Odin (Spirit Of The Water)
‘Odin (Spirit Of The Water)’ is on “Dream Babies Go Hollywood”,
RSO, 1980,
CD-reissue of the albums “Bombs Away
Dream Babies” and “Dream Babies Go Hollywood”, plus two previously unreleased
versions of ‘Hard Time Town’ and ‘Children of The Morning’.
A very good
song. Great arrangement. Should have been a medium-sized hit.
Here, easy
to see which one of the two applies. Just excellent.
As to Odin:
http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-425136/Odin
http://www.burlingtonnews.net/odin.html
(Am)
Oh, there's a story, (Em7) (F) (Em)told on the (Am)coastline, (Em7) (F) (Em)
About a (Am)star-eyed (Em7)girl (F) and her (Em)man of the (Am)sea. (Em7) (F) (Em)
He was a (Am)whaler, (Em7) (F) ass(Em)assin of the (Am)sea wind, (Em7) (F) (Em)
She (Am)told him,(Em7) (F) "Oh, let the (Em)whale go (Am)free." (Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am) (Em7) (F) (Em)
And for the (Am)glory,(Em7) (F) they (Em)sailed with the (Am)sunrise, (Em7) (F) (Em)
He was the (Am)devil on the (Em7)wind (F) out of (Em)Monter(Am)ey. (Em7) (F) (Em)
And she (Am)pleaded, (Em7) (F) (Em)"Keeper of
my (Am)heartline," (Em7) (F) (Em)
She (Am)pleaded, (Em7) (F) "Oh, let the (Em)whale go (Am)free." (Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am) (Em7) (F) (Em)
She's (Am)waiting, (Em7) (F) (Em) she's (Am)praying, (Em7) (F) (Em)
And she's (Am)waiting, (Em7) (F) (Em) and she's (Am)praying, (Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am)Odin,(Em7) (F) (Em)spirit of the (Am)water, (Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am)Odin, (Em7) (F) (Em)god of the (Am)sea, (Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am)Odin,(Em7) (F) (Em)spirit of the (Am)water, (Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am)Odin,(Em7) (F) oh, let the (Em)whale go (Am)free.
(Em7) (F) (Em) (Am) (Em7) (F) (Em) (Am) (Em7) (F) (Em) (Am) (Em7) (F) (Em)
And then (Am)(let chord ring) one dark day in February,
Say on the (Am)(let
chord ring) twenty-eighth, maybe the ninth,
You know, the (Am)(let chord ring) ship
sailed in with nary a man
On the (Am)(let chord ring) deck
there to hold the line,
And then, (Am)lashed to the (Em7)mast
like a (F)ghost from the (Em)past,
Was the (Am)man who had (Em7)christened
the (F)crime. (Em)
He said, "The (Am)battle is
(Em7)done and the (F)whale
has (Em)won,
It's the (Am)last time I'm (Em7)taking
the (F)line." (Em)
And she's (Am)waiting, (Em7)
(F) (Em) and
she's (Am)praying, (Em7)
(F) (Em)
And she's (Am)waiting, (Em7)
(F) (Em) and
she's (Am)praying, (Em7)
(F) (Em)
(Am)Odin,(Em7) (F)
(Em)spirit of the (Am)water,
(Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am)Odin, (Em7) (F)
(Em)god of the (Am)sea, (Em7)
(F) (Em)
(Am)Odin,(Em7) (F)
(Em)spirit of the (Am)water,
(Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am)Odin,(Em7) (F)
oh, let the (Em)whale go (Am)free.
(Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am)Odin,(Em7) (F)
(Em)spirit of the (Am)water,
(Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am)Odin, (Em7) (F)
he was the (Em)god of the (Am)sea,
(Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am)Odin,(Em7) (F)
(Em)spirit of the (Am)water,
(Em7) (F) (Em)
(Am)Odin,(Em7) (F)
oh, let the (Em)whale go (Am)free.
(Em7) (F)
(Em) (Am)
(Em7) (F)
(Em) (Am)
(Em7) (F)
(Em) (Am)
(and fade with bg singers repeating "Let the whale go
free")
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Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller
April 2008