D                Em
The heroine stood up on the deck
    G
the ship was out of control
D                   Em
  the bow was being ripped to shreds
         G
men were fighting down below
    D                     Em
The sea had pummeled them for so long
          G                Bb
that they knew nothing but fear


[Pre-Chorus]
        C
And the baby's in his box
Am
  he thinks the door is locked
    C
the sea is in a state
    Am             G
the baby learns to wait


;Chorus]
        C
for the heroine
F      G               C
Ooohhh-ooohhh, for the heroine
F             G                 C
locked in his defense, he waits for the heroine


[Riff]
Em   G   Am   A


[Verse 2]
    D                       Em
The mast is cracking as the waves are slapping
G
sailors rolled across the deck
    D                    Em
and when they thought no one was looking
           G
they would cut a weaker man's neck
          D                    Em
While the heroine dressed in a virgin white dress
         G
tried to steer the mighty ship
        D                     Em
But the raging storm wouldn't hear of it
          G             Bb
they were in for a long trip


[Pre-Chorus]
C
Baby's in a box
Am
  thinks the door is locked
   C
he finds it hard to breathe
Am
  drawing in the sea


[Bridge]
                C          F
And where's the heroine to fire off the gun
   C
to calm the raging seas
    F
and let herself be seized by the -


[Pre-Chorus]
C
Baby in the box
Am
  he thinks the door is locked
    C
the woman has the keys
               A
but there's no moment she can seize


[Bridge]
              F
Here's to the heroine
    G
who transcends all the men
        C
Who are locked inside the box
         Am
will the lady let him out


[Outro]
            F        Bb     C           F
Ooohhh, the heroine, ooohhh-ooohhh, the heroine
Bb              F         G     Bb       C
Strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine
Bb              F         G     Bb       C
strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine
Bb  F  G  Bb  C
Bb  F  G  Bb  C