Took The Wind From Sails

"She Took the Wind from His Sails"   by George Strait from the album "George Strait"   Written by Dean Dillon and Donny Kees   Transcribed by Jason and Jennifer Hannan   Intro:       }Outer banks of North Carolina   Lies a sleepy harbor town   Generations of old sailors   Dropped their sails and }settled down   }Sam he is a young seafarer   Grandson of a schooner man   Catherine is a sail maker?s daughter   Today he?s gonna }take her hand   Chorus:   }Calm }waters   }Wish them }well   His ship?s come in   }She?s put the wind in his }sails   }Catherine is a canvas painter   Paints the sun and sand and sea   Lately she?s been painting a portrait   Sammy is a }dad to be   Repeat chorus   }January brought the fever   Sam was right there by her side   Doctor told him son I?m sorry   But Catherine needs your }prayers tonight   }Morning light brought Sam a daughter   Fever took his better half   Sam gave Catherine to the water   As he held their baby }to his chest   }Calm }waters   }Wished him }well   His ship came in    But }she took the wind from his }sails   His }ship came in    But }she took the wind from his }sails