James Taylor

Off the coast of Africa 

Bound for South America 

A world away from here 

Is a ship that sails the sea 

Is a man who's just like me 

And I wish that I was there 



I'm a lonely lighthouse, not a ship out in the night 

I'm watching the sea 

She's come half-way round the world to see the light 

and to stay away from me 

There is a shipwreck lying at my feet 

Some weary refugee from the rolling deep 

Ah, would you lose it all and fall for me? 



(Chorus)

Couldn't we shine?

I'm rolling all my golden moments into one 

Like to shine like the sun for one more Summer day 

Shine like a lighthouse for one last Summer night 

Flashing on, flashing, fading away 



Well if you feel lost and lonely and don't know where to go 

And you hear this song on the radio 

Or even if you're feeling healthy and strong 

You might like to sing along 

But just because I might be standing here 

That don't mean I won't be wrong this time 

You could follow me and lose your mind 



- Chorus -



Off the coast of Africa 

bound for South America 

A world away from here 

Is a ship that sails the sea 

Is a man who's just like me 

And I wish that I was there 








Off the coast of Africa,  [ D A4 A ]

bound for South America [ Bm F#m7 ]

A world away from here [ G A4 A ]

Is a ship that sails the sea [ D A4 A ]

Is a man who's just like me [ Bm F#m7 ]

And I wish that I was there [ G A G/D D A/D ]



I'm a lonely lighthouse-not a ship out in the night [ D A/D C/D G ]

I'm watching the sea [ A Bm ]

She's come half-way round the world to see the light [ D A/D C/D G ]

and to stay away from me [ A7sus4 A7 G/D D A/D ]

There is a shipwreck lying at my feet [ Bm A G, D A/D G ]

Some weary refugee from the rolling deep [ Bm A G/D D A/D ]

Ah, would you lose it all and fall for me? [ Bm F#7sus4 F#7 Bm7 E7 ]



Couldn't we shine? [ G/D ]

I'm rolling all my golden moments into one [ D A/D C/D ]

Like to shine like the sun for one more summer day [ G/D D A/D C/D ]

Shine like a lighthouse for one last summer night [ G/D D A/D C/D ]

Flashing on, flashing on, fading away [ G/D D A/D C/D ]

[ G/D ]



Well if you feel lost and lonely and don't know where to go [ D A/D C/D G

]

and you hear this song on the radio [ A Bm ]

Or even if you're feeling healthy and strong [ D A/D C/D G ]

you might like to sing along [ A7sus4 A7 G/D D A/D ]

But just because I might be standing here [ Bm A G, D A/D G ]

That don't mean I won't be wrong this time [ Bm A G/D D A/D ]

You could follow me and lose your mind [ Bm F#7sus4 F#7 Bm7 E7 ]

(repeat Chorus)



Off the coast of Africa,  [ D A4 A ]

bound for South America [ Bm F#m7 ]

A world away from here [ G A4 A ]

Is a ship that sails the sea [ D A4 A ]

Is a man who's just like me [ Bm F#m7 ]

And I wish that I was there [ G A ||: G/D D A/D C/D :|| ]