The Seabirds

[Verso 1] G No foreign pair of dark sunglasses D will ever shield you from G the light that pierces your eyelids, D the screaming of the gulls Em [Verso 2] A Feeding off the bodies of the fish, Bm thrashing up the bay till it was red, F#m turning the sky a cold dark colour Em as they circled overhead. G A Bm G A Bm E [Verso 3] G He swam out to the edge of the reef, D there were cuts across his skin, G saltwater on his eyes and arms, D but he could not feel the sting Em [Verso 4] A There was no one left to hold him back, Bm no one to call out his name, F#m dress him feed him drive him home, Em say "Little boy it doesn't have to end this way !" G A Bm G A Bm E F#m He announced their trial separation, and Em spent the night in a Park Beach Motel bed, F#m a total stranger lying next to him, Em rain hitting the roof hard over his head [Verso 5] A She said "What's the matter now lover boy, Bm has the cat run off with your tongue? F#m Are you drinking to get maudlin, Em or drinking to get numb?" G A Bm G A Bm E [Verso 6] G He called out to the seabirds "Take me now, D I'm no longer afraid to die", G but they pretended not to hear him, D and just watched him with their hard Em and bright black eyes [Verso 7] A They could pick the eye from any dying thing Bm that lay within their reach, but F#m they would not touch the solitary figure Em lying tossed up on the beach. So, where were you? G A Bm G A Bm E G A Bm G A Bm E