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