The Water

Dm C G 2x Dm C G The telegraph cables hum Dm C G And few can decipher who the message is from Dm C G And deliver it quietly Dm C G Cause some don't get much company Dm C G 2x Dm C G The harbor becomes the sea Dm C G And lighting the house keeps it collision free Gm Dm Understand the lay of the land Gm And don't let it hurt you Dm Or it will be the first to Gm Am Gm Am The water, the water Bb Didn't realize Gm It's dangerous size Gm Am Gm Am The mountain, the mountain Bb Came to recognize Gm It's a steep and rocky sides Dm C G More than realized Dm C G Gm Am Bb F C#m Dm C#m Dm Dm C G 2x Dm C G Pale as a pile of bones Dm C You hope for your babies G And this is how they grow Gm Wind-battered, knocked over Dm The teeth by the shoulder Gm Watching the grey sky Dm That's acting like a good guy Gm Am Gm Am The water, the water Bb Came to realize Gm It's a dangerous size Gm Am Gm Am The mountain the mountain Bb Came to recognize G It's steep and rocky sides Bb Came to recognize G It's steep and rocky sides Dm C G More than realized Dm C G 4x