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