shiver me timbers - tom waits - cover

shiver me timbers - tom waits


I'm leavin' my fam'ly
And leavin' my friends
My body's at home
But my heart's in the wind
Where the clouds are like headlines
On a new front page sky
My tears are salt water
And the moon's full and high

And I know Martin Eden's
Gonna be proud of me
And many before me
Who've been called by the sea
To be up in the crow's nest
And singin' my say
Shiver me Timbers
'Cause I'm a-sailin' away

The fog's liftin'
And the sand's shiftin'
and I'm driftin' on out
And Ol' Captain Ahab
He ain't got nothin' on me.
So come on and swallow me, don't follow me
I'm trav'lin' alone
Blue water's my daughter
'n I'm gonna skip like a stone

So please call my missus
Tell her not to cry
'Cause my goodbye is written
By the moon in the sky
And nobody knows me
I can't fathom my stayin'
Shiver me timbers
I'm a-sailin' away

And the fog's liftin'
And the sand's shiftin'
I'm driftin' on out
Ol' Captain Ahab
He ain't got nothin' on me
So come on and swallow me, don't follow me
I'm trav'lin' alone
Blue water's my daughter
'n I'm gonna skip like a stone

And I'm leavin' my family
Leavin' my friends
My body's at home
But my heart's in the wind
Where the clouds are like headlines
On a new front page sky
And shiver me timbers
I'm a-sailin' away

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• shiver
• me
• timbers
• tom
• waits-cover

[gkartsonakis]

hey thanks to all of you!!!

[UFOIST]

Great cover which captures the spirit of the song very well. Ignore the haters, they're just jealous!

[plautus5648]

Decent version of the song. 

But next time give some thought to where you place the camera. We can't see your left hand and we can't see half of your face. The latter might be a mercy but the former is a shame.

[domesticdodo]

any chance you could send me the tab you're using? I  love this song and your playing sounds pretty accurate. nice job.

[tourbillion47]

That*s ok .... there are a many ways to sing a song , and this is a god way

[josefek]

Never mind the haters - well done. Wish you would have included your fret hand in the vid though.

[Benjaminjack]

That's pretty painful

[nakasoner]

Nice job. Love this Tom Waits song. I once met him up in Sebastapol at Fosters Freeze!

[Zipster08]

Great song and awesome job!! My band does this song and it's one of my favorites to perform!

[perchequi]

oki, I'm maybe forgiving you as I see you're playing 'the Last Resort' in another clip. DAMMIT! That's my favourite song from eagles, and it's soooo difficult to have it played...so if you're playing it well I'll stop being upset :)