Biography:
Back of the Moon was a Scottish musical group featuring Findlay Napier which played both new and Scottish traditional tunes and songs. In 2005 the band was awarded 'Best Folk Band' at the Scots Trad Music Awards, having received "Best Up and Coming Act" at the awards in 2003 and "Best Celtic Group" at Festival Interceltique de Lorient 2003. Having completed their final US tour, the band played their last ever gig in the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C. on November 21, 2007.
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Back Of The Moon - Ship In A Bottle
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Intro]
C Am C F (2x)
[Verse 1]
G C F C
We sat in his living room, staring at the fire
F C G
And watched as the sparks leapt from the grate, and the flames rose higher
Am F Am Em
It was hard for me to tell him, it was time for me to leave
F Em G F
He said, "I didn't go see the world, I thought that it would come to me"
[Verse 2]
G C F C
Pointing to the mantelpiece, he said, "Take that if you wish"
F C G
A dirty whisky jar that contained a wooden ship
Am F Am Em
"Your grandfather drained that bottle, and I put it to good use
F Em G F
Now it ties me to my yesterdays, I'd be better off to lose"
[Chorus]
Dm7 C F C F C
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
Dm7 F G E7 Am
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
C Em Am
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
F G C
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
[Interlude]
C Am C F
[Verse 3]
G C F C
He built it back in '33, just a young boy at the time
F C G
Back when the matchstick masts appeared to tower above the Clyde
Am F Am Em
Leaving school, real ships he built, carried men and goods afar
F Em G F
To America and India, and in the '40s, to the war
[Verse 4]
G C F C
His country didn't want him, his mates fell through war-torn skies
F C G
The rest, they joined the convoys, still, he was too young to die
Am F Am Em
Now he can't even find his glasses, his hands shake too much, he knows
F Em G F
To break the bottle for himself and to let the memories go
[Chorus]
Dm7 C F C F C
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
Dm7 F G E7 Am
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
C Em Am
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
F G C
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
[Instrumental]]
C Am C F
C F C F C G C F (2x)
[Verse 5]
G C F C
Sitting on the mantelpiece, the bottle's gathered dust
F C G
While shipyards closed, their gates were locked, the chains begin to rust
Am F Am Em
He was tied down to his memories, forever in their debt
F Em G F
But I'll sail for clear blue waters and a life with no regrets
[Chorus]
Dm7 C F C F C
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
Dm7 F G E7 Am
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
C Em Am
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
F G C
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Intro]
C Am C F (2x)
[Verse 1]
G C F C
We sat in his living room, staring at the fire
F C G
And watched as the sparks leapt from the grate, and the flames rose higher
Am F Am Em
It was hard for me to tell him, it was time for me to leave
F Em G F
He said, "I didn't go see the world, I thought that it would come to me"
[Verse 2]
G C F C
Pointing to the mantelpiece, he said, "Take that if you wish"
F C G
A dirty whisky jar that contained a wooden ship
Am F Am Em
"Your grandfather drained that bottle, and I put it to good use
F Em G F
Now it ties me to my yesterdays, I'd be better off to lose"
[Chorus]
Dm7 C F C F C
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
Dm7 F G E7 Am
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
C Em Am
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
F G C
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
[Interlude]
C Am C F
[Verse 3]
G C F C
He built it back in '33, just a young boy at the time
F C G
Back when the matchstick masts appeared to tower above the Clyde
Am F Am Em
Leaving school, real ships he built, carried men and goods afar
F Em G F
To America and India, and in the '40s, to the war
[Verse 4]
G C F C
His country didn't want him, his mates fell through war-torn skies
F C G
The rest, they joined the convoys, still, he was too young to die
Am F Am Em
Now he can't even find his glasses, his hands shake too much, he knows
F Em G F
To break the bottle for himself and to let the memories go
[Chorus]
Dm7 C F C F C
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
Dm7 F G E7 Am
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
C Em Am
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
F G C
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
[Instrumental]]
C Am C F
C F C F C G C F (2x)
[Verse 5]
G C F C
Sitting on the mantelpiece, the bottle's gathered dust
F C G
While shipyards closed, their gates were locked, the chains begin to rust
Am F Am Em
He was tied down to his memories, forever in their debt
F Em G F
But I'll sail for clear blue waters and a life with no regrets
[Chorus]
Dm7 C F C F C
No use fighting when the wind's against the tide
Dm7 F G E7 Am
Ship your oars, stow your sails, just enjoy the ride of your life
C Em Am
Or throw yourself on the mercy of the sea
F G C
Whatever you do, son, don't waste your time like me
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