Salvage A Smile Laura Veirs
Lyrics and guitar chords
Bm
Dead F#
eye froA7
m the wood Bm
of lifeHold the ropes and the rigging lines
Red-eye a.m. Here I lie
S
Bm
hipwrF#
eck paA7
ssing unBm
derneathWhat of the sailor and her spinning wheel?
What was she thinking being
Swallowed by the water whole?
R
Bm
ed on F#
the lefA7
t, green onBm
the rightYou can see me coming in the morning light
Brass and glass and rusted iron
S
Bm
extant F#
here for A7
the heavenBm
ly bodiesCompass here but the needle's shot
Magnetic deviation screws me up
A7
Break the glass from your hanging lantBm
ernsA7
Break the sea with your blackened anchBm
orsF#
And you might end up a floating junk piA7
leF#
But you can always scramble to salvage a Bm
smileF#
But you can always scramble to salvage a smBm
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