Standard (EADGBE)
Verse 1
When I was a young man I wanted to sail 'round the world
That's the life for me, living on the sea
Spirit of a sailor circumnavigates the globe
Lust of pioneer will acknowledge no fronteir
Chorus 1
I remember you by thunderclap in the sky
Lightning flash tempers flare, Round the Horn if you dare
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Lucky just to keep afloat
Verse 2
Aotearoa, rugged individual
Glisten like a pearl at the bottom of the world
The tyrany of distance didn't stop the cavalier
So why should it stop me? I'll conquer and stay free
Chorus 2
Ah come on all you lads, let's forget and forgive
There's a world to explore, tales to tell back on shore
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Six months in a leaky boat
Solo
(Circus bit, then verse chords)
Chorus 3
Shipwrecked love can be cruel, don't be fooled by her kind
There's a wind in my sails, will protect and prevail
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Nothing to it, leaky boat
Outro
Dm to fade