[Intro]
G  G  Bm  Bm
G  G  Bm  Bm 
[Strophe]
Bm       F#m   A          E7    Bm 
Sweet surrender on the quayside 
Bm        F#m A           E7         Bm 
  You remember we used to run and hide 
        Bm                   F#m 
In the shadows of cargoes, I take you one time, 
          A 
And we're counting all the numbers 
E                  Bm 
Down to the waterline
[Strophe]
Bm    F#m           A          E7     Bm 
 Near misses on the dogleap stairways 
Bm      F#m           A          E7         Bm 
 French kisses in the darkened doorways 
  Bm                  F#m 
A foghorn blowing out wild and cold 
  A                        E                Bm 
A policeman shines a light upon my shoulder
[Instrumentale]
G  G  Bm  Bm
G  A  Bm  Bm
[Strophe]
Bm           F#m    A        E7     Bm 
Up comes a coaster, fast and silent in the night 
Bm      F#m           A       E7      Bm 
Over my shoulder, all you can see are pilot lights 
   Bm                       F#m 
No money in our jackets and jeans are torn 
     A                       E             Bm 
Your hands are cold but your lips are warm
[Instrumentale]
G   G   Bm  Bm 
G   A 
[Solo]
E   C#m  C   C 
G   G    C   C  
D   D    A   A 
F#  F#   G   A 
[Strophe]
        Bm             F#m              A       E7  Bm 
She can see him on the jetty where they used to go 
        Bm              F#m              A          E7  Bm 
She can feel him in the places where the sailors go 
           Bm                           F#m 
When she's walking by the river and the railway line 
     A 
She can still hear him whisper 
E                    Bm 
Let's go down to the waterline, come on.
[Outro]
G   G   Bm   Bm 
G   A   Bm   Bm 
G   G   Bm   Bm 
G   A   Bm9