Key: F
Introduction: F Bb/F
C Bb F/A Gm F
I heard the men saying something, the captains tell, they pay you well
C Bb F/A Gm F
And they say they need sailing men to, show the way and leave today
C/E F C Bb/F C/F F Bb/F C/F F
Was it you that said, "how long, how long?"
C Bb F/A Gm F
They say the sea turns so dark that, you know it's time you see the signs
C Bb F/A Gm F
They say the point demon's guard is, an ocean grave for all the brave
C/E F C Bb/F C/F F Bb/F C/F F
Was it you that said, "How long, how long?
Dm C Bb F Bb/F
How long to the point of no return?"
C# BE F#E A
G F C/E F
Your father, he said he needs you, your mother, she says she loves you
G F C/E Eb
Your brothers, they echo your words, how far, to the point of no return?
Bb
(point of no return) to the point of no return
Bb/F C/F Bb/F C/F F
Oh, how long, how long?
C Bb F/A Gm F
Today I found a message floating, in the sea from you to me
C Bb F/A Gm F
Wrote that when you could see it, you cried with fear, the point was near
C/E F C Bb/F C/F Bb/F C/F F
Was it you that said, "How long, how long
Dm C Bb F Bb/F C/F
How long to the point of no return?"
Bb/F C/F F Dm C Bb Bb/F C/F F
How long, how long to the point of no return?
Bb/F C/F F Bb/F C/F F
No return, how long? (repeat, fade)