Intro
| C | F* | C | F* |
| C | F* | C | F* |
[Verse 1]
C F
Thunder’s up and the real live wires are talking,
C F
set me straight as the rain falls on New Orleans.
C F
Silver bells ring for treaties made by starlight,
C F
for Southern girls and their faces lit by fire-flies .
[Pre-Chorus]
G F C
And through the gutters there will be water, running wilder than the
G F C
sea and as the rain comes down, a thousand circles fade like you and me.
G F C
They cal us lovers because our bony legs are tied. Once more to seed
G F Am G
but there ain’t nothing, I won’t risk to set this bird of love fly free.
[Chorus]
C F*
Shake your hair out and come and dance with me,
C F*
we are lonely with no good need to be.
C F*
Where the river grows wide to kiss the sea,
C F*
floods the delta and lovers’ eyes can see.
[Verse 2]
C F
Tonight is hot and there’s no wind from the ocean,
C F
I hear the drums as they bang across the water.
C F
Voodoo bells ring for treaties made by starlight,
C F
forgotten gold and greed and fear at midnight.
[Pre-Chorus]
G F C
And through the gutters there will be water, running wilder than the
G F C
sea and as the rain comes down, a thousand circles fade like you and me.
G F C
They cal us lovers because our bony legs are tied. Once more to seed
G F Am G
but there ain’t nothing, I won’t risk to set this bird of love fly free.
[Chorus]
C F*
Shake your hair out and come and dance with me,
C F*
we are lonely with no good need to be.
C F*
Where the river grows wide to kiss the sea,
C F*
floods the delta and lovers’ eyes can see.
[Bridge]
Am F C A#
Do you remember how we held each other tight in sorrow,
F A# C C
does it haunt you still?
Am F C A#
And in a single raindrop I can see all our tomorrows,
F A# C C
baby, can’t you too?
[Chorus]
C F*
Shake your hair out and come and dance with me,
C F*
we are lonely with no good need to be.
C F*
Where the river grows wide to kiss the sea,
C F*
floods the delta and lovers’ eyes can see.
[Chorus]
C F*
Shake your hair out and come and dance with me,
C F*
we are lonely with no good need to be.
C F*
Where the river grows wide to kiss the sea,
C F*
floods the delta as wide eyes can see.
[End-Chorus] (Repeat and Fade Out)
C F*
Shake your hair out and come and dance with me,
C F*
I am lonely with no good need to be.
C F*
Where the river grows wide to kiss the sea,
C F*
floods the delta and lovers’ eyes can see.