Music transcribed by:

Pete Millett Scott Holcomb

Main Chords:
[C] - x32010   [Bb] - x13331   [F] - 133211   [D#] - x54232

Main Riff:
    /     /     /     /        /     /     /     /
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----1---------------------|
|------0-----------0-----0--|--------0------------------|
|---------2-----0-----0-----|-----------2---------------|
|---3--------3--------------|--3-----------------0--3---|
|---------------------------|--------------3--3---------|
    C

Verse 1:
C
  Almost 23, I took a trip to the sea.
Went out for a swim and the waves came
Bb          F       C
   Crashing down on me.
C
  Turned to head back in.  That's when I saw the fin.
As panic grabbed my legs, you know it,
Bb  F         C
    Pulled me in.

C > F transition from verse to chorus and within the chorus:
   /  /  /  /     /
|--------------|--1---
|--1-----------|--1---
|--0-----------|--2---
|--2-----0--2--|--3---
|--3--3--------|--3---
|--------------|--1---
   C              F

Chorus:
F                     D#
I didn't see you were right next to me
        Bb    F              C
But I'm    so glad you could make it.
     F                       D#
With you by my side, I might get back alive
        Bb  F      C
From my     next vacation.

Verse 2:
Mountains looked like fun.  Climbed up the to sun.
And from the peak, I got such a view,
I forgot to hang on.

The wind came rushing in and broke my safety-pin.
But as I flew by, you threw me a line.
Saved again!

(Chorus)

Verse 3:
Took a trip over there
To see how I'd fare.
Got on my little white boat and didn't
Have a care.

The third day at sea,
We began to sink.
They said "Women and children first", I said
"Guess that's not me".

Chorus (different lyrics):
But you came along with a raft and a song,
And I'm so glad you could make it.
And with you by my side, I might get back alive
From my next vacation.

(Chorus)

Solo is over 2 measures of D# and 2 measures of F.

Return to the main riff to close out the song.

last updated:9/20/1998