Over My Head
Martin Sexton

Martin Sexton
Black Sheep
1996

Unfortunately Marty skipped this one during his Syracuse show,
because I think it is one of the best on the album.  He does
some great picking during this, so expect to work for a while.
Use your thumb on 6th string throughout.  Good luck!

Lyrics
Chords

Tuning: DADGad (low to high)

INTRO:

     D               G                     D                 G
     +     +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +       +   +     +   +   +   +
d:-2h4-2h4p0-----------|-----------------|-----2h4p2---0-------|-----------------|
a:-----------0---------|---5-------------|---------------------|-----5---4///5---|
G:-------------------0-|-----0-----0-----|-----------------0---|-------0---------|
D:-------------0---0-0-|-------0---0-----|---------------------|---------------0-|
A:---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D:-0-------------4---5-|---------5---5\\-|-0-------------4---5-|-----------------|


   D                 G                     D                 G
   +   +       +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +       +   +     +   +   +         +
d:-----2h4p2---0-------|---7-----7-------|-----2h4p2---0-------|-------------------------|
a:---0-----------------|-----------5---5-|---------------------|---5---------------------|
G:-----------------0---|-----------------|-----------------0---|-----0-------------------|
D:---------------------|-------------0---|---------------------|-------0-----------------|
A:---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D:-0-------------4---5-|-------5---------|-0-------------4---5-|---------8/10---12-10\\\-|

The verse goes like this:

     I'm lookin' out...ocean             this boy in a boat that I am
   D             G                     D             G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
d:-------0---------|---7-----7-------|-------0---------|---4-----4-------|
a:-----0-----------|---5-----5-------|-----0-----------|---5-----5-------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|
D:---------0---0---|---------------0-|---------0-------|---------------0-|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-0---------4---5-|-------5-----5---|-0---------4---5-|-------5-----5---|


     Through the haze I can...glimpse    of the damage that's been done
   D             G                     D             G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
d:-------0---------|-------7---------|-------0---------|---4-----4-------|
a:-----0-----------|-------5---------|-----0-----------|---5-----5-------|
G:-----------------|-------------0---|-------------0---|-----------------|
D:---------0---0---|-------------0---|---------0-------|---------------0-|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-0---------4---5-|---------5---5---|-0---------4---5-|-------5-----5---|

Chorus:

         I raise the anchor raise these tired hands
   E5                F#5               G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
d:-----------------|-----------------|-------7-----7---|-----7-------7-7-|
a:-----------------|-----------------|-------5-----5---|-----5-------5-5-|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-----0---|-----0-------0-0-|
D:-2-----2-----2-2-|-4-----4-----4---|-0-----0-----0---|-----0-------0-0-|
A:-2-----2-----2-2-|-4-----4-----4---|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-2-----2-----2-2-|-4-----4-----4---|-5---------------|---5-------------|


           No    direction and my      pockets full of   sand   I'm over my...
   E5                F#5               G                 A
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
d:-----------------|-----------------|-------7---7-7-7-|-7-----7-7-7-7-7-|
a:-----------------|-----------------|-------5---5-5-5-|-7-----7-7-7-7-7-|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0---0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|
D:-2-----2-----2-2-|-4-----4-----4---|-0-----0---0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|
A:-2-----2-----2-2-|-4-----4-----4---|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-2-----2-----2-2-|-4-----4-----4---|-5---------------|-7---------------|


For rest of chorus, ad-lib parts of intro

Bridge section (play twice):

     I turn my...winds that blow         face the storm...as I know
   E5        F#5 G                     E5        F#5 G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
d:-----------------|---7-----7---7---|-----------------|---7-----7---7---|
a:-----------------|---5-----5---5---|-----------------|---5-----5---5---|
G:---------------0-|---0-----0---0---|---------------0-|---0-----0---0---|
D:-2---2-----4---0-|---0-----0---0---|-2---2-----4---0-|---0-----0---0---|
A:-2---2-----4-----|-----------------|-2---2-----4-----|-----------------|
D:-2---2-----4---5-|-------5---------|-2---2-----4---5-|-------5---------|

LYRICS:

play intro

I'm lookin' out into the ocean this boy in a boat that I am
Through the haze I can catch a glimpse of the damage that's been done
Miles like minutes they pass as I row and I count them in my head
Further and further I seem to go from the home that I once made

CHORUS
I raise the anchor raise these tired hands
No direction and my pockets full of sand
I'm over my head


In the first few days of my journey friends and strangers came aboard my ship
Until the gifts of their passing crowded my quarters with gold
I've got no room for them anymore for I feel I might go under
My anchor's tangled in weeds down below as I heed the distant thunder calling me

CHORUS
I raise the question that's in front of me
Clear as the sun I feel through the haze I'll never see
I'm over my head on the crazy ocean
I'm over my head on a stormy sea
I'm over my head with a clear commotion
I'm over my head and it's killing me

BRIDGE
I'll raise my bow to the winds that blow
Face the storm face to face as I know
She's banging hard on my cabin door
I face my fear face to face and what's more

         C*                   B*
She's in front of me she's in front of me
               A               C*
And then she's gone for just a while and I'm crying


I'm over my head

play ad-libbed intro for end
end on GaddA


CHORDS:

GaddA	5x0057
C*	10 x 0 0 10 10
B*	9x0099
A	7x0077