The Oldest Water

G | G | G | G C G G/F# Some water tastes colder Em C C/B Am Been rattling through time Em Flowing through bodies C C/B Am G Up into the sky G C G G/F# The oldest known water Em C C/B Am Found deep in a mine Em Spent billions of years C C/B Am G Bubbling in brine G/F# Em Miles below rock C C/B Am G D That old ocean flows C C/B Am G Full of microscopic creatures D Em All together and all alone C C/B G So close to the edge D C C/B G So close to the great divide G | C | G | G/F# | Em | C | C/B | Am | Am | Em | Em | C | C C/B Am | G | G | G | G C G G/F# The first living cell Em C C/B Am Growing fat in the shallows Em Met the first stranger C C/B Am G When it split down the middle G/F# Em But once made separate C C/B Am G D There's no going home C C/B Am G Water loves melting D Em And flesh eats alone C C/B G So close to the edge D C C/B G So close to the great divide C | C/B | G | G | D | D | C | C C/B Am | G