IntroD....G....D.
Bm.....G....A....D.Verse 1Well, viDdeotapes and iGce skates are beautiful thDings
Like a bDirthday card for JoGhnny and a pAair of angel wDings
You were tDryna light a fGire, and all you wanted was a mDatch
But you kBmnew I didn't hGave one, so it was oAdd that you should asDk
No, it waDsn't just the plaGne crash that shook you to the coDre
But the vBmery thought of loGsin' her, that made it aAll worth dyin' fDorRefrainI'm sDor--Gry..D.
I'm sBmorryG...A...D.Verse 2We both waDshed up on that iGsland, all alone without a friDend
Thinkin' yDou and I were gonna dGie there, and tAhat would be the eDnd
But as the weDeks turned into mGonths, I saw you overcome your feDars
And as Bmwe became compGanions, all those moAnths turned into yeDars
When we would tDalk and talk for hoGurs, you would make sure I felt heDard
'Cause you kBmnew what I was sGayin' though I nAever said a woDrdChorusOoh-ooh-oDoh-ooh-oGoh-ooh, I'm ready for anythiDng
Ooh-ooh-oBoh-ooh-oGoh-ooh, who knows whAat the tide could brDing?
Ooh-ooh-oDoh-ooh-oGoh-ooh, yeah, I'm ready for anythiDng
Ooh-ooh-oBmoh-ooh-ooGh-ooh, who knows whAat the tide could briDng?Verse 3After fiDfteen hundred daGys, you and me escaped to sDea
And I knDew that you still loGved the girl from MAemphis, TennesDsee
Out there Don that lonely ocGean, we met a passin' humpback whDale
'Cause Bmall the way from BaGkersfield, the tiAde gave us a sDail
And juDst like that, it haGppened, the waves took me awDay
And I'm soBmrry, I'm so soGrry that you lAost a friend that dDayChorusOoh-ooh-oDoh-ooh-oGoh-ooh, I'm ready for anythiDng
Ooh-ooh-oBoh-ooh-oGoh-ooh, who knows whAat the tide could brDing?
Ooh-ooh-oDoh-ooh-oGoh-ooh, yeah, I'm ready for anythiDng
Ooh-ooh-oBmoh-ooh-ooGh-ooh, who knows whAat the tide could briDng?InterludeG....B..Verse 4Well, you and mEe went on a joAurney full of tragedy and paEin
But I'm grEateful I was wiAth you through the sBunshine and the rEain
And when I woEnder where ya aAre now, I'll probably never knEow
But my frC#miend, I hope you mAade it and somF#mehow you finally made it AhomBe (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
I have an ocEean-worth of queAstions, but if I do know onEe thing
It's that the C#msun will rise tomAorrow, and who knows what the tBide could brEing?RefrainDa-da-da-dAa-da-da, I'll never forget yoEu (Goodbye, my friend)
Doo-doo-doo-C#mdoo-doo-oAoh-ooh.B....E.Bridge(Hey, hey, hey) Hey, Kelly are you thEere? Pick up, I knoAw I said I'd be back
And like that, nobody knEew where I was at
And all my lC#mogic said I would never sAee you again
After fBour years, I'm missin' you sEo bad, but here I am
E..And now I have to learn to leAt you go
Even though I love you more than yEou'll ever know
I'm gettin' uC#msed to half a heart and the wAay things are
But KeBlly, I never should've goEtten out of the car, I'm sorryChorusOoh-ooh-oEoh-ooh-ooAh-ooh, I'm ready for anythEing
Ooh-ooh-oC#moh-ooh-ooAh-ooh, who knows whBat the tide could brEing?
Ooh-ooh-oEoh-ooh-ooAh-ooh, I'm ready for anythEing
Ooh-ooh-oC#moh-ooh-ooAh-ooh, who knows whBat the tide could brEing?Post-ChorusI'm sEorrAy for everythEing
But C#mnobo--Ady kBnows what the tide could brEing
You C#mknow,.A..nobody knows wBhat the tide could brEingOutroViEdeotapes and iAce skates are beautiful thiEngs
Like a pEocket watch on KeAlly Time and a pBair of angel wiEngs
When the biErthday card to JoAhnny, it made me realEize
That the most bC#meautiful thAing in the world is, of coBurse, the gift of liEfe
The most beC#mautiful thAing in the world is to be so woBnderfully aliEve