Chords for Al Stewart - Hanno The Navigator

_ It's a good day for going to sea
I know the navigator said to me
There's an open [Bb] sky [Ab] and a steady [Eb] breeze
I'll be [Bb] on the pillars [Ab] of [Eb] Hercules
[Cm] Above the foam kissed waves, [Bb] _
[Eb] seagulls scream
[Ab] Up in [Eb] the masts [Bb] of our _ trireme
And it's a [Bb] good day [Ab] for going [Eb] to sea
I [Bb] know the [Ab] navigator said [Eb] to me
_ _ Water, [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ water
[Cm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] From [Bb] horizon [Ab] to _ [Eb] horizon
All I see [Bb] is _
[Eb] water _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Dead [Bb] beyond [Ab] all maps [Eb] and charts
Down [Bb] along the coast [Ab] of [Eb] Africa
The [Bb] first _ [Ab] Phoenicians and [Eb] their speech
While the monkeys [Bb] jive [Ab] around the [Eb] parakeet screech
[Cm] _ Strangest women [Bb] run wild [Eb] down there
[Ab] Covered [Eb] head to toe in [Bb] fur and hair
[Eb] They fight [Bb] like demons, [Ab] better let [Eb] them be
I [Bb] know the [Ab] navigator said [Eb] to me
_ Water, _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ water
[Cm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] From [Bb] horizon [Ab] to _ [Eb] horizon
All I see [Bb] is [Eb] water _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] When you pull close [Gm] to your fire at [Eb] night
With your family [C] framed in the _ candlelight
[Fm] Safe inside [Gm] these walls of [Eb] stone
In the only village [Bb] you've ever known
[Ab] The rain soaked moon, [Bb] her splintered crystal
[Eb] Shadows on [Ab] your window, sir
Like sparks of light [Gm] in the shifting [Eb] skies
Our ancient ships, [Bb] dust sailing still
[Eb] On _ _ _ [Bb] water, _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Cm] water _
_ _ [Eb] When [Bb] my sailing [Ab] days are done
[Eb] I'll see _ _ [Bb] Poseidon's [Eb] daughter
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[Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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_ _ Orson, [Bb] Paul [Ab] and Cuss and [Eb] _ Sweat
_ [Bb] Underneath [Ab] this creaking [Eb] deck
At night [Bb] I hear [Ab] their [Eb] stories told
Strong [Bb] through storms [Ab] and weak [Eb] for gold
[Cm] _ Carthage stands [Bb] like an Asian [Eb] pearl
[Ab] Here in [Eb] the middle of [Bb] the known world
And [Eb] it's a [Bb] good day, [Ab] we're going [Eb] to see
I [Bb] know the [Ab] navigator said [Eb] to me
_ _ Water, [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ water
[Cm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] From [Bb] horizon [Ab] to horizon
[Eb] All I see [Bb] is [Eb] water
_ _ Water, _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ water
[Cm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] When [Bb] my sailing [Ab] days are done
[Eb] I'll see _ _ [Bb] Poseidon's [Eb] daughter _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ It's a [Bb] good day, [Ab] we're going [Eb] to see
I [Bb] know the [Ab] navigator said [Eb] to me _ _ _ _ _ _
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