I think that there are 2 acoustic guitars in this one. I'm going to show you just the chords, some single notes, and a few tips - you can take it from there. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.

By the way, I interpreted these chords from listening to the LP - I did not use any other written music as an aid in writing the tab presented on this page. If you think that I have made a mistake, please let me know about it by dropping me a quick note.

Click here if you want only the lyrics.

THE CHORDS:


a b d Bm Bm

G ab d e A Asus4 A

(INTRO - see TIPS below)


f#  g  a   G   A            D   
out on the sea, there is an island

           G   A           D
out on the sea, there is a place

           G             A
out on the sea there's a wave

         D        G
with the power to save

        D                A            G      D  a b a  Em 
all the sailors from the dark and the deep
 
           A            D        a b a  Em
we used to dance in the shadows

          A           D  a b a  Em
under the moon's pale light

          A        D   C G  a b d  Bm 
away from home and all a-lone

          G            A  a b a  Em
turning a-way into the night

              A            D  a b a  Em
and she would shine like a diamond
 
             A             D  a b a  Em
trapped in a clear crystal ring

                    A
and the tears in my eyes

         D     C      G  a b d  Bm
were the stars in the sky

         G                  A
fading a-way when she would sing
 


f#  g  a   G   A            D    
out on the sea, there is an island

           G   A           D
out on the sea, there is a place

           G             A
out on the sea there's a wave

         D        G
with the power to save

        D                A            G      D
all the sailors from the dark and the deep
 

THE TAB:

Bm

1 -|| ----------1--------------------2
2 -|| -----------------2-------------3
3 -|| ----------------------4--------3
4 -|| ----------------------3--------4
5 -|| ----------1--------------------2
6 -|| ---------------------------------

G

1 -|| -------------4-----------------3
2 -|| -------------------------------0
3 -|| -------------------------------0
4 -|| -------------------------------0
5 -|| ------2------------------------2
6 -|| -------------3-----------------3

A

1 -|| -------------------------------0
2 -|| --------2----------------------2
3 -|| --------2----------------------2
4 -|| --------2----------------------2
5 -|| -------------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------

Asus4

1 -|| -------------------------------0
2 -|| ------------4------------------3
3 -|| --------2----------------------2
4 -|| --------2----------------------2
5 -|| -------------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------

D

1 -|| ---------2---------------------2
2 -|| ----------------3--------------3
3 -|| ---------1---------------------2
4 -|| -------------------------------0
5 -|| --------------------------------
6 -|| --------------------------------

Em

1 -|| -------------------------------0
2 -|| -------------------------------0
3 -|| -------------------------------0
4 -|| --------2----------------------2
5 -|| --------1----------------------2
6 -|| -------------------------------0

C

1 -|| -------------------------------0
2 -|| --------1----------------------1
3 -|| -------------------------------0
4 -|| ---------------2---------------2
5 -|| -----------------------3-------3
6 -|| --------------------------------

TIPS:

This song is in '3' - three beats a measure.

Uppercase letters represent chords - lowercase letters represent single notes.
Example: 'Bm' is a chord, while 'a b a' are notes.

Intro:

 a    b    d   Bm    Bm
5/0  5/2  4/0

G  a   b   d   e   A   Asus4   A
  5/0 5/2 4/0 4/2 

The numbers represent the notes by string/fret: 5/0 = fifth string, no fret.

Each chord in the intro receives 3 beats. The 'a b d' is played in three beats as is 'a b d e'.

All the single notes get one beat - except for the 'a b d e' - the 'a b' are played in one beat.

You can play the 'a b d e' thing while pretty much holding a G chord - use your 2nd finger to play the notes.

Rest of the song: 

All the single notes get one beat .

The 'out on the sea' part with no chords (or with chords too) is:

 f#  g   a 
3/4 4/0 4/2   G 

out  on  the  sea



 a   b   a    Em 
5/0 5/2 5/0


 a   b   d    Bm
5/0 5/2 4/0

The numbers represent the notes by string/fret: 5/0 = fifth string, no frets.

Chord symbols do not represent number of beats, except in the intro.