G                          C         G
A boat made of paper, it set sail with me
    C                   G  D
And oh, how I've grown weary
      G                                 C         G
That boat of shame it took me, now I'm far from free
    C                   D    G
And oh, won't you stay near me?


[Chorus]
 D                Em
Hope it bloomed eternal
        C
There upon the promised land
         D             G              C              D
Will it wither now or will I feel my feet upon the sand?


[Verse 2]
      G                            C               G
This bundle that I carry is worth more to me than life
    C                   G  D
And oh, how I've grown weary
        G                             C             G
There's only me to hold her now that I'm no more a wife
    C                   D    G
And oh, won't you stay near me?


[Chorus]
 D                Em
Hope it bloomed eternal
        C
There upon the promised land
         D             G              C              D
Will it wither now or will I feel my feet upon the sand?


[Verse 3]
   G                          C                      G
An ancient land I've left behind, in ruins now lies she
    C                   G  D
And oh, how I've grown weary
G                                 C                  G
I must spell a new life now with walls to keep her free
    C                   D    G
And oh, won't you stay near me?


[Chorus]
 D                Em
Hope it bloomed eternal
        C
There upon the promised land
         D             G              C              D
Will it wither now or will I feel my feet upon the sand?


[Verse 4]
     G                            C            G
My heart is in my hand now we are on the open sea
    C                   G  D
And oh, how I've grown weary
       G                                C            G
Thank God, she won't remember this, whatever it may be
    C                   D    G
And oh, won't you stay near me?


[Last Chorus]
    D               Em
The orange sun was burning
        C
On the boat where we all stand
     D                Em
And hope it bloomed eternal
        C
There upon the promised land
         D             G              C              D
Will it wither now or will I feel my feet upon the sand?