     G 
Paulette is in the garden 
         D 
It’s the first day of the fall 
    C            D           B            Em 
And lately I’m not gettin’ no sleep at all 
           C                       D 
She says, “Stay till you’re strong, soon you’ll be gone ‘cross 



[Refrão]

    G     C    Em 
The sea... 
        G          C              Em        (D) 
With my girl in a house in the trees 
  C 
I love her, she knows 
            D 
But sometimes, my love goes ‘cross 

Bridge
 
    Em   C   G        D 
the sea...        yeah         (3x) 
    G    F    C 
The sea... 



 
  G 
I went to meet the boat man 
        D
 
He was smokin’ on his pipe 
      C              D       B           Em 
Said “Son, you look ready to travel tonight”
 
                 C                   D 
I think he’s right, soon I’ll be gone ‘cross 



[Refrão]

    G     C     Em 
The sea... 
        G          C              Em     (D) 
With my girl in a house in the trees 
  C 
I love her, she knows 
          D 
But sometimes my love goes ‘cross 
    G     C     Em 
The sea... 
          G               C          Em      (D) 
Cause she knows in the oceans I’m free 
   C                         D 
It makes her so sad, but she never gets mad when I leave 

Outro: G D C C/B C