#------------PLEASE NOTE------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------# [I _think_ these are the chords Mary Chapin uses.  She might use a  non-standard tuning which would mean these are wrong.  But I think  these sound pretty good.  Feedback is appreciated.] [Actually in G; capo 3.] [E=022100; Asus9=x02200; Bsus=x24400; C#m7=x46600.] [intro]                                  The night is soft and silent new moon at my door   There’s nothing near as quiet as the light I’m looking for   And last time that it appeared he was lying next to me   Last time I felt this near to whispered ecstacy   And those who need adventure they can sail the seven seas   And those who search for treasure they must live on grander dreams   We rose and fell just like the tides he filled my heart and soul and I   Buried all my dreams for someone else to find in my pirate days [instrumental]                                        This world is kinder to the kind that won’t look back   They are the chosen few among us now unbowed somehow   And one day he turned to me and before I took one breath   I knew I would only see his shadow in what light was left   And those who need adventure they can sail the seven seas   And those who search for treasure they must live on grander dreams   And if I’ve seen his face since then it’s only been in dreams my friend   Since I came to the end of my pirate days   And if I’ve called his name since then it’s only been in dreams my friend   So I came to the end of my pirate days E   E   Asus9   Asus9   Bsus   Bsus   Asus9   Asus9           [instrumental; repeat and fade]                        - Adam Schneider schneidx.com