Verse 1
G. D. C2. G
An old man was fixing a boat on a beach
C2. /B. D
Holes in his jumper
C2. D
With pipe smoked air
G. C. D. Em
A boy was walking past the old man
C. D. G
Who looked like he had no cares
Chorus
C. D. Em
The boy asked what are you doin'?
C. G/B. Em. D
The old man smiled through leathery skin
C2 D. Em
"Repairing what is broken
C2. D. Em. C. D. G
So I can start again, so I can start again"
Verse 2
G. D. C2. G
The boy asked what had happened
C2. /B. D
Why couldnt it sail
C2. D
Why was it so frail
C. D. Em
why was the boat so damaged?
C. D. G
And turned over by the waves.
Chorus
C. D. Em
This is what Im doin'?
C. G/B. Em. D
The old man smiled through leathery skin
C2 D. Em
"Repairing what is broken
C2. D. Em. C. D. G
So I can start again, so I can start again"
Bridge
C. D. Em
For the rule in space & time
C. D. Em
is that its not the tide
C. D. Em
that tosses the boat aside
C. D. G
But its the water that's kept inside...
.
Chorus
C. D. Em
So that is what Im doin'
C. G/B. Em. D
He said through leathery skin
C2 D. Em
Emptying the water inside
C2. D. Em. C. D. G
So I can start again, so I can start again"
