C 
Here is a taste of the great rum runners 
 Am 
Ships that sailed the velvet harbor 
 C 
Crews that broke the jugs and poured your blood 
 G                         Am 
Like flowing rum upon the sand 

Am 
Sinking down, down, down 
          G 
Upon the sand, upon the sea 
          Am 
Upon the hills of liquid green 
              G 
They rise to fall, they rise again 
       C/G             G            Am 
Their dreams tattered sails in the wind 

 C 
Here is a wail of a lone flute playing 
 Am 
Those not hanged, by time were slain 
 C 
Here is a cup of blood and tears 
 G                             Am 
Here is the wail of a hundred years 

Am 
Sinking down, down, down 
          G 
Upon the sand, upon the sea 
          Am 
Upon the hills of liquid green 
              G 
They rise to fall, they rise again 
       C/G             G            Am 
Their dreams tattered sails in the wind 

 C 
Overnight they turned to water 
 Am 
No blood rang when they went to slaughter 
 C 
Tears were few, though sighs were heavy 
 G                                Am 
Bones were stacked in the main library 

Instrumental 
C Am C G Am 

Am 
Turning down, down, down 
             G 
Till their dreams are touching ground 
       Am 
Rising up like gentle rain 
              G 
They turn to rise and fall again 

 C 
Running round and changing faces 
 Am 
Marking time and keeping paces 
 C 
Ducking down awhile to die 
G                          Am 
Their faces melt to barren sky 

C 
After all the trial and fury 
Am 
They spared the judge and hanged the jury 
C 
No one asked the reason why 
G                              Am 
Sentence passed they turned to die 

Am 
Turning down, down, down 
             G 
Till their dreams are touching ground 
       Am 
Rising up like gentle rain 
              G 
They turn to rise and fall again 
        C/G             G           Am 
Their dreams tattered sails in the wind 

C 
Here is fire and bloody slaughter 
Am 
Written on the leaves of water 
C 
Here is a ship with all hands singing 
Am 
Here is a dock with dark men swinging 

Am 
Down, down, down 
          G 
Upon the sand, upon the sea 
          Am 
Upon the hills of liquid green 
              G 
They rise to fall, they rise again 
       C/G             G            Am 
Their dreams tattered sails in the wind 

 C 
Here is a taste of the great rum runners 
 Am 
Ships that sailed the velvet harbor 
 C 
Crews that broke the jugs and poured your blood 
 G                         Am 
Like flowing rum upon the sand 

Am 
Sinking down, down, down 
          G 
Upon the sand, upon the sea 
          Am 
Upon the hills of liquid green 
              G 
They rise to fall, they rise again 
       C/G             G            Am 
Their dreams tattered sails in the wind 
       C/G             G            Am 
Their dreams tattered sails in the wind