Key: D
Introduction: D7M G6 F#m7 Fº D7M G6 F#m7 Fº
G6 Bb9 G6 Bb9
Away from the city the hurts and knocks
G6 Bb9 G6 Bb9
I'm standing alone by the desolate docks
G6 Bb9 G Bb9
In the still and the chill of the night
G6 Bb9 G6 Bb9
I see the horizon, the great unknown
G6 Bb9 G6 Bb9
My heart has an ache, it's as heavy as stone
G6 Bb9 G6
Will the dawn coming on make it last
Melody
Em7(9) Em7 A7(13) A7 D7M G6 F#m7 Fº
I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea
Em7 G/B A7 D6 Cº D D6
Will the one that I love be coming back to me
Em7(9) Em7 A7(13) A7 D G F#m7 Fº
I cover the waterfront, in search of my love
Em7 G/B A7 D Gm D
And I'm covered by a deep blue sky above
Bridge
Em7 A7 D7M B7
Here am I, patiently waiting
Em7 A7 D7M Bm7
Hoping and longing oh, how I yearn
B7 E7M C#m
Where are you, are you forgetting
A B7 A7(13) A7
Do you remember, will you return
Em7(9) Em7 A7(13) A7 D F#m7
I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea
Fº Em Em7 G A4/7 A7 D
'Cause the one that I love will soon come back to me
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