Intro
Em D A x2
[Verse 1]
Em D A
The telegraph cables hum
Em D A
And few can decipher who the message is from
Em D A
And deliver it quietly
Em D A
Cause some don't get much company
Em D A x2
[Verse 2]
Em D A
The harbor becomes the sea
Em D A
And lighting the house keeps it collision free
Am Em
Understand the lay of the land
Am
And don't let it hurt you
Em
Or it will be the first to
[Chorus 1]
Am Bm Am Bm
The water, the water
C
Didn't realize
Am
It's dangerous size
Am Bm Am Bm
The mountain, the mountain
C
Came to recognize
Am
It's a steep and rocky sides
Em D A
More than realized
Em D A
Am Bm
C G D#m Em D#m Em
Em D A x2
[Verse 3]
Em D A
Pale as a pile of bones
Em D
You hope for your babies
A
And this is how they grow
Am
Wind-battered, knocked over
Em
The teeth by the shoulder
Am
Watching the grey sky
Em
That's acting like a good guy
[Chorus 2]
Am Bm Am Bm
The water, the water
C
Came to realize
Am
It's a dangerous size
Am Bm Am Bm
The mountain the mountain
C
Came to recognize
A
It's steep and rocky sides
C
Came to recognize
A
It's steep and rocky sides
Em D A
More than realized
Em D A x4