Steady As She Goes
Words and music by Andrew Peterson

intro: A B A B


verse
          E
I see the thunderheads gather
       A
In the northern sky
       E
And my heart is sinking
       A
In the threatening tide
          E
'cause my portside's heavy
          A
with the worries of life
        E
and the worries of dying
       A
on the starboard side


verse
        E
Well, I wonder, am I really
     A
Stouthearted enough?
           E
'Cause the ocean is rolling
          A
and these waters are rough
          E
There's a storm cloud brewing
       A
In the sky above
          E
So let my vessel be sturdy
       B
Let my anchor be tough


pre chorus
           C#m7                A
'Cause the clouds are known to gather
        C#m7             B
and the wind is prone to blow


chorus
             A            B
And keep her steady as a river
         A                  B
When the wild wind comes to blow
       A             B
I've already been delivered
                 E              A
So I'll keep her steady as she goes


verse
Well, I shiver in the wake of the raging storm
And my rigging is tattered
And these sails are torn
Gonna cast this cargo overboard
But I ain't setting my headings
For no change in course


pre chorus
Though the clouds are known to gather
And the wind is prone to blow


chorus
I'll keep her steady as a river
When the wild wind comes to blow
I've already been delivered
So I'll keep her steady as she goes


break
B   A  B


bridge
                  D                 C#m7
So when you can't find the faith to slumber
            A         E/G#  F#m
When you're thrown by every swell
              C#m        E     B  
You know that you're not going under
         G#7            C#m    G#m
With the captain at the helm


CHORUS

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